Family & Community Health Bureau
What We Do
The Family and Community Health Bureau offers programs and services to improve the health of Montana’s women, children and families.
NEW 2008 Family Health Advisory Council Report
2008 Spring Public Health Conference
2009 Spring Public Health Conference
Family and Community Health Bureau Brochure
Mission
To promote and improve the health and safety of Montana’s women, men,children, and families.
Target Populations
Infants
Children and Youth ages 1-21
Families
Pregnant Women
Women of Child Bearing Age
Programs and Services
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Coordination Section
o Local MCH Service Contracts
o MCH Performance Measurements
o Oral Health
Infant Child & Maternal Health Section (ICMHS)
o Public Health Home Visiting to At-Risk Pregnant Women and Families
o Fetal, Infant and Child Mortality Review, Including SIDS Support
o Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention
Nutrition/WIC (Women, Infants and Children)
o WIC Services
o Nutrition Education for WIC Participants
o Breastfeeding Support
o WIC Farmer’s Market
Women’s and Men’s Health
o Family Planning Services
o Teen Pregnancy Prevention
o Unintended Pregnancy Reduction
o Women’s Health Services
o Coordination with HHS Office of Women’s Health
Children's Special Health Services
o Specialty Clinic Services
o Resource & Referral
o Financial Assistance
o System of Care Support
o Newborn Metabolic Screening
o Newborn Hearing Screening
o Genetics Services Contracting
Local Partners
Local Heath Departments
Family Planning Programs
WIC Clinics
Public Health Nurses
Family Practice Providers
Medical Specialists
School Health Staff
Community Health Centers
Funding Sources
Federal Sources $19 million
USDA_WIC
Maternal & Child Health Block Grant (Title V)
Montana MCH Block Grant Narrative submitted 09-19-2008
Montana MCH Block Grant Forms Submitted 09-19-2008
Family Planning (Title X)
Preventive Health Block Grant
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
State Sources $1.1 million
Genetics Program
Public Health Home Visiting (MIAMI)
Priority Areas
FCHB will partner with the public health stakeholders throughout the state to address the following priority areas as they relate to the MCH population.
- Environmental Health
- Family and Community Health Bureau Capacity Development
- Family Support and Education
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
- Promotion of Preventive and Accessible Health Care
- Reproductive and Sexual Health
- Unintentional Injuries
Staff
Bureau Chief
Jo Ann Walsh Dotson
Phone: 406-444-4743
Email: jdotson@mt.gov
Maternal & Child Health Data Coordination Section
Ann Hagen-Buss
Phone: 406-444-4119
Email: ahagenbuss@mt.gov
Infant Child & Maternal Health Section
Deborah Henderson
Phone: 406-444-2794
Email: dehenderson@mt.gov
Nutrition/WIC
Joan Bowsher
Phone: 406-444-4747
Email: jbowsher@mt.gov
Women & Men’s Health
Colleen Lindsay
Phone: 406-444-3775
Email: clindsay@mt.gov
Children's Special Health Services
Denise Brunett
Phone: 406-444-3617
Email: dbrunett@mt.gov
