Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

See Public Health Differently

Public health enhances quality of life in Montana by supporting healthy living in your community. From ensuring tobacco-free public spaces to helping Health care providers improve patient care, it touches everyone in Montana – from birth to death. Our Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau is working for you.


You can take charge of your health to improve or prevent chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.

  • Take medications as prescribed. If you have trouble accessing or affording your medication, talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist about your concerns and any options to reduce cost.
  • Maintain clean indoor air and monitor outdoor air pollution. Small particles, viruses, and gases can impact your health.
    • Outdoor air quality can vary greatly, even during winter months. Maintain clean indoor air and monitor outdoor air to protect your health. Learn how at Air Quality and Health.
    • Removing asthma triggers in the home, along with proper medical care can improve health. Learn more through the Montana Asthma Home Visiting Program (MAP).
  • Eat healthful foods and stay physically active. There are many programs in Montana to support nutrition and physical activity habits. See the Community Programs Map to learn more.
  • Seek help when necessary from a school nurse, healthcare provider, pharmacist or other trusted health professional. Use tools like asthma action plans and advice from a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist or a Certified Asthma Educator.
    • Learn more about school resources for people with chronic disease at the Montana School Health website.
    • Learn about your insurance benefits. Diabetes Self-management Education and Support (DSMES), Asthma Education, or other support services may be a covered benefit.
  • Monitor your risk and know your numbers. Take the prediabetes risk test, know your blood pressure, have lung function tested, get screened for chronic kidney disease, receive an eye exam, visit the dentist, and receive other heart health screenings when appropriate.
    • Check your local library for resources like blood pressure kits to use at home.
    • See if you qualify for the WISEWOMAN program.
  • Access to food, safe housing and transportation are just a few of the critical social drivers of health (SDOH) that impact individual and community health. SDOH screening during annual well visits or other medical appointments allows providers an opportunity to assist patients if a need is recognized, and to provide referrals to services needed. Learn more about screening tools at our Resource website.

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