The Montana Minute

Transcript What Does Being a Community Health Worker Mean to You My name is Carla Rose, and I was a resident care partner at the assist program in Kalispell Mt with Logan Health, and I've been doing this job for about 2 1/2 years. Being a community health worker entails many assets, and when you think you know it, you don't because you'll come up with a new client with new needs. It's. Helping people. Really don't have the life skills to help themselves and getting them on track on their not only their health, their mental health, their addictions, any aspect they may need help with and a lot of times especially I deal with a lot of homeless. Clients is they're so beaten down and so overwhelmed, it's difficult for them to even complete an application and they can't get it completed and they get lost in the system. So being an advocate for them and helping them, trying to teach them some skills to stay on top of things, take care of themselves. When that's not happened their whole life, it's very difficult, but giving them hope and giving them someone they can count on, I think is just crucial. And I think it's, I hope this role expands across the state, across the whole state of Montana because it is so needed. Not only for homeless, but elderly and homebound, and so many people, families, it's just crucial.

Dr. Thomas Strizich, a pediatrician at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana, talks about the effects of drug exposure to children in the womb and the trends in neonatal drug exposure in our state.

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In this episode you'll hear from Chris Graden who is an occupational therapist who has 30 years of experience working with children. We're bringing you this episode in two installments so be sure to catch both part 1 and part 2 of our interview!

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Native veterans experience many of the same challenges with reintegrating after deployment as non-native vets. Yet, there are a number of unique challenges that make the transition more difficult, making the importance of community that much more relevant. Listen to two Native vets share their experiences of coming home from deployment, one from Vietnam and another from the Middle East, and their advice for connecting to a powerful community. 

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What does it mean for a veteran to be part of a community when they return from deployment? For some that means starting by finding a safe and secure home. For others it means coming together in the outdoors to connect with other vets over extreme sports, recreating that sense of camaraderie they might have felt in the service. Two expert veteran guests, Rebecca Stancil and Anton Johnson, will be speaking with me about the importance of community for veterans.

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When a service member returns home it can be difficult to readjust to family life and figure out the "new normal." On this episode, you will hear from a couple, Terry and Delaine, both veterans, with over 20 years of combined service and a handful of deployments. They share how they got through the difficult transition periods of being deployed and returning home. Also on this episode, social worker Meaghan Lee-Moriarity from the Missoula Vet Center. Meaghan shares stories about other vets who have had similar experiences with transitioning home. She also offers helpful advice for veterans struggling with reintegration who might also be affected by PTSD.

Link to Why is Dad So Mad book referred to in the podcast

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