The MPHTC newsletter will provide timely updates, information on upcoming trainings, events, resources, and more! | | Trainings & Learning Opportunities | | |
Holistic Leadership: Leading through Uncertainty
Managers and Team Leaders are asked to step up more today than ever. With growing degrees of uncertainty and changing workplace expectations, managers and leaders need to rise up to the opportunity to drive both performance and employee engagement in their teams. This 2-hour presentation will give an overview of why unexpected changes are difficult for organizations to manage, and an overview of three holistic approaches to leadership. Further, this presentation will put the pencil to the paper by practicing a holistic approach found in the enterprise strategic planning process.
Trainer: Dr. Chance Eaton
Date: October 15, 2025
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM MT
Location: Zoom
Register: MPHTC Portal
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Bridging the Gap: Delivering Equitable Health Services with People with Disabilities
This two-part series aims to provide information and resources for how to improve equitable health care and health promotion services with people with disabilities. With local disability advocates as co-presenters, the discussion will explore 1) barriers to health care and chronic disease prevention among people with disabilities, 2) how to capture disability status and use that information to identify needed supports in patient-centered planning, 3) how to plan for accessibility assessments and implement program and policy solutions that lead to improved accessibility of your health care facility, and 4) where to find resources of local disability organizations and accessibility tools.
Training Team: Mackenzie Jones, Meg Traci, Erin Bley, Isaac Baldry, and Jed Barton
Dates: 11/19/25 and 12/3/25
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM MT
Location: Zoom
Register: MPHTC Portal
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Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center monthly
Co-Laboratory
The Montana Clinical and Translational Research Center invites you to join our monthly Co-laboratory meetings, where we connect healthcare, public health, and academic partners through talks, training, and opportunities to advance research together.
This month, the Flash Talk will feature the project management team from Montana 21C: Strengthening Public Health Together.
Date: October 28, 2025
Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM MT
Location: Zoom
Register: Zoom Registration
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SPCHS Fall Seminar Series
The School of Public and Community Health Sciences invites us all to join the fall Seminar Series on Mondays at 2pm MT.
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Seeking Subject Matter Experts
We are looking for new voices to share their knowledge and expertise! If you are interested in providing a training, please reach out to us. We are currently looking for trainers in the areas of addressing misinformation, grant management, and youth health and wellbeing in Montana.
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We are excited to introduce the Montana Public Health Training Center’s new Technical Assistance Center (UM-TAC), which provides training and technical support for Montana’s network of Prevention Specialists (PSs) and their supervisors. Funded by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services through the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division, regional PSs and supervisors implement evidence-based programs and promising practices to prevent substance misuse and substance use disorders among youth, children, and adults. Their work follows the national strategic prevention framework developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The UM-TAC team is made up of four marvelous members whose diverse and complimentary backgrounds uniquely position them to strengthen and support Montana’s prevention workforce.
Meet the UM-TAC team!
Todd Harwell: Research Analyst, MPH
Greg Holzman: Research Analyst, MD, MPH
Kristen Cram: Technical Assistance Manager, MPH, MPA
Maria Hamm: Technical Assistance Manager, MPH, CHES
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Wellness Program Update — From the Road
The Wellness Room at Summer Institute was humming—drop-in resets, creative reflection, and two restorative sound meditations. Our workshops on burnout, behavior change, and building a culture of well-being drew strong participation, and folks left with practical tools for themselves and their teams. Check out some photos below!
New Program Launch — We’re Well on the Way
This October, we’re launching Well on the Way, MPHTC’s refreshed workplace wellness roadmap. It’s simple, evidence-based, and distinctly Montanan. Here, long drives aren’t optional—they’re how we live, connect, and access what we need. We’ve leaned into that reality: a road-trip metaphor that makes well-being tangible—steady progress, scenic stops, timely refuels—so every worksite can move at a pace that fits their journey.
What you’ll get
- Wellness Waypoints (biweekly): one structured learning session + one drop-in office hour/wellness break
- Refuel Retreats: custom mini-retreats at your workplace, facilitated by our team
- The Glovebox Guide: starter resources—SMART Goals, Wellness Wheel, and planning templates
- Roadside Assistance: optional 1:1 coaching, plus a Roadside Safety Kit for tough moments
- Across the Map community + Roadside Reflections monthly wellness newsletter
Ready to roll? Register as a Wellness Navigator, reach out to Lydia, or book a call.
Register: https://forms.office.com/r/tE4djhFm3f
Email: lydia.czech@mso.umt.edu
Calendly: https://calendly.com/healthcoach-lydia-czech/health-coaching
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Let us help you fill open positions!
Our new Public Health Jobs Board is attracting job seekers from across the state, and beyond!
This new tool includes enhanced features including filters and keyword searches to assist job seekers in our state.
Do you have a position you would like posted on our board? It's easy (and free!) to submit a job using our Create a Job Posting Form.
| | Public Health in the Schools Initiative | | |
Health Fairs
Over 600 students attended health fairs in September in Lewistown and Glendive. We engaged with middle and high school students from Grass Range, Judith Gap, Denton, Winifred, Stanford, Harlow, Lewistown, Baker, Ekalaka, Wibaux, Savage, Circle, and Richey.
Videotaping the expanding lungs in our demonstration set at the Lewistown fair, a student exclaimed, "I'm sending this video to my mom - there's no way she is gonna keep smoking once she sees this!" And from a student in Glendive, "Man, I wish teachers did more of this hands-on stuff in class. I’ll remember your organization forever!”
As Montana youth settle in to a new school year, we would love your help spreading the word with your local schools about our initiative.
Want to get involved? We would love to talk with you! Email us at mphtc@mso.umt.edu.
| | Notes from our Partners in Public Health | |
Invitation: Join Montana 21C Communications & Environmental Health Subgroups
Montana 21C is now moving into the action phase and your input is critical to our shared success. Please check your email for communication regarding two opportunities to engage with the Montana 21C: Strengthening Public Health Together:
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Communications Subgroup [second Tues of every month at 2pm via Teams] Next meeting: October 14th, Teams link.
- Focus: Messaging Montana 21C effectively, reviewing the communications plan, and developing a roadmap.
- Participants: Open to all interested staff.
Environmental Health Subgroup [third Monday of every month at 1pm via Teams] Next meeting: October 20th, Teams link.
- Focus: Addressing current and emerging environmental health issues, strengthening collaboration with public health, and exploring strategies to recruit and retain sanitarians.
- Participants: Local health officials, sanitarians, environmental health staff, university staff, state agency staff, and MEHA members are especially encouraged to join.
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New Grant Opportunity for Local & Tribal Health Departments in Montana
MTPHI is excited to announce a new funding opportunity to support community engagement and capacity enhancing initiatives for local and tribal health departments in Montana. These grants are designed to strengthen infrastructure, foster partnerships, and enhance responsiveness to community needs.
Community Engagement Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Health departments may request up to $1,500 per award paid directly to vendors (unless otherwise requested). Health departments are eligible to divide this into multiple requests through June 30, 2025. Learn more & apply here: Community Engagement Grants
Capacity Enhancing Grant applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis. For this quarter, the application window is October 1-22, 2025. The next round will open in January 2026. Health departments may request up to $15,000 per award and are eligible for one project through June 30, 2026. Learn more & apply here: Capacity Enhancing Grants
MTPHI will host a launch webinar on Monday, October 6 at 1pm to review grant details and answer questions. Register for the webinar here (the call will be recorded and posted to MTPHI's website).
Questions? Contact grants@mtphi.org
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The Native American Center of Excellence warmly invites you to join them for an upcoming NACOE Lecture Series on Tuesday, October 28. Please see the information below:
We are honored to host Dr. Theresa Maresca, a Family Physician whose work centers on Indigenous knowledge and healing practices. She is a Clinical Professor in the UW School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine and a faculty member with the Center for Indigenous Health. She has led resident education at Seattle Indian Health Board and Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, developed Indigenous health curricula, and taught plant medicine nationally and internationally.
Dr. Maresca will offer two sessions:
These sessions are designed to support culturally affirming practices across all health disciplines and to foster a deeper understanding of Indigenous approaches to wellness.
| | 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. | | | | |
