Kick Butts Day 2015

  KICK BUTTS DAY 2014 IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 What is Kick Butts Day? Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism when teachers, youth leaders, public health advocates, and other community leaders organize events designed to get youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. Kick Butts Day […]

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Montana Disability and Health Program

  The Montana Disability and Health Program is organized to respond to the health priorities of Montanans with disabilities across the life course, with a goal to promote and maximize health, prevent chronic disease, improve emergency preparedness, and increase quality of life. The program is funded through a cooperative agreement between the National Center on […]

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Montana Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Prevention Program

Diverse Montana Communities Deliver Lifestyle Change Program to Prevent Diabetes Since 2008, Montana communities have been helping prevent type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease among adults at high risk through the Montana Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Prevention Program (CVDDPP).  The 10-month CVDDPP is based upon research evidence that intensive lifestyle change can prevent or delay […]

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Steps to a New You

Community-based healthy lifestyle program that is highly effective in improving activity, food and nutrition, and body image.   In response to state statistics that many Montanans aren’t eating well, don’t enjoy physical activity, or have poor body image, educators in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana collaborated to offer the Steps to A New You program to […]

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Community Food and Agriculture Coalition

Get involved this summer through our various volunteer workdays. Connect with community member and farmer friends while having fun in the sun! The Community Food and Agriculture Coalition, CFAC works to strengthen Missoula County’s food system. We aim to achieve this through promoting sustainable agriculture, building regional self-reliance, assuring that all have equal access to […]

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The Choose You Movement

Choose You is a movement created by the American Cancer Society that encourages women to put their own health first in the fight against cancer. The movement challenges women to make healthier choices, and supports them in their commitment to eat right, get active, quit smoking and get regular health checks.  The Choose You Movement […]

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Southwest Montana YMCA

  Dillon is one of many rural communities working hard to help create a healthier Montana. The Southwestern Montana Family YMCA has partnered with many Dillon organizations to increase the health and wellness of their residents through a variety of programs. In November 2008, the SW MT Family YMCA launched their first four month Biggest […]

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City of Great Falls Wellness Program

The City-County Health Department in Great Falls mentors a variety of worksites in Great Falls in worksite wellness and cancer prevention programs.  Currently, the Great Falls Police Department, Public Works and Civic Center are participating in the program. The organization believes that health promotion in the workplace is an investment in their most important asset, […]

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Harlowton Rail Trail

Harlowton, Montana is an excellent example of a community dedicated to creating a healthy environment. The community supports healthy choices, and provides community members with the facilities needed to make healthy choices. When the Milwaukee Railroad closed the tracks through Harlowton in 1974, some feared the community would be unable to survive without the town’s biggest […]

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Small Steps to Health and Wealth

Designed to motivate participants to improve both their health and their finances   Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) is a MSU Extension program designed to motivate participants to improve both their health and their finances.  The program was developed by faculty with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and has been adapted for Montanans by the MSU […]

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First Interstate Bank Wellness Program

    First Interstate Bank cares about the health of their employees and rewards employees for taking charge. Beginning this year, employees were encouraged to complete a health risk assessment (HRA).  Completing an HRA is the first step to assessing overall health.  The HRA questionnaire positively impacts health by giving employees a personalized report about health while […]

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Ready, Set, Move

Ready, Set, Move is a community health and wellness program that was initiated by Mineral Community Hospital in June of 2011. This program provides educational opportunities, community events including fun runs, walks, and outdoor activities, as well as resources to help people get fit and stay healthy. Mineral Community Hospital supports an annual health fair. […]

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