July 2025

Welcome from the MPHTC!

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

Upcoming Trainings & Learning Opportunities

Measles in Montana: Interviews with Local Physicians and Public Health Professionals

The Montana Public Health Training Center recently sat down with physicians and public health professionals to ask questions about how our communities, healthcare clinics, and neighbors can help navigate the current measles landscape. To access the interview clips and associated resources, please visit our website. Additional videos and resources will be added soon!

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The Role of Policies and Community Partnerships in Shaping Equitable Pregnancy Care and Outcomes

The Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center invites you to join Dr. Brianna Keefe-Oates, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Roux Institute at Northeastern University for this SPCHS Tenure Track Faculty Candidate Seminar.

Presenter: Dr. Brianna Keefe-Oates

Date: July 10, 2025

Time: 10:00-10:50AM MT

Where: Skaggs 174 or Zoom

Zoom link

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Pathways to Wellbeing Training Series

STAR-T: Secondary Trauma Activates Resilience Training

This experiential 4-part series draws from interpersonal neurobiology, embodiment theory, trauma theory, and attachment science to equip professionals with concepts and practical skills to transform the impact of secondary trauma into resilience. Designed for individuals and teams, these sessions focus on personal regulation and shared organizational culture to promote sustainability in human service work.

Presenter: Andrew R. Laue, LCSW

Dates:

Session 1: June 12, 2025 (Recording available here).
Session 2: June 19, 2025 (Recording available here).
Session 3: July 17, 2025
Session 4: July 31, 2025

Time: 12:00-1:00PM MT

Where: Zoom

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Student Voices in Public Health: Presentations from the Missoula Academic Health Department

Join us for a student-led showcase featuring presentations from PUBH 491, a course grounded in the Missoula Academic Heath Department (AHD) partnership. Throughout the semester, students applied classroom learning to real-world public health challenges in collaboration with local and state health agencies. This culminating session features student presentations highlighting their semester-long projects, offering insight into emerging public health priorities, innovative solutions, and the student experience in applied public health practice.

Presenters: Academic Health Department Students

Date: July 24, 2025

Time: 11:00AM-noon MT

Where: Zoom

Join by Zoom link

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Save the Date(s) - SPCHS Fall Seminar Series

The MPHTC has partnered with the School of Public and Community Health Sciences for the fall Seminar Series Mondays at 2pm MT. Stay tuned for the seminar schedule and registration links beginning in August.

Recordings of past trainings can be found on our website!

Workforce Program

Coming Soon!

We are in the final stages of creating a new public health and public health nursing jobs board with new filters allowing job seekers to narrow their search by region, job type, job status, and more!

We will send an update once the new board is ready for browsing. The new jobs board will still be located on the same webpage, so please continue to check back at the job board link.

We are here to help advertise for your vacancies! Please ensure we have details for your open positions by posting information directly to the job posting form.

Wellness

This summer, the MPHTC Wellness Program has been out in the field—offering sound meditation, stress relief, and space for curious reflection with public health teams across Montana.

At the Coordinating Hope Summit in Helena, we anchored the day with a restorative Wellness Room and a closing session on turning insights into action. We returned to Rocky Boy Health Center for the Men’s Health Fair, deepening our partnership for the second year. And in Teton County, we led a singing bowl workshop for staff as part of their wellness retreat.

Real tools. Intentional pauses. Culture shifts—one breath at a time.

Coordinating Hope Summit - Helena, MT - June 2025

Site visit to Rocky Boy Health - June 2025

Public Health in the Schools Initiative

Community Health Fair

In June, we were thrilled to partner with spectrUM for a health fair in Hamilton! Our initiative provided family-friendly activities and demonstrations about public health and air quality, such as a public health BINGO activity, a coloring page, and an air quality "smoke box" demonstration. We were excited to welcome John Palacio, Director/Environmental Health Specialist with Ravalli County as our special guest.

SpectrUM brought their Plant Party and we had a wonderful time engaging with community members of all ages. Check out a few photos from this great event below!

Curriculum Preview

Developing and implementing our initiative's curriculum will be an iterative process as we learn what works best for teachers and students. To preview our curriculum, please visit the initiative's page on our website:

Montana 21C

Your Input Matters!

The 2025 Montana Public Health Workforce Assessment is now live—check your inbox for an email from Montana 21C. This 15–20-minute survey is a key part of 21C’s mission to ensure every health department has the tools, resources, and training needed to effectively deliver the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS).

Your responses will help shape statewide planning and support—don’t miss this chance to share your department’s workforce needs and priorities.

Please complete the survey by August 10 and help your team reach 100% participation!

Notes from our Partners in Public Health

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.