April 21, 2025

The MPHTC newsletter will provide timely updates, information on upcoming trainings, events, resources, and more!

SPCHS Spring Seminar Series

Applied Practicum Experience Presentations

Date: April 21, 2025

Time: 2:00-3:00PM MT

Student: Jeff Lee

Site Mentor: Sally Moyce, PhD, Associate Professor, Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing, Montana State University

Site: Moyce immigrant Lab, Montana State University

Name of Presentation: Proyecto Salud Immigrant Health Outreach Data Analysis

Student: Benjamin Paul Ryan

Site Mentor: Laura Williamson, MPH, State Epidemiologist and Cedar Mitchell, Epidemiologist

Site: DPHHS Helena – State Epidemiologist Office

Name of Presentation: Montana DPHHS Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Preparation and Risk Mitigation

Student: Leah Hails

Site Mentor: Erin Landguth, PhD, UM School of Public and Community Health Sciences

Site: UM SPCHS

Name of Presentation: GIS Analysis of Montana Emergency Healthcare Resources and Outcomes

Register: Zoom Registration

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Pathways to Wellbeing: Insight to Action: Reflections from Confluence

Montana's Confluence 2025 conference sparked powerful conversations around trust, leadership, communication, and technology. This Pathways session is your space to reflect, reconnect, and build on that momentum. Whether you attended the conference or not, you'll:

• Hear what resonated most with others in the field
• Cross-pollinate insights and ideas
• Reflect on what inspires your work
• Leave with one meaningful action you can bring back to your team

Presenter: Lydia Czech, Wellness Director, MPHTC

Date: April 23, 2025

Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM MT

Where: Zoom

Register: MPHTC Portal

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Future Forecast: The Public Health Department's Outlook Over the Next Four Years

This course provides an overview of the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) and Montana’s 21st Century (21C) transformation effort, exploring how these initiatives aim to modernize and strengthen public health systems. Participants will learn why these transformations are critical for improving system alignment, addressing emerging health challenges, and building sustainable, resilient public health systems for the future.

Presenters: Meagan Gillespie, MBA and Sarah Compton, MPH

Date: May 21, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MT

Location: Zoom

Register: MPHTC Portal

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Public Health Grant Writing 101: The nuts and bolts of getting organized, getting clarity, and getting funded

Does the thought of grant writing intimidate you? Or just make you want to run for the hills? In this workshop, veteran grant writer Katie Loveland will share tools to take the pain out of grant writing and equip you to develop compelling grant proposals to fund your public health program. Participants will learn how to identify funding opportunities, craft persuasive narratives, structure budgets, and align proposals with funder priorities.

Presenter: Katie Loveland, MPH, MSW

Date: May 28, 2025

Time: 9:00AM-10:30AM MT

Where: Zoom

Register: MPHTC Portal

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The Role of Public Health in Addressing Climate Change

This training will explore the latest scientific evidence of how climate change is impacting Montana, as well as explore the role that public health can play in addressing climate change at the community level.

Presenter: Tony Ward, PhD

Date: May 29, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MT

Where: Zoom

Register: MPHTC Portal

The Montana Public Health Training Center Wellness Program loved connecting with attendees at the April Confluence Conference! From wellness micro moments and art to soundbaths, therapy dogs, breakout sessions, and walk-ins—thank you for sharing in the joy of whole-person wellbeing.

Let’s pause together after Confluence 2025 to debrief, decompress, and reconnect. Whether you attended or not, this session offers space to hear reflections from the field, share insights, and explore what’s next.

We’ll highlight key takeaways, crowdsource wisdom, and each leave with one inspired action to bring back to our teams.

Let’s follow the enthusiasm of Confluence forward—together.

Debrief & Decompress: Reflections from Confluence 2025

• Pathways to Wellbeing – Insight to Action
• April 23 | 10:00 AM | Zoom
• Click Here to Register

Recently posted positions

• Sanitarian - Flathead City-County Health Department
• EMT (Basic, Advanced, or Paramedic) - Rocky Boy Tribal Health
• Public Health Operations Manager - Lewis and Clark County
• Health Department Accountant - Missoula County
• Dental Assistant - Crow Agency Tribal Health
• And many more!

If you have jobs you would like us to post, please email Carolyn.Hester@mso.umt.edu or post directly to the job posting form.

Community Health Fairs

Recently, our initiative was thrilled to engage with students and community members for two community health fairs!



Students from Helena High School, Capital High School, and Anderson Middle School attended a health fair at the Delta Hotel. Scheduled to utilize momentum from the Confluence Conference, students had the opportunity to engage with a panel of public health professionals and post-secondary academic leaders in public and environmental health.

At Butte High School, we were excited to dialogue with students about careers in public health as part of their high school Career Fair. Representatives from the City-County of Butte-Silver Bow Health Department and DPHHS joined, among many other organizations, to promote public health as a great career choice for Montana students.

Stay tuned for updates about our next health fairs in Philipsburg/Drummond, Fort Belknap, Browning, and more!

Helena "Super Fusion" Health Fair, April 2025

Butte Career Fair, April 2025

Virtual Teacher Workshop - May 21 or 22 (attend one)

The Public Health in the Schools initiative is excited to open registration for a free virtual teacher workshop for middle and high school teachers interested in incorporating public health lessons with their students.

Please share this flyer with teachers in your community!

If you would like more information on how you can be involved in this initiative, please reach out to Kristen.Cram@mso.umt.edu or Anna.Kiley@mso.umt.edu.

Regional Meetings

You are invited to attend one of the upcoming in-person regional meetings, where we’ll be:

• Providing you with your jurisdiction’s data from the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) assessment 
• Presenting the statewide findings from the FPHS assessment 
• Engaging in open dialogue about Montana 21C and how we can transform our public health system—together

The meetings are from 11 am to 2 pm and lunch will be provided. The dates are locations are:

• Billings, May 19
• Glendive, May 20
• Havre, May 22
• Polson, May 29
• Butte, May 30

These meetings are a vital opportunity to connect, reflect on where we are, and envision where we’re going. Your participation will help shape the future of public health in Montana.

Please sign up using this link to select your preferred meeting location and date.

We welcome the opportunity to share announcements on behalf of your organization. Please email anna.kiley@mso.umt.edu if you have an announcement you would like us to include in future newsletters.