In the early 1990s, Philip Morris tobacco company began marketing that targeted the LGBTQ community when the company pledged donations to AIDS research and programs. According to the Truth Initiative, a public health organization that advocates
Starting June 13th, you can shop for fresh vegetables at the Healthy By Design Gardeners’ Market every Thursday, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in South Park. If you want to sell produce or other homemade goods
Find out the ABCs of hepatitis from Kim Bailey, BSN, RN, the Communicable Disease Program Manager of Public Health Services at RiverStone Health.
Most dog bites are preventable, if you understand the four main reasons that cause dogs to bite. Marilyn Tapia, our Director of Health Protection, points out ways to avoid getting bitten and some steps to take
It’s not easy to know what medication is safe or unsafe to take during pregnancy. This Billings Gazette column, written by Dr. Mike Geurin with the Montana Family Medicine Residency, offers some basics.
Vaccines are not just for children, especially if you plan to travel outside the United States this summer.
If you’re cleaning out a cabin, shed or outbuilding this spring, pay attention to how you clear out any mess to avoid hantavirus. This column offers some guidelines from Marilyn Tapia, Director of Health Protection at
Before 1963, when the measles vaccination program started, an estimated 3 to 4 million people got measles each year in the United States. Before the vaccine, of the cases reported to the CDC every year, about
Early testing and treatment can help people reach very low or undetectable levels of HIV, which can help them lead healthy lives and prevent the spread of HIV.
