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Chamber Choices

Montana Chamber Choices was founded on three charters: to cover the uninsured; to provide choices; and to focus on prevention and wellness Approximately ten years ago, employers throughout Montana realized offering quality health insurance and employee benefits helped attract and retain qualified employees. To respond to the growing demand of small business health benefits, […]

Florence Get Outdoors Day

National Get Outdoors Day in Florence Saturday June 8th 2013 9:00 to Noon at Hideout Mountain at the Florence Park “GO Day” Clinics for Children and Adults including bicycling, hiking, tennis, fishing and more! Florence, Montana hosts an annual event to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day and bolster the citizens’ interest in physical activity as […]

Worksite Wellness Toolkit: A Basic Guide to Employee-Based Wellness Program Implementation

Worksite Wellness Toolkit A Basic Guide to Employee-Based Wellness Program Implementation by Audrey Schadt Audrey Schadt, an intern with RHI through the INBRE Public Health Internship Program, developed a toolkit for implementing worksite wellness programs that are low-cost and effective. The toolkit includes ideas for nutrition, physical activity, and other programs that are evidence-based along […]

Stillwater Gets Fit

Stillwater County Public Health Department launched Stillwater Gets Fit in February 2010 to mirror the activities of the statewide Shape up Montana program. However, Stillwater Gets Fit brings a local flair to the competition, adding custom nutrition and physical activity ideas to specifically cater to the population of Stillwater. Participants in Stillwater Gets Fit pay […]

Fairfield Community Flu/Health Clinic

Fairfield Public Schools hosted a health clinic providing flu vaccines, pneumonia shots, and blood draws. To kickoff National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, Fairfield Public Schools hosted a health clinic on Wednesday, October 27, 2011 in the high school multipurpose room. The Teton County Health Department administered flu shots, flu mists, and pneumonia shots throughout […]

Sweet Grass Health and Wellness

Sweet Grass Health and Wellness is dedicated to the community, both to the health of the people who live here and to their efforts to enhance our way of life. Their mission is to strengthen community, promote well-being, and improve health. They advance their mission by the many activities, programs, and services they provide that benefit […]

Rural Health Success Story Contest 2012 Runner-up: Shelby Community Wellness

Shelby Community Wellness For a rural community to survive there needs to be a willingness to invest in the future; to have a problem-solving approach to issues such as health and wellness; to be financially responsible for fiscal resources; and willingness to seek help from outside the community. That is the philosophy that drives the […]

Rural Health Success Story Contest 2012 Honorable Mention: Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™’ Recognition from The Joint Commission

Providence St. Joseph Medical Center Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures™’ Recognition from The Joint Commission Polson September 19, 2012 – Providence St. Joseph Medical Center today was named one of the nation’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. Providence St. […]

Rural Health Success Story Contest 2012 Honorable Mention: EMS Live-@-Nite

EMS Live-@-Nite, is one of the largest video conference educational series in the country, and is currently celebrating its tenth season. Each month, the program delivers live interactive training at no cost to rural and frontier communities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, the Aleutian Islands, and Alaska. Participants include EMS, fire, law enforcement personnel, public […]

Bitterroot Breastfeeding Packet

The Bitterroot Breastfeeding Coalition’s goal is to provide accurate, up to date, and consistent breastfeeding information to all women birthing in Ravalli County. Packets are distributed through Marcus Daly Hospital as well as local home birth midwives. We started by providing 200 breastfeeding information packets and serve 210 participants annually. Initially, our goal was to […]

Pondera Medical Center Health Fair

Pondera Medical Center Health Fair Wednesday, October 30, 2013 LDS Church Pondera Medical Center in Conrad holds an Annual Health Fair. This Health Fair is designed to promote community health through screenings, education and promotion. PMC has conducted this Annual Health Fair for at least the last 10 years and plans on continuing this […]

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