Yellowstone County is due for its wellness check, also known as the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The goal of the CHNA is to identify major health problems, gaps in services and other factors that may
Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day to show our support for environmental stewardship and taking care of the health of our planet. Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of April each
Volunteers at RiverStone Health are at the heart of our mission to improve life, health and safety every day. The volunteers at RiverStone Health come from a variety of backgrounds and life journeys. Sarah Rachac, the
National Public Health Week begins today. As your local city-county public health department, RiverStone Health wants to say thank you for your partnership and support for our community’s health. Heather Fink-Stambaugh shares the importance of public
Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that is an epidemic nationwide. In Montana, about 5,300 adults will be diagnosed with diabetes each year, according to the American Diabetes Association. Lucas Teynor, DO, a family medicine physician
Spring is nearly here – and so is the season of home renovations. Renovating a home can be an exciting project, but if your house is one of the 68% in Yellowstone County built before 1978,
Measles is a highly contagious and serious viral illness once eradicated in the U.S. In 2025 so far, there have been over 200 cases and 2 deaths due to an outbreak in Texas and New Mexico,
You might not think much about food safety when dining out, but food safety inspections are key to preventing foodborne illnesses. Clark Snyder, an Environmental Health Services program manager and registered sanitarian at RiverStone Health, identifies
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, but the good news is it’s highly preventable with regular screening. Maddie du Pont, DO, a family medicine physician at RiverStone Health
Our Director of Population Health Services has helped introduce PAX, a behavioral game, into Billings elementary schools. Evidence indicates the game teaches lessons that provide life-long benefits.
On the longest night of the year and the first day of winter, Healthcare for the Homeless organized the annual candlelight vigil to observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. John Felton, RiverStone Health’s President & CEO, urged
Doctors in our Montana Family Medicine Residency are getting specialized training to help increase their skills and empathy for patients who may have to cope with multiple infirmities as they age.
With holiday travel, family celebrations and other large gatherings, residents should take the first confirmed case of influenza in the county as a warning to get their annual flu shot. Anyone over the age of six
We’ve made it easy for the public to look at the results of restaurant inspections on our website. The inspections are simply “snapshots” of the day and time of the inspection, but the goal is to
“What we need as humans is to spend our last days…living in as high a quality as possible, to spend our last days in dignity, in comfort and in peace,” said Richard Opper, director of the
In a ceremony that started with short speeches and ended with gold-colored shovels and an inter-tribal honor song, RiverStone Health broke ground on a new $11 million clinic.
Dr. Joy Welty, a third-year resident in our Montana Family Medicine Residency, talks about striking a work/life balance and what she’s learned from her patients.
John Felton, President and CEO of RiverStone Health, discusses the move toward comprehensive primary and preventive care to improve health.
