FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: March 11, 2024 Contact: Jon Ebelt, Communications Director, DPHHS, (406) 444-0936, (406) 461-3757 | jebelt@mt.gov DPHHS Urges Consumers to Discard and Not Purchase Recalled Cinnamon Products Montanans advised to check their homes, discard recalled products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to throw away and not purchase specific ground cinnamon products because...
Announcing the revised New Provider and Emergency Financial Assistance Program. This program supports new programs looking to be awarded a child care license or registration within six months or programs that have experienced an emergency that causes an interruption of child care services. Please click here for the application. The Provider Financial Assistance Program funds can be used...
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is recognized as one of the most common causes of childhood illness. More specifically, RSV is the leading cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in U.S. children aged less than one year, and especially infants born prematurely. Each year in the United States, approximately 75,000 to 125,000 children aged <5 years are hospitalized...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: Nov. 16, 2023 Contact: Jon Ebelt, Communications Director, DPHHS, (406) 444-0936, (406) 461-3757, jebelt@mt.gov DPHHS Urges Providers to Monitor for Possible Cases of Lead Poisoning in Children Montanans advised to check their homes, discard recalled products Federal, state, and local officials are urging medical providers to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in...
Why Celebrate Brain Building? We celebrate Brain Building because: Children’s brains grow the most rapidly the first five years of life! 90% of brain growth happens before kindergarten, Parents are children’s first and most important teachers and Families have what it takes to be brain-builders! Celebrating Cultures and Traditions through Books Family Engagement Activities and Resources Child Care Aware ...
Montana Child Care Retention and Recruitment Child Care Assistance for Child Care Workers Are you a parent or guardian working in child care and need assistance paying for your own child/children’s care? A one-time only child care assistance program is available for eligible childcare employees through the Montana Bright Futures Birth to Five Grant (BF B-5). Applications...
