Public Health

Reporting & Contact Studies

State law requires reporting of all communicable diseases to the Public Health Department. Residents with a diagnosed communicable disease receive confidential counseling and education regarding disease treatment and follow-up care from a Public Health Nurse.

For questions about communicable disease, contact:
Carbon County Public Health
10 Oakes Ave. S – County Personal Services Building
(406) 446-9941
9:00am – 5:00pm: Monday – Friday

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Record Keeping

The State of Montana maintains a database with immunization records of children throughout the state. The Carbon County School Nurse updates and monitors the immunization status of all students attending school in Carbon County and records this information in the State database. The Carbon County Public Health Nurse reviews and monitors the immunization status of all children in registered Daycare Centers in the county. If you have a question about your child’s immunization status, you can contact our office or your primary care physician for assistance.

For a question about immunization status, contact:
Carbon County Public Health
10 Oakes Ave. S – County Personal Services Building
(406) 446-9941
9:00am – 5:00pm: Monday – Friday

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Immunization Administration

CDC Immunization Schedules

Immunizations can be administered at the Public Health Office. The cost of immunizations vary according to the vaccine administered and may be billed to your insurance provider. Special programs are available for those without insurance or the resources to pay for immunizations.

Immunizations available through our office include:

Immunization Timing Schedule

Adults

• Hep A
• Hep B
• Tdap/Td (Tetanus/Pertussis-Whooping Cough)
• Influenza
• HPV *women up to age 26
• Pneumococcal

To schedule an appointment for an immunization, contact:
Carbon County Public Health
10 Oakes Ave. S – County Personal Services Building
(406) 446-9941
9:00am – 5:00pm: Monday – Friday

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Flu Clinics

Flu clinics are scheduled each year at multiple sites throughout the county at a minimal cost to facilitate convenient access for local residents. Flu clinics are scheduled mid-fall to provide the greatest protection during the height of flu season in our region. Clinic locations and times will be posted when available in the county newspaper, and the Carbon County website.

Program Goals

The goal of MTUPP is to reduce disease, disability, and death related to tobacco use by:

• Preventing tobacco use among young people;
• Eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke;
• Eliminating disparities related to tobacco use and its effects among certain population groups; and
• Promoting quitting among adults and young people.

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Montana Tobacco Quit Line Services

• A FREE telephone service for all Montanan’s – 1-800-QUIT-NOW
• A FREE personalized quit plan
• FREE cessation coaching personalized quit plan
• 5 FREE pro-active cessation coaching sessions
• 4 FREE weeks of nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patches or lozenges) if appropriate, for cigarette or smokeless tobacco users
• Chantix at a reduced cost ($50 co-pay per month for three months)
• Bupropion at reduced cost ($5 co-pay per month for three months)
• FREE educational materials for health care providers as well as friends and families of tobacco users
• A fax referral system for health care providers who have patients that want to quit using tobacco (see provider link)
• Trained staff that offers culturally appropriate services for American Indians

Montana Quit Line Hours
Monday – Thursday: 7 am – 9 pm
Friday: 7 am – 7 pm
Saturday – Sunday: 8 am – 4:30 pm

We have 24-hour voicemail, so please leave us a message. We will call you back!

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Clean Indoor Air Act

In 2005, the Montana legislature passed the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), one of the most important public health policies in state history. Laws like the CIAA reduce heart attack rates by at least 20 percent. They also reduce lung disease, including lung cancer, as well as other debilitating and fatal illnesses, and they protect unborn children and young children from health problems.
The law requires all enclosed public places and workplaces to be smokefree and it requires businesses to prominently place smokefree signs on all public entrances. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has adopted rules. The health benefits of the law are three-fold:

• Patrons and workers alike are protected from the deadly health effects of secondhand smoke exposure.
• More people who smoke will try to quit.
• Fewer Montana youth will begin smoking.

If you observe a violation of the Clean Indoor Air Act, you can file a complaint by completing an online form or calling 1-866-787-5247.

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Montana Smokefree Housing

The Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program (MTUPP) is promoting comprehensive smokefree policies among Montana public housing authorities and other federal, state, and local rent-restricted, multi-unit housing facilities. Such policies support MTUPP’s mission to improve the health of community members and address the number one cause of preventable disease and death – tobacco use. This project will help achieve MTUPP’s goals of reducing secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in the home among vulnerable, at-risk Montanans, including children and seniors.

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Tobacco Free Medical Campus

Hospitals and medical facilities work in many ways to maintain and improve the health of people in their community. Providing an environment for patients, employees, and visitors that promotes and supports healthy lifestyles can help achieve this goal. Policies that create a tobacco-free medical campus contribute to this endeavor by eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke, encouraging tobacco users to quit, and sending a clear message that the use of tobacco does not support good health.

Carbon County is a Tobacco Free Campus as of January 11, 2016.

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Youth Empowerment

reACT Against Corporate Tobacco is Montana’s youth empowerment movement which encourages teens to educate their peers about the truth and facts of the tobacco industry. It’s education, motivation, and empowerment for Montana teens who choose to fight against corporate tobacco’s deceptive tactics.

reACT recognizes the power of teens’ determination, influence and ability to effect change. reACT focuses that power towards media literacy, peer education, and grassroots advocacy to motivate all Montana teens to fight back against corporate tobacco.

reACT joins statewide youth empowerment movements across the country in taking a stand and speaking, because Montana teens won’t be ‘replacement smokers’ for the tobacco industry.

Visit reACTmt to learn more about who we are and what we do; then take action in your local community.

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Resources

For questions about Tobacco Prevention and services contact:
Jean Atherly
Tobacco Prevention Specialist
(406) 860-3825
jatherly@beartoothbillingsclinic.org

Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program Quit Line
1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669)