LAC discusses uses of grant funds to increase mental health awareness
Last updated 1/12/2021 at 11:48am
Hill County Behavioral Health Local Advisory Council members discussed plans for a $20,000 grant received by the county from the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and how it could be used. LAC Chair Andi Daniel said she spoke with Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson, who told her that the terms of the grant, which did not include many of the activities council members hoped to use the funds for, could be amended to include training and service increases as possible uses for the funds.
Region deals with a year of a deadly virus
Havre Daily News/Kimberly Bolta
A sign on the 400 Block of First Street lists the number of COVID-19-related deaths in Hill County.
Vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19 is arriving in the area at a time when people appear to have taken actions to slow the spread of the virus following surges over the summer and a massive surge in the fall. But officials are warning people that it may be months before the vaccine is available for much of the general population, and they need to continue following recommendations - wearing masks in public settings, avoiding large gatherings, staying home as much as possible, regularly washing their hands, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and staying home if they are ill - to keep the spread down.
Blaine county to receive COVID-19 vaccine this week
Vaccine intended for front-line health care workers and assisted living residents and staff; arrival date in Hill County unknown
Last updated 12/22/2020 at 11:13am
The Blaine County Health Department announced that it will be receiving its initial allocation of COVID-19 vaccine this week, although it warns people to still take precautions to reduce the spread of the disease until everyone is vaccinated. A press release sent to the Havre Daily News said this round of vaccine is intended to immunize people in Phase 1A of the state’s immunization plan including front-line health care workers, and long-term care facility staff and residents.
COVID-19 spread continues to drop in Hill County
Plans being made for vaccine distribution
Last updated 12/21/2020 at 11:45am
Hill County Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said Friday that the county’s drop in COVID-19 spread is continuing as plans are made for the rollout of vaccines. Larson said, during the Hill County Board of Health’s weekly update, only 522 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded that day in Montana, significantly lower than just a few weeks ago. She said this is definitely a good sign. Hill County, as of last Thursday at 10 p.m., had 72 active cases of COVID-19, and the health department is following 79 people who are in quarantine, she said, a drop of about 30 people from the.
COVID-19 spread in Hill County continues to drop as holiday season progresses
Community sees no spike in wake of Thanksgiving
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Hill County Health Director and now Health Officer Kim Larson poses for a photograph outside of the Hill County Health Department in October. Larson said she is pleased with the reduced rate of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and hopes people keep up with the actions that have reduced transmission in the county.
Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson said the community is doing a good job following public health guidelines and the rate of COVID-19 s spread in the county is still falling.