MONTANA HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR A HEALTHY CLIMATE
A healthier future for Montanans.
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MAFP has just agreed to join us as an ally, joining the MT ACP (MT Chapter, American College of Physicians), MT AAP (MT Chapter, Academy of Pediatrics), MPHA (MT Public Health Association), and MEHA (MT Environmental Health Association). These organizations agree that climate and air pollution affect the health of Montanans. ***Talk to us about how to ask your professional society to ally with us! [email protected] 
Dr. Christina Barksy and her team of researchers at the University of Montana uncovered a pattern of 911 calls in Missoula county that shows we can expect hundreds more 911 calls when the temperature jumps a few degrees above average in the summer. The most frequent callers? Folks over 65, especially those in rural areas of the county. 
Board members Lori and Rob Byron were on Community 7 this week to talk about the health threats of climate change.
 Kootenai Climate Group board members surrounded by their fans. Our friends at the Kootenai Climate Group scored a win for folks living with with lung disease in Lincoln County! Libby is home to the W.R. Grace & Co. vermiculite mine, the epicenter of the largest asbestos cleanup project in the US. While there's been good progress in the asbestos cleanup, Lincoln county still has highest asbestos-related mortality rate in the country. Asbestos-related diseases often affect the lungs, and make folks more vulnerable to air pollution like the wildfire smoke we're seeing more and more of.
Interested in making your own air filter kit? All it takes is a box fan, some duct tape, and a MERV 13 furnace filter (found at any hardware store). We've got instructions on the patient tab of our Wildfire Smoke Health Toolkit.
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