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Association of Montana Health Care Providers

Montana Informed Patient provides Montana's health care consumers with information, resources and tools for making informed health care decisions.

Missoula City/County Public Health

Montana Academy of Family Physicians

Montana Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Montana Community Health Centers (alphabetical by location):

Ashland Community Health Center
501 Main St.
Ashland, MT 59003-0047
Phone: 406-784-2346
These are places where you can also see a doctor or nurse:

Ashland Public School, Ashland, MT 59003
Isabel Bills Learning Center, Colstrip, MT 59323-0520

You will need to contact the health center at 406-784-2346 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Deering Clinic
123 S. 27th St.
Billings, MT 59101-4200
Phone: 406-247-3338
This health center also provides care in the following locations:

Gateway House, Billings, MT 59101-1638
HUB, Billings, MT 59101-1110
Montana Women's Prison, Billings, MT 59101-4511
Rescue Mission, Billings, MT 59101-4148
Women and Family Shelter, Billings, MT 59101-2319
Yellowstone County Detention Facility, Billings, MT 59107
Yellowstone County Youth Service, Billings, MT 59101-4163

You will need to contact the health center at 406-247-3338 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.

Montana Migrant Council Inc.
3318 3rd Ave. N., Ste. 100
Billings, MT 59101-1900
Phone: 406-248-3149

This health center also provides care in the following locations.

Montana Migrant Council Inc., Fairview, MT 59221-9702
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Glendive, MT 59330-9999
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Hardin, MT 59034-1806
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Bridger, MT 59014-9999
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Forsyth, MT 59327-9999
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Polson, MT 59860-9698
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Big Fork, MT 59911
Montana Migrant Council Inc., Dillon, MT 59725-3353

You will need to contact the health center at 406-248-3149 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Butte-Silver Bow Primary Health Care
445 Centennial Ave.
Butte, MT 59701-2870
Phone: 406-496-6009
These are locations where you can also see a doctor or nurse:

Butte Community Health Center - Dental Clinic, Butte, MT 59701-1622
Butte Headstart, Butte, MT 59701-2920
Butte North American Indian Alliance, Butte, MT 59701-1826
Butte Rescue Mission, Butte, MT 59701-2716
Homeward Bound, Butte, MT 59701-9306
Community Health Center Outreach Clinic, Twin Bridges, MT 59754
Dillon Community Health Center, Dillon, MT 59725-3513
Sheridan Community Health Center, Sheridan, MT 59749-9636

You will need to contact the health center at 406-496-6009 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Sweet Medical Center Inc.
419 Pennsylvania
Chinook, MT 59523-0309
Phone: 406-357-2294
This health center also provides care in the following locations:

Belknap Indian Health Services Facility, Harlem, MT 59526-9705
Little Rocks Senior Citizens Center, Harlem, MT 59526

You will need to contact the health center at 406-357-2294 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment. 

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Glacier Community Health Center
519 E. Main St.
Cut Bank, MT 59427-0315
Phone: 406-873-5670
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Community Health Care Center
115 4th St. South
Great Falls, MT 59401-3618
Phone: 406-454-6950
This is a location where you can also see a doctor or nurse:

CCHD/Community Health Care Center, Great Falls, MT 59401-3618

You will need to contact the health center at 406-454-6950 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Bullhook Community Health Center
110 13th St.
Havre, MT 59501
Phone: 406-265-5481
This is a location where you can also see a doctor or nurse:

Michael Chael Shelby, DMD, P.L.L.C., Havre, MT 59501-3654

You will need to contact the health center at 406-265-5481 to find out if Dr. Shelby can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment. ________________________

Lewis and Clark City/County Health Dept.
1930 9th Ave.
Helena, MT 59601-4760
Phone: 406-443-2584
This health center also provides care in the following locations:

Healthcare for the Homeless, Helena, MT 59601-3346
Parker Medical Center, Lincoln, MT 59639

You will need to contact the health center at 406-443-2584 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Lincoln County Community Health Center
320 E. 2nd St.
Libby, MT 59923-1972
Phone: 406-293-3755
This health center also provides care in the following locations:

Libby Clinic, Libby, MT 59923-2047
Lincoln County Community Health Center - Dental Site, Libby, MT 59923-2052
Lincoln County Community Health Center - Libby High School, Libby, MT 59923-2816
Lincoln County Community Health Center - Libby Middle School, Libby, MT 59923-2843
Eureka Outreach Clinic, Eureka, MT 59917
Lincoln County Community Health Center - Eureka, MT 59917
Lincoln County Community Center, Troy, MT 59917

You will need to contact the health center at 406-293-3755 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Community Health Partners, Inc.
126 S. Main St.
Livingston, MT 59047-2624
Phone: 406-823-6301
These are locations where you can also see a doctor or nurse:

Fishes and Loaves, Livingston, MT 59047-3458
Park County Jail, Livingston, MT 59047-2746
Community Health Partners Dental Clinic, Bozeman, MT 59718-3911
Community Health Partners, Bozeman, MT 59715-3638
Gallatin Community Clinic, Bozeman, MT 59715-4661
Community Health Partners, Belgrade, MT 59714-3715
West Yellowstone Clinic, West Yellowstone, MT 59758

You will need to contact the health center at 406-823-6301 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Custer County Community Health Center, Inc.
210 S. Winchester, #136
Miles City, MT 59301-4798
Phone: 406-234-8793
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Missoula City/County Public Health
Partnership Health Center
323 W. Alder St.
Missoula, MT 59802-4192
Phone: 406-258-4789
This health center also provides care in the following location:

Partnership Health Care Portable Dental, Missoula, MT 59802-4123

You will need to contact the health center at 406-258-4789 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Marias Healthcare Services, Inc.
640 Park Drive
Shelby, MT 59474
Phone: 406-434-3100
This health center also provides care in the following locations:

Marias Healthcare Services, Inc., Sunburst, MT 59486
Marias Healthcare Services, Inc., Valier, MT 59486

You will need to contact the health center at 406-434-3100 to find out if they can give you the medical services you need and to schedule your appointment.
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services:

Montana Public Health and Human Safety Division

Big Sky Rx - Medicare Prescription Assistance Montana state program to help pay drug-coverage premiums for eligible Montanans enrolled in a prescription drug plan under Medicare Part D. The program was created by the 2005 Legislature and is funded with tobacco tax revenue. To be eligible for the program, you must be a Montana resident, be a Medicare recipient, and have a family income of 200 percent or less of the federal poverty level.

 Medicaid Services Bureau

CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Plan)

Information for Clients

Montana Medicaid Provider Web Portal

Team Care (a component of the PASSPORT to Health Program)

Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program

Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Plan, Extended through 2010

Montana Nurses Association

Montana Office of Rural Health Web site has HealthInfo resource page.

Montana Public Health Association

Northern Montana Hospital (Havre)

Primary Care Association of Montana

National Resources

American Medical Association . Provides information that will help patients lead healthy lives and become active participants in their health care, from finding a doctor or hospital to nutritional and fitness articles, to content about specific medical diseases and conditions. This section also contains News From the AMA and information about upcoming meetings and events.

American Public Health Association.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid

Beneficiary Fact Sheet: Using Your Medicare Drug Coverage in 2007 Explains what beneficiaries who joined a Medicare drug plan for the first time, or have switched to a new Medicare drug plan during the 2007 open enrollment should do to make sure their first visit to the pharmacy in 2007 goes smoothly.

Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative provides information and training and technical assistance to state and territorial recipients of Systems Change Grants for Community Living.

Nursing Home to Community Program: A Discharge Planning Manual Designed to orient  long-term care providers to the nursing home discharge process. Defines roles of the key partners who are involved in returning residents to community living and documents a standard protocol for accessing and maximizing partner resources.

Hospital Compare Tool allows consumers to compare the quality of care provided by local hospitals for adult patients with certain medical conditions. Hospital Compare was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and organizations representing hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, other Federal agencies and the public.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on health and fitness for individuals with disabilities.

Community Health Resources Web-Based Searchable Database helps community health partners, coalitions and activists navigate CDC’s web-based resources for planning, implementing and evaluating community-level health interventions related to a variety of chronic disease, injury and violence prevention, environmental health, and other important community health topics.

Community Health Status Indicators is a partnership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine, the Health Resources Services Administration, the Public Health Foundation, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Association of Local Boards of Health, and Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. The site includes county health status profiles for the 3,141 U.S. counties (excluding territories) Profiles include data on access and utilization of healthcare services, birth and death measures, Healthy People 2010 targets and U.S. birth and death rates, vulnerable populations, risk-factors for premature deaths, communicable diseases and environmental health.

Coordinated School Health Model  A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model has eight interactive components  1) Health Education; 2) Physical Education; 3) Health Services; 4) Nutrition Services; 5) Counseling and Psychological Services; 6) Healthy School Environments; 7) Health Promotion for Staff; and 8) Family/Community Involvement.

Partnership on the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Project is designed to: 1) Increase awareness of factors—health care access and quality, health-promoting behaviors, socio-economic factors, and the physical environment—that contribute to the health of communities; 2) Foster engagement among public and private decision makers to improve community health; 3) Develop incentives to encourage coordination across sectors for community health improvement, and 4) Create innovative approaches to sharing the results of community health improvement efforts.

Promoting Health Equity: A CDC Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health (pdf file) is a workbook for community-based organizations seeking to affect the social determinants of health through community-based participatory approaches and nontraditional partnerships.

Family Doctor American Academy of Family Physicians has developed a web site designed to provide health information to the whole family, including teens

Healthfinder Service Provides health library on prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine, plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more; publishes articles on special health topics organized by age from kids to seniors, by race and ethnicity, for men and women, and for parents, caregivers, health professionals, and others; provides information about doctors, dentists, public clinics, hospitals, long term care, nursing homes, health insurance, prescriptions, health fraud, Medicare, Medicaid, and medical privacy; and offers carefully selected health information web sites from government agencies, clearinghouses, nonprofits, and universities.

Health Grades Medicare data on medical services by state.

Inland Empire Health Plan Online Resource Center Highlights disability initiatives and accessibility issues related to health care. The HEALTH section comprises disability initiatives, organized according to the principal tenets of Healthy Living, Education & outreach, Access to care, Leading the way, Training our team and providers, and Health care with heart. ADA & Beyond focuses on breaking down barriers to ensure access to care for people with diverse disabilities.

Medicaid 101 - The Basics of America's Biggest Health Program, Web Broadcast provides basic information, contacts, and resources on the Medicaid Program.

MedlinePlus More "user-friendly" than the National Library of Medicine's Medline database -- MedlinePlus offers less-technical information on medical conditions. Search results provide links to additional resources.

Medline Plus, General Disabilities Resources from the National Library of Medicine.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

National Institute of Nursing Research.

National Library of Medicine

National Organization on Rare Disorders Has more than 25 patient assistance programs for specific medications. 

NeedyMeds.com Provides information about patient assistance programs and other programs designed to help those who can't afford their medicines.

Nicotine Anonymous Non-Profit 12-Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives.

Online Guide to Quitting includes tobacco cessation resources, expert advice and support, referrals to local resources, tools for individuals and professionals, and more.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Provides the Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs. These programs provide prescription medicines free of charge to physicians whose patients might not otherwise have access to necessary medicines. Under the entry for each program is information about how to make a request for assistance, what prescription medicines are covered, and basic eligibility criteria.  Also see http://www.helpingpatients.org  

Public Health and Prevention A collaboration between the American Public Health Association and WebMD Medscape, this site is intended to bring valuable resources and information to new audiences. Please note you will need to register before accessing the site.

RxAssist Patient Assistance Program Center provides a comprehensive database of pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance programs.

RxHope Lists resources for consumers, advocates and health care providers who want to access federal, state and charitable agencies.

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Together Rx Access Free prescription savings program for eligible individuals and families who lack prescription drug coverage and are not eligible for Medicare. Most cardholders save 25-40% on brand name and generic drugs.

Living Well under the Big Sky is a partnership between the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and The University of Montana Rural Institute. We are funded by The Disability and Health Team, National Center on Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Disability and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

For more information, contact:

Meg Traci, Ph.D., Project Director
Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
The University of Montana Rural Institute: 
A Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research and Services
52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
406-243-4956
matraci@ruralinstitute.umt.edu