Articles with the Tag: Lake County Health Department

News from the Lake County Health Department LAKE COUNTY — October is the anniversary of Montana’s Clean Indoor Air Act, one of the most important public health laws in history. The Montana legislature passed the Clean Indoor Air Act in 2005. This act recognizes that the need to breathe smokefr...

SWAN LAKE CLUB HOUSE — Lake County Public Health will be giving flu vaccinations at the Swan Lake Club House from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The cost is $30. Seniors are asked to please bring their Medicare/‘Part B’ coverage cards.   DAYTON —Lake County Public Health wi...

CHARLO – A team of traveling nurses with the Lake County Health Department are making their way around the valley with boxes of syringes and Band-Aids to make sure that everyone gets a flu shot this season.  “We want people vaccinated,” said Registered Nurse Leigh Estvold. “It...

News from Lake County Health Department/ Child Care Connections of Bozeman POLSON — At one time or another you will face the age-old debate, when can I turn my child’s car seat around?  Many parents experience conflicting messages when considering the “right” time to face a...

News from Lake County Health Department LAKE COUNTY — The Affordable Care Act, beginning in 2010, initiated changes to private health insurance plans and all Medicaid programs requiring that preventative medical services be covered. Included in this preventative medicine approach is tobacco cessatio...

News from Lake County Public Health LAKE COUNTY — Pablo resident Amy Stiffarm recently contacted the Lake County Public Health Department to ask if the Breastfeeding Coalition of the Mission Valley would like to partner with her on a project she wanted to embark on as part of her work towards her Ma...

LAKE COUNTY — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson and the Lake County Health Department offer the following extreme heat precautions: Remember the acronym HEAT:  — Hydrate. Whether you feel thirsty or not, drink plenty of water to avoid becoming dehydrated, especially when y...

News from Lake County Health Department LAKE COUNTY — World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31 to encourage cessation from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. Because tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, the World Health O...

News from Lake County Public Health Department POLSON — April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and the staff at the Lake County Public Health Department is already well aware of the prevalence of STDs in our area.  According to the LCPH Communicable Disease staff, many times ...

News from Lake County Health Department How many products do we consume where we don’t know what’s in them? Cigarettes are one product that has many chemical additives, but no label on the side listing what those additives are.  In 1994, five of the major tobacco companies – Amer...