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National report hits Jackson Hole water quality


The Healthiest Communities rankings from U.S. News & World Report are just out. They show how nearly 3,000 U.S. counties perform in 84 metrics across 10 health and health-related categories.
Teton County scored high overall but was deficient in one very important category: providing safe drinking water to its residents. The report found that 29% of our population is served by drinking water systems that violate Environmental Protection Agency standards.
County-level data were collected from well-recognized and validated sources, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the EPA. ....

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TCHD needs more space, director tells board of health


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 department’s 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 department’s chronic disease program manager. ....

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