Primary care helps students stay healthy
Billings Public School students and their families can received primary health care right in school. Vicki Sulser, of RiverStone Health School-based Clinics, explains how these convenient clinics serve families.
Playing it safe during a Halloween haunted by COVID-19
How can families celebrate Halloween safely in the year of pandemic? Shawn Hinz of RiverStone Health offers tips for parents from the CDC.
Flu shots crucial in COVID-19 pandemic year
There’s another important reason to get your flu shot this year: COVID-19. RiverStone Health public health nurse Kim Bailey explains why fighting flu is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deciding when to start hospice care
Hospice provides physical, emotional, spiritual and social care for people nearing the end of life and supports their family caregivers. Roxanne Allen, RN, of RiverStone Hospice, explains how to decide when to use hospice.
Talking to kids about COVID-19
When children have questions about COVID-19, parents need accurate, simple answers. Greg Neill, of RiverStone Health, presents suggestions for talking to children about the pandemic virus.
Watch kids’ screen time during pandemic
Too much screen time is bad for kids, but many students will need to spend more time online as schools have switched to remote learning. Dr. Shaleen Doctor, of RiverStone Health, offers timely tips for parents to help their children and teens learn while maintaining good health.
Pandemic intensifies need for suicide prevention
The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley will host a free, virtual conference on Sept. 25. Coalition chair Sarah Music of RiverStone Health explains why the conference and other local suicide prevention efforts are so important to our community.
How to get your best night’s sleep
Dr. Kellee Glaus, a physician in the Montana Family Medicine Residency at RiverStone Health, explains how to get a better night’s sleep.
Be a hero, report bullying
Parents can help kids put an end to bullying with tips from RiverStone Health counselors Christine Faulkner and Krystal Kuka-Yazzi.
Sports can boost students’ health
Are your students getting their recommended daily dose of physical activity? Physician assistant James Miller of RiverStone Health School-based Clinics explains why children and teens need to be active.
