Missoula City-County Health Department

A surprising statement regarding flu cases came late last week from Pam Whitney.

Without more people getting the flu vaccine, when the flu season reaches its apex in February, according to Pam Whitney, ‘we’ll see numbers higher than we’ve ever seen’.

With 32 suicides reported in Missoula County before the end of November, the Missoula City-County Health Department is offering services and programs to help prevent more suicides.

The Missoula City-County Health Department told KGVO News that flu cases are showing up earlier than normal and that RSV cases are also appearing in children.

With the long-lasting high-pressure system that has been parked over western Montana for the past few weeks, the lack of air movement could bring some possible health problems for those with respiratory problems.

The Missoula City-County Health Department issued a press release stating that the first presumptive case of MPX or Monkeypox has been reported in Missoula County.

Missoula City-County Health Department Director D’Shane Barnett told us that the COVID virus can still cause health problems.

The Missoula City-County Health Department announced this week that several joint flu and COVID booster clinics have been scheduled in communities outside Missoula.

Do you really appreciate what the smoke particles you’re breathing are doing to your body?

With air quality at the ‘Unhealthy’ stage in Missoula and ‘Very Unhealthy’ south of Missoula into Hamilton, the Missoula City-County Health Department is recommending that school children be kept inside.

Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield with the Missoula City-County Health Department told us on Thursday that shifting winds are worsening air quality throughout western Montana.

Normal and necessary childhood vaccinations have dropped ‘significantly’, according to local health officials.