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  • DPHHS, OPI To Offer Summer EBT In 2024

    Montana DPHHS, For the Courier|Dec 6, 2023

    Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Director Charlie Brereton and Office of Public Instruction (OPI) Superintendent Elsie Arntzen has announced plans to offer the new federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program to Montana families beginning in June 2024. “DPHHS is committed to partnering with OPI to ensure children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months,” Brereton said. States have until Jan. 1, 2024, to notify U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of their d...

  • Scams Related To COVID-19: Protect Yourself From More Than The Virus

    DPHHS, For the Courier|Mar 25, 2020

    Social Security Scams Scam: Caller claims to be from Social Security and says that the outbreak has forced a reorganization of their records. They want to confirm your personally identifiable information, like your Social Security number. Social Security will never call you! If you aren’t sure that a caller is legitimate, hang up and look up the number of the organization they claim to represent. If they really work there, you’ll be able to get right back on the line with them. Medicare/Medicaid Scams Scam: Caller claims to be from... Full story

  • Mosquitoes All Over, Test Positive For West Nile Nearby

    The Courier And DPHHS|Aug 21, 2013

    The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, in collaboration with Carroll College and Montana State University, has confirmed this season’s first signs of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in Phillips, Sheridan, Blaine, Cascade, Prairie and Teton counties. In addition, an American white pelican near the Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Sheridan County tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Karla Thompson of the Valley County Health Department told The Courier that as of Tuesday, no human cases of WNV have been...

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