MONTANA HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR A HEALTHY CLIMATE
A healthier future for Montanans.
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Dr Larry McEvoy, Dr Lori Byron, Mary Fitzpatrick, Karen Stears testified to the PSC.
OpEd by Dr Lori Byron published in the Billings Gazette, Mt Standard, Helena Air, and the Missoulian. Caspen Black has been our Program Manager from 2022-2025. They brought us into the digital age in so many ways! They have been thoughful and thorough in their work and have worked to grow and improve our organization. Caspen was born and raised on a family farm in Montana. Before becoming Program Manager, they served as an AmeriCorps VISTA for a Montana healthcare nonprofit where they coordinated new programs and events, and as a social science researcher for the Forest Service, where they studied community-based participatory research methods. They believe that when patients and providers work together as equals, we can build a more just, effective, and adaptable health system. They are also a figure skater, weaver, and aquarium hobbyist. 
Tabling at Earth Week in Billings and Earth Day at UMT (Missoula). And 3 of our amazing nurses - Dr Beth Schenk, Julia Ryder and Teresa Wicks were speakers at the Rural Nursing Conference in Bozeman, with a strong emphasis on climate change;
Minnesotan Nurse Dr Teddie Potter, an amazing climate advocate, was the Keynote.
 Stormwater Symposium
Red Lodge, MT | April 22nd, 2025 The amazing green team of the Red Lodge High School have been water sampling and looking for solutions realted to stormwater contamination of our precious Rock Creek. Stormwater is the main contaminant of water bodies across the world. They have city planners and researchers and organized a fantastic , science-based symposium for the entire town! Kate Belinda is an inspiring and engaging teacher. The town of Red Lodge is so blessed. MtHPHC underwrote the event.
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