Should your home be tested for radon?
Make sure that radon doesn’t pose a health risk in your home. Kira Flagstead of RiverStone Health explains why homes should be tested for this colorless, odorless
naturally occurring gas and offers a link for Montanans to order a free test kit.
How’s your New Year’s resolution going?
If your healthy New Year’s resolution has fallen off course, take these suggestions from Ryan Braley, RiverStone Health wellness service manager.
It’s time to get back on track for fitness.
Getting your toddler to eat healthy foods
Getting your toddler to eat healthy foods will aid brain development, optimize growth and improve overall health.
Call WIC at 406-247-3370 or email to wic@riverstonehealth.org to learn if you may be eligible for nutrition services
Give attention to heart health this Valentine’s Day
Heart disease affects women and men. Talk to your doctor about keeping your heart healthy for life during February Heart Health Month. For an appointment at RiverStone Health Clinic, call 406-247-3200.
When winter blues become SAD for you
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that usually starts in late fall or winter months. If depression is affecting your daily life, get help. RiverStone Health professional counselor Karen Wilcox offers tips for overcoming SAD.
Routine Pap tests save women’s lives
Screening for cervical cancer saves women’s lives. Neither cost nor lack of insurance is a barrier to getting this lifesaving preventive care at RiverStone Health Clinic. Call 406.247.3350 to schedule your Pap test.
Helping your child cope with grief
When children are grieving, parents and other caregivers can help. Tim Warburton, RiverStone Health Hospice social worker, offers suggestions
to help kids through this difficult process. To learn more, call RiverStone Health Hospice at 406.651.6500.
Free yourself from tobacco and nicotine in 2022
Get help with your New Year’s resolutions to free yourself from tobacco and nicotine. Eden Sowards of RiverStone health describes how the Montana Tobacco Quit Line can help you at no cost. Phone 800-QUIT-NOW.
Ask a question to save a life from suicide
In a state with a continually high rate of suicide, everyone needs to take action to prevent these tragedies. Sarah Music, chair of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley, explains how community members can train in suicide prevention in as little as an hour with Question, Persuade and Refer.
Winter Fitness: Keep moving outdoors or indoors
Focus on balance and core strengthening to keep moving safely this winter, says Ryan Braley, wellness service manager for RiverStone Health Clinic.
