By Powder River Public Health Nurse Darlynn Williams After record breaking months in September and October that each had (55) positive COVID-19 cases in Powder River County, November brought a significant lower number of cases, which gives us hope...

By PR Extension Office Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is an exercise program set to begin January 10th at the Powder River Senior Center in Broadus. Exercises are designed to maintain and improve balance in adults 65 and older. E...

Courtesy MT DPHHS Most parents now have probably heard of JUUL, but how about Puff Bar? The new National Youth Tobacco Survey shows that Puff Bar has overtaken JUUL and other brands as the most popular type of e-cigarette. Like many e-cigarette p...

Courtesy MT DPHHS The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) released today a new report with Montana-specific data from the past eight months that illustrates the best tool against serious illness from COVID-19 is to get v...

By Darlynn Williams, PR County Public Health Nurse Part of the anticipation and wait for booster COVID-19 vaccinations is over. Last week the CDC’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended certain populations rec...

Courtesy Darlynn Williams, PR County Public Health Nurse There has been a lot of information in the media recently about extra doses of COVID vaccinations. Here is some information to help clear things up. Booster doses and 3rd doses do not have the...

By Sean P. Hill RS, MBA, MPH, CEO/Medical Administrator, Powder River County Health Officer Powder River County is experiencing another outbreak of COVID-19 that rivals previous outbreaks. Currently we have twenty active cases with two additional...

Medical services in Powder River County have been a hot topic of late, with the expansion of Powder River Health, the COVID-19 pandemic putting an emphasis on the Public Health Program, the expansion of the Physical Therapy Department, changing...

By Kylie Randall Have you ever heard of dry needling? Dry needling is a treatment performed by using a fine monofilament needle to penetrate the skin and reach deep muscular trigger points. Dry needling can only be performed by trained and certified...

By Kerry Gardner We are gearing up for the HEALTH FAIR on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Community Center and Hammond School. We have a variety of tests available including Chemistry Panel, Lipid Panel, CBC, TSH, PSA and HGB A1c for diabetics and...

Courtesy MT DPHHS The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) issued a new report on Tuesday stating the death rate among Montana residents increased by 14% in 2020 compared with the previous 5-year average. State health officials p...

By Kerry Gardner Powder River Health Fair is 25 years strong and still going-YIKES how is that possible. Some of our workers have been here every year and that is amazing, shows you just how committed these people are to this service for our area....

By Powder River County Public Health Nurse Darlynn Williams On February 12, Governor Greg Gianforte let the current mask mandate expire and he issued a directive implementing executive order 2-2021. The message for prevention remains the same: Wear...

Helena, Mont.-Montana residents have another opportunity to enroll in a health insurance plan on the health insurance exchange starting February 15, 2021 through May 15, 2021. If you sign up for a policy on February 15, 2021 coverage will begin on...

As of Tuesday, 73 Powder River County residents have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the state’s new COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. The dashboard shows the number of total doses administered throughout the state, b...

Courtesy PR Extension Office Yoga with Dr. George classes begin next week. Classes will be offered each Monday from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and each Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. beginning the first week in February. Both classes will be h...

By Powder River County Public Health Officer Sean Hill CVS came to Powder River Manor to provide COVID vaccine for residents and staff on Friday, January 15, 2021. This was the first of three visits to provide vaccines. Each subsequent visit will be...

By PR Extension Office “We’re excited to offer activities to improve health and increase physical activity,” explained Morgan Weller, Community Health Coordinator in Powder River County. Weller will be co-teaching the Arthritis Exercise class...

* Updated Jan 5 By Powder River County Public Health Officer Sean Hill January 4, 2021 Powder River Public Health is anticipating our first shipment of Moderna COVID vaccine this week and will be vaccinating healthcare workers and frontline staff as...

By Powder River County Public Health Officer Sean Hill GOOD NEWS! The more we find out about COVID, the better we can tailor our response. After significant research, the CDC, along with other top scientists, have modified the quarantine...