The Teton County Board of Health, meeting Dec. 16 via video conferencing software, discussed the space needs of the Teton County Health Department, which has outgrown its office located on the Benefis Teton Medical Center campus in Choteau.
The board also discussed the health departmentâs pandemic response and when COVID-19 vaccines are likely to arrive in the county.
Health Department Director Melissa Moyer said she has spoken with the county commissioners about the need for more space, and the county has accommodated her needs by providing part-time office space in the county courthouse for the departmentâs chronic disease program manager.
Montana State University Extension partnered with Cornell University for the collaborative research study, âStrong People Strength Training Program: A Community Based Randomized Trial.â The study examined the effects of a twice-weekly strength training program on health, including heart disease and diabetes, as well as the functional fitness of mid-life and older adults.
The research participants met in the fall of 2019 and because of the tremendous response when the program was announced, MSU Extension in Teton County opened a second non-research section of the class and continued classes through March, when they were discontinued because of the pandemic.
Michelle Grocke, Ph.D., and MSU Extension specialist, shared the results of the Strong People Randomized Control Trial at the Choteau Baptist Church on Dec. 8. A recording of the presentation will be available for later viewing opportunities.