When it comes to smoking, the gap between the rich and the poor is enormous. In Yellowstone County, nearly 20 percent of adults smoke, according to the 2016-17 Community Health Needs Assessment for Yellowstone County. But
Patients who get regular primary care are more willing to seek medical attention sooner for potentially serious symptoms, rather than putting it off until the symptoms are more severe. Primary care doctors help keep chronic conditions,
This Billings Gazette column offers advice about stopping the spread of this sexually transmitted disease as cases increase in Yellowstone County and in the rest of the state.
The severity of the flu season is unpredictable, but the best available protection is a yearly influenza vaccination, as this Health Matters column advises. To help protect our patients and clients, all RiverStone Health employees get
What you do before, during and after a natural disaster can make a big difference for your family, your neighbors, and your community. One of our emergency preparedness coordinators lays out the steps to get you
A morning workout may not be enough to keep you healthy if you spend most of your day sitting. Sprinkling a few minutes of exercise into your work day routine may help.
Our Director of Population Health Services writes about community responses to students’ mental health needs. Those ways of reducing suicide rates include a CPR-like training to help community members to respond to individuals in crisis, a
One of our resident physicians in the Montana Family Medicine Residency explains some of the risk factors that make elderly people more susceptible to falls.
Our licensed clinical professional counselor at RiverStone Health’s Orchard School Clinic explains how adults modeling good behavior can help their children when they have a no good, very bad day.
