Lake County Offices in Polson Montana

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  Public Health-
802 Main Street, Suite A
406-883-7288 or 1-888-445-3269
FAX: 406-883-7290

Immunization Program
For Children
(federal funding)
  • Vaccines For Children Program
  • Daycare IZ assessment
  • School-based IZ clinics
  • For Adults (patient fees)
  • Travel vaccines: Hepatitis A & B, IPV (polio), MMR
  • Td boosters, Influenza, Pneumonia vaccine
  • TB screening
  • Annual Community Influenza Vaccination Clinics


Women & Men’s Health (FP) Program
(funding: federal, state, 3rd party (insurance, Medicaid, Tribal Health, and patient fees and donations)

Sliding Fee Scale services include:

  • Emergency Contraception
  • Birth Control supplies for men, women, & teens
  • Pregnancy Testing and Counseling
  • STD screening and treatment
  • Medical Exams (breast cancer screening & Pap Smears)
  • Education & Counseling
  • Sterilization counseling & information
  • Breast & Cervical Health provider for women age 50-65 yrs.
  • Service Mineral and Sanders Counties with Satellite FP Clinics

Maternal & Child Health Program
(Federal block grant funding)

  • PHN Home visiting & newborn follow-up
  • Targeted Case Management for High Risk Prenatal and Children with Special Health Care Needs
  • Breast Feeding Support & Consultation
  • Newborn Hep B vaccine sharing program
  • FICMR (Fetal, Infant, Child Mortality Review Team)

Tobacco Education & Prevention Program (Tobacco Master Settlement)

  • TEG/TAP for youth cited for tobacco violations
  • Multiple activities county-wide

Safe Kids, Safe Communities Program (Dept. of Transportation funding)

  • Passenger Safety
  • Emphasis on Seat Belt and Car Seat use
  • Impaired Driving
  • DUI Enforcement Enhancement
  • Life Jacket Loan Program
  • Bike Helmet Projects

HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis C Program
(Federal-CDC-Funding)

  • Anonymous HIV Testing & Counseling
  • Partner notification and referral support
  • Confidential Hepatitis C Counseling, Testing & Referral
  • Free Hep A and Hep B vaccines for high risk clients

Communicable Disease Tracking and Prevention (County funding)

  • Active Disease Surveillance System
  • Follow-up of communicable disease reports

Emergency Preparedness
(HAN Funding-Federal)

  • Development of Satellite Dish Downlink
  • Capacity for Community
  • Integration of Public Health link in disaster/emergency preparedness
 

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