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
Mission
To promote the health and well being of Montana’s citizens to help healthy families build healthy communities.
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) Data Monitoring
o Local MCH Service Contracts
o MCH Performance Measurements
o Birth Defects Monitoring
o Newborn Metabolic Screening
o Newborn Hearing Screening
o Genetics Services Contracting
o Oral Health
Child, Adolescent and Community Health
o Home Visiting Program Support
o Fetal, Infant and Child Mortality Review, Including SIDS Support
o Early Childhood Comprehensive System
o School and Adolescent Health
o Fetal Alcohol Prevention
o Youth Suicide 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
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)
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)
Bureau Goals_________________________
1. Allocate resources for service delivery to families and in communities
2. Collect and analyze MCH information
3. Direct and guide MCH activities in Montana through policy development
4. Assure access to quality services to children, women and families
5. Forge collaborative partnerships with public health providers
6. Improve the health status of target populations through education and behavior changes
7. Advocate for programs and services to promote the health of our target population
Staff
Bureau Chief
Jo Ann Walsh Dotson
Phone 406-444-4743
Email jdotson@mt.gov
MCH/Data Monitoring
Vacant
Phone 406-444-4119
Email
Child, Adolescent and Community Health
Deborah Henderson
Phone 406-444-2794
Email dehenderson@mt.gov
Nutrition/WIC
Chris Fogelman
Phone 406-444-4747
Email cfogelman@mt.gov
Women & Men’s Health
Suzanne Nybo
Phone 406-444-3775
Email snybo@mt.gov
