The purpose of the Central Montana Health District (CMHD) is to improve and protect the health of the population of Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum and Wheatland counties by providing local government leadership and advocacy on behalf of public health issues. Central Montana Public Health Program is improving the health communities through education, health promotion and disease & injury prevention. Programs consists of Central Montana Health District (CMHD) and Fergus County Nurse’s Office (FCNO).
Fergus County Nurse’s Office (FCNO) Key Services:
- Ensures Immunizations For Infant & Children, Pre-Teens, Adults
- School based Immunization for Hep B, TdaP, and MMR
- Information about Vaccines & Autism, Daycare safety Education & Resource
- Immunization Record check in all daycares
- Assist CMHD if needed with Communicable Disease
- Food borne & Water borne and Dog Bite Investigations
- Communicable Disease Prevention Education & Resource for staff and County residents Head Lice education resource
- Coordinates the Fetal Infant Child Mortality Review Team for Fergus County
- Jail Nursing
- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Local/State Level
- Human Services Coalition
- Board of Health Involvement
- Throat Cultures-Strep
- Urine alcohol and drug screening for DFS/Individuals/Court Systems
- Fergus County Loan Closet
- Blood Pressures on walk-in basis
- School Health Education Resource
- School Personnel health information
- Travel: Immunization Resource & Education
- Community Health Fairs
- Local Registrar
The Montana Office of Rural Health has discovered through interviews with local Montanans that Public Health Departments are often under utilized.
” Access to healthcare is a huge issue. The community needs knowledge of what is available. Even with the health department here in the community, people don’t know what they provide. Public Health is an underutilized resource. ” – Quote from local Montanan
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