COVID-19 remains a matter of great concern for Montana medical and public health communities. As of mid-June, Montana’s COVID-19 case rates are the lowest in the continental U.S.; yet disease prevention remains the state’s top priority. Robust testing efforts are underway in Montana. The State of Montana is conducting sentinel …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Every year since 1995, public health departments all over the United States celebrate National Public Health Week (NPHW) during the first week in April. This year’s theme is “A Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement.”
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Former U.S. Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop said, “Health care is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is vital to all of us all of the time.”
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
LAKE COUNTY — The number of Pertussis cases continues to rise along the Highway 93 corridor. The health departments for the CSKT, Lake, Missoula, and Flathead counties have responded to a total of 79 cases in the past five months. Since September 2010, a total of 28 cases have been …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
