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  • JeffCo Health Department Update: 6/9/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Jun 9, 2021

    The past few weeks have allowed me some time for reflection on the past year. Here is no doubt this has been a difficult year. Our lives and routines have been disrupted. We have been pushed outside our comfort zones and have faced the fragility of life. As a society I am hearing more and more that we want to “go back to normal.” I have been thinking about what that normal is going to look like. I often joke that at our house “normal” is a dryer cycle. Maya Angelou has said, “If you...

  • JeffCo Health Department Update: 5/26/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|May 26, 2021

    Children have played an important role in my personal and professional life. Children bring joy and energy to life. As a child, I wanted to grow up to be a mother or a nurse. I have had the fortune of becoming both. As an adult, I recognize the best blessing was becoming a grandmother. Much of my adult life has been spent promoting children’s health. The basics for keeping children physically healthy include safety, nutritious food, exercise and immunizations. Caring for our children’s...

  • JeffCo Health Board Update: 5/12/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, JeffCo Public Health Supervisor|May 12, 2021

    Health is a lifelong journey. For each of us that journey is unique. Every one of us has our own approach to health and wellness. This week, National Women’s Health Week, serves as a reminder for women and girls to take steps toward caring for themselves and making health a priority. It is not easy to take steps toward better health. Women are often caring for people besides themselves. Life is busy. We are making history as we navigate a pandemic. What steps can we take toward better health?...

  • JeffCo Health Department Update: 5/5/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|May 5, 2021

    Promoting health and wellness are the pieces of my job that are closest to my heart. Creating opportunities for people to have an awareness of and make choices that improves their overall quality of life brings great satisfaction. I view wellness as a spectrum. For each of us, throughout our lives, we can move on that spectrum. There are times when we are more, or less, physically, emotionally or mentally well. Well-being integrates both physical and mental health in preventing disease and promo...

  • Jeffco Health Department Update: 4/28/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Apr 28, 2021

    Vaccination is very much on my mind. Jefferson County Health has been actively administering COVID-19 vaccinations for the past three and a half months. We have participated in training to store, handle and administer the vaccines. Scheduled appointments, provided education, set up clinics and administered doses. However, this is not the only vaccination effort I have been thinking about. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused barriers for some individuals in receiving preventative health care....

  • Jeffco Health Department Update: 4/21/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Apr 21, 2021

    Without volunteers to rely on, it is hard for me to imagine how Jefferson County Health Department would have fulfilled its many responsibilities this year. We have been assisted by mask makers, contact tracers, telephone answers and paper filers. Volunteers have worked from home, come to our office and responded to our vaccination clinics. They have entered data, directed traffic and administered vaccinations. Their service to us and our residents has made a positive impact on our community....

  • JeffCo Health Department Update: 4/14/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Apr 14, 2021

    In late 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved for use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 23, 2020, Jefferson County Health Department received its first allotment on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. We were overjoyed! There was cheering and singing and a few tears of relief. Those hundred doses of vaccine felt like hope. They felt like hope because up until then our only defense against a virus that had changed the course of our daily lives were non-pharmaceutical interventions...

  • JeffCo Health Board Update: 4/7/2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Apr 7, 2021

    During the past year, a virus that has changed all our daily lives, amplified the visibility of public health. In the public health field, individuals work to promote healthy living, prevent disease and injury, and determine ways to bring the greatest health benefits to the most people. Public health is the art and science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. The work of public health is important in all our lives however, often this work is done...

  • Jefferson County Issues Mask Mandate

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Feb 17, 2021

    As you know, on February 12, 2021, the statewide mask mandate expired. Masks have been proven to reduce the incidence of disease, protect others and ourselves from COVID-19. "Correct and consistent mask use is a critical step everyone can take to prevent getting and spreading COVID-19. Masks work best when everyone wears them" CDC. Masking is an important non-pharmaceutical intervention we need to adhere to as we work to distribute vaccine. Jefferson County has just begun its vaccination...

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Updates: February 17, 2021

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Feb 17, 2021

    • Jefferson County is now vaccinating in Phase 1B-Tier 2: Persons 70 years and older • Beginning this week, Jefferson County Health Department will administer COVID-19 vaccinations in Montana City at Montana City Fire Station 1 • Whitehall Medical Clinic is offering Covid-19 vaccinations for patients receiving primary care services at Whitehall Medical Clinic • On February 27, 2021, Jefferson County Public Health will hold a vaccine event at Jefferson County Fairgrounds Please note: ...

  • COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

    Pam Hanna RN, Jefferson County Public Health Supervisor|Feb 10, 2021

    Jefferson County Health Department is grateful for the interest our residents have shown in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently vaccine supply is very limited. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services receives a weekly allocation which is then distributed to the local jurisdictions. MT DPHHS developed a population-based formula for each county in order to distribute vaccine equitably. According to the state’s data, Jefferson County has 12,221 residents. Of those residents,...