Montana resources via the Rural Health Information Hub

Event: 2026 Tribal Child Health Measures Training

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:24:46 -0600

Billings MT
March 18, 2026 -- Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council

News: Bridging the Gap: How the University of Utah's StrokeNet Is Delivering Breakthroughs to the Mountain West

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:13:18 -0600

Highlights the Utah Stroke Trials Network, a National Institutes of Health research network increasing access to stroke treatment research trials for rural and frontier communities in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, and Washington.

News: USDA Celebrates Opening of New Critical Access Hospital in Harlowton

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:03:39 -0600

Discusses the opening of a new Critical Access Hospital in Montana. Highlights the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other funding that made the new facility possible.

Event: 2026 Annual Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:45:50 -0600

Billings MT
September 10, 2026 -- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Event: 2026 National Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) Symposium

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:52:04 -0600

Billings MT
May 5, 2026 -- Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council

Resource: Utilizing a Steering Committee to Implement Health in All Policies in a Rural, Micro-Urban Community

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:31:48 -0600

Examines the impact of a Health in All Policies (HiAP) steering committee in a rural and micro-urban area of Montana. Discusses the focus areas of the committee, such as a rural perspective on public health, policy, transportation, social services, development, preservation, education, and more. Reflects on the benefits of a multi-sector steering committee and an HiAP approach to impact rural communities.

Funding opportunity: Dakota Direct Business Loan (DBL) Program

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:12:07 -0600

Direct loans for businesses in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana, including healthcare-related businesses, to be used for working capital, inventory, and equipment.

Event: 2026 Rocky Mountain Stroke Conference

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:14:02 -0600

Great Falls MT
May 15, 2026 -- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Resource: Montana Rural Health Transformation Program

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:45:57 -0600

Provides information on Montana's Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Montana's application, frequently asked questions, a summary of the program's five core initiatives, and more. -- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Resource: 2024 Rural Community Innovations: Transportation Planning Grant

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 11:40:22 -0500

Summarizes the efforts to increase accessible transportation services by 11 grantees of the 2024 National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant. Includes a report highlighting lessons learned by the grantees discussing community partnerships, outreach, and sustainability. Features programs from Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Missouri. -- National Aging and Disability Transportation Center

Resource: Montana Rural Primary Care Workforce

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:07:37 -0500

Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Montana in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Resource: Montana Rural Obstetrical Workforce

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:51:37 -0500

Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Montana in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Organization: Midwest CMS QIN-QIO

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:49:18 -0500

A Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) working to increase access to quality care, enhance care delivery, and optimize health outcomes in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington.

Resource: Montana HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile, 2023

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:54:22 -0500

Presents data for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and viral hepatitis in Montana, and describes the demographics of Montana in context of each disease. Mentions rural throughout and includes and a county-level map with shadings showing 3 levels of population density. -- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Resource: Montana Rural Behavioral Health Workforce

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:46:59 -0500

Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Montana in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Resource: Montana AHEC - HRSA: Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:47:25 -0500

Provides details of Montana's Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program. Discusses how regional AHECs have helped deliver high-quality healthcare to rural communities throughout the state. -- Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health

Resource: Montana AHEC Scholars - HRSA: Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:35:15 -0500

Highlights the Montana AHEC Scholars Program, which provides interdisciplinary training in behavioral health integration, telehealth, and social determinants of health, among other topics, to improve the quality and access to care in rural communities. -- Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health

Resource: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Training Program - HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education (ANE)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:07:46 -0500

Report discusses Montana's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training program. Highlights the Montana SANE Consortium's efforts in recruiting, training, and certifying healthcare workforce with the support of HRSA's Advanced Nursing Education (ANE) program. -- Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health

Resource: Rural Ready Nurse Practitioner Scholars - HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW)

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:44:35 -0500

Report highlights the Rural Ready Nurse Practitioner Program, funded through the HRSA: Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program. Discusses the program's goals of enhancing rural healthcare access, workforce retention, and strengthening rural healthcare systems in Montana. -- Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health

Resource: Preventing Medical Debt among Rural Residents: Example Programs from Hospitals in Minnesota and Montana

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:16:01 -0500

Highlights the ways some rural hospitals are working to reduce medical debt for their patients. Presents a number of strategies from hospitals in Minnesota and Montana that aim to reduce patient medical debts through financial assistance programs and cost-cutting measures. Features case-studies reviewing the structure of each hospital's debt reduction efforts. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

Funding opportunity: Montana Community Health Support Workforce Program

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:40:51 -0600

A program designed to sustainably address Montana's critical health needs in rural, frontier, and other eligible communities through expanded community health support workforce capacity. -- Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health

Resource: Montana Oral Health Workforce Assessment, 2024

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:26:32 -0600

Provides an overview of the oral health workforce in Montana. Includes information on the scope of practice, education and continuing education, and distribution within the state for dentists, dental hygienists, dental auxiliaries, and denturists. Covers county-level data on dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by type. Discusses initiatives to expand dental education in Montana to meet the needs in rural areas. -- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Resource: 'A Silent, Unmet Need': Rural Motherhood and the Challenges of Postpartum Care

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:58:20 -0500

Discusses the importance of rural access to postpartum care, including perinatal mental healthcare. Features programs in Montana, Maine, and Alaska that are providing support to rural mothers via postpartum doulas, telehealth, and home visiting. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Improving Care and Accessibility for Rural Patients with Disabilities

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:12:37 -0500

Provides an overview of barriers to healthcare access for rural patients with disabilities. Shares insights from a public health department in Montana and a disability and health program in New Hampshire on how to improve accessibility and communication with patients with disabilities. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: Public Health Implications of 911 Calls During Heat and Smoke Events

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:54:18 -0500

Highlights a study exploring rates of 911 calls related to extreme heat and wildfire related smoke incidents in Missoula County, MT. Differentiates calls within the county by Census tract to identify rural versus urban callers and breaks down the data by average temperature, average particulate matter, and demographic details of callers, among other measures.

Resource: Building Stronger Early Childhood Systems: Reflections from Western Montana

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:04:01 -0500

Details efforts by the Headwaters Foundation to improve early childhood services and policy in Montana, including efforts to build relationships in rural and underserved areas. Discusses trust-based philanthropy, technical assistance, and collaboration and coalition-building. -- Grantmakers in Health

Resource: 2024 Medicaid in Montana: How Medicaid Impacts Montana's State Budget, Economy, and Health

Tue, 07 May 2024 13:34:39 -0500

Report details the effect Medicaid has on healthcare, the economy, and the state budget of Montana, discussing Medicaid enrollment, service utilization, spending, and the impact of expansion. Discusses rural throughout. -- Montana Healthcare Foundation

Resource: Seasonal Extreme Temperatures and Short-Term Fine Particulate Matter Increases Pediatric Respiratory Healthcare Encounters in a Sparsely Populated Region of the Intermountain Western United States

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:47:23 -0500

Analyzes the impact of short-term fine particulate matter (PM) and seasonal temperatures on children's health in rural, western Montana. Examines healthcare visits for asthma, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), and upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and examines the correlation between environmental changes and healthcare outcomes.

Resource: Facing Disproportionate Danger, Rural Communities Take a Grassroots Approach to Road Safety

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:26:32 -0500

Discusses rural traffic risks. Features programs in rural communities focused on seat belt use, car seat safety, and addressing impaired and distracted driving. -- Rural Health Information Hub

Resource: The Báa nnilah Program: Results of a Chronic-Illness Self-Management Cluster Randomized Trial with the Apsáalooke Nation

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:17:15 -0500

Presents a study on the efficacy of a chronic illness self-management program for Apsáalooke tribe in Montana. Breaks down data by demographic information, such as education, income, and marital status, among other measures, and number and type of illnesses managed.