May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis is an infection that causes inflammation of the liver and if left untreated may lead to cancer of the liver. Unlike Hepatitis A, which does not cause a long-term infection, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis [...]
National Prevention Week
National Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, substance abuse and mental health issues. This week long event is sponsored by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental [...]
May is Mental Health Month
For over 65 years, Mental Health America has recognized May as Mental Health Month, with the goals of building public recognition about the importance of mental health to overall health and wellness; informing people of [...]
Mud Season and National Nutrition Month
March in Montana is known as “mud season”- that time of transition when the frozen soil thaws and prepares for the renewal of spring. March is also the time WIC at the GCCHD celebrates National [...]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness: Don’t take advice from Homer Simpson
March is colorectal cancer awareness month. One of the latest victims of this common disease was the co-creator of "The Simpson's," Sam Simon, who succumbed March 8, 2015 after a courageous 4 year battle against [...]
Spring Break and Gonorrhea (GC)
Spring Break should be a fun respite from the stress of college. It’s a time to relax with your friends and unwind from a hard semester of studying, but it’s also time to continue making [...]
Love Life? Eat well, exercise, get screened.
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. All month long we have the opportunity to pay special attention and to do right for our bodies, and making sure our friends and family does the same. Many [...]
Get Screened
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Each year, an estimated 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and, of those, about one-third will die as a result of the cancer. But cervical cancer is [...]
Flu Vaccinations are in Full Swing!
There is a lot of information in the media about regular seasonal influenza. Getting a flu vaccination is the best way to protect against getting the seasonal flu. The regular seasonal flu vaccine contains three [...]
Race for a Cause
Run or Walk for a Cause you Believe in Calling all runners, walkers, strollers…whatever your preferred mode of transportation, there are a number of ways to give back this summer while getting into shape. There’s [...]