Missoula, UM Partnership Creates New Academic Health Department

The Missoula City-County Health Department and the University of Montana have joined forces to create a new Academic Health Department.

The new organization will foster collaboration on public health research, practice and service. The UM side of the organization is based in the University’s School of Public and Community Health Sciences.

“We are excited to work with the Missoula City-County Health Department on this important achievement,” said Reed Humphrey, dean of UM’s College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, which houses the UM school. “This makes Montana just the 21st state in the U.S. to have such an academic relationship. I’m convinced it will result in more extramural funding and more students earning certificates and degrees in public health. This is a significant step forward for UM in the region.”