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Montana’s smokeless tobacco use prevalence is 14% for adult males, which is more than twice as high as the national average. February 19-25 is “Through with Chew Week,” an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks of...

Malta Kids Club is partnering with Malta Elementary and P.I.E. (Parents Involved in Education) to hold a Family Fun Literacy Night in conjunction with parent-teacher conferences and the Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, October 25th, from 4:00 p.m....

Malta Kids Club is blasting through space this summer with “Out of this World” fun activities from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Members of Malta Kids Club have been busy with 1st LEGO League Robotics projects and Star Gazer...

Malta Kids Club has a summer full of galactically cool activities that are “Out of This World” planned for June 6th- August 18th, 2022. Program hours will be 1:00pm to 5:00pm Mondays through Thursdays. All kids ages 5 (enrolled in Kindergarten...

May 10 marks 18 years of helping Montanans quit tobacco. Since 2004, more than 100,000 Montanans have called the Montana Tobacco Quit Line for help with their quit attempt and more than 36,000 have quit! Montana has one of the highest quit rates for...

Montana’s smokeless tobacco use prevalence is 14% for adult males, which is more than twice as high as the national average. February 20-26 is “Through with Chew Week,” an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks of...

Malta Boys & Girls Club (Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, Malta Extension) has been renamed to the “Malta Kids Club.” According to Club Director, Sonia Young, “Due to changes in the national organization’s policies, our afterschool and...

Parents will be relieved to know that Malta Boys & Girls Club is standing in the gap as a safe place for your children to go each day afterschool, including the new early release at 2pm on Wednesdays, beginning December 2nd. Malta Boys & Girls Club...

The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® is an annual event that encourages and offers support to smokers to make a plan to quit smoking or to quit smoking on the day of the event – the third Thursday in November each year. By...

Malta Boys & Girls Club’s afterschool program is excited to be open the first day of school, Wednesday, August 26th! The program is free of charge. Weekday hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, afterschool until 5:30 pm. There will be NO bus...

The Malta Boys & Girls Club will open for Summer on Monday, June 8th! Summer Hours will be Monday-Thursday, 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. . With COVID-19 restrictions, children MUST be from Phillips County, 5 years old, AND registered for Kindergarten this...

In this time of uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is certain, lung health has never been more important. Now is the time to quit smoking and vaping and Montana has free resources to help. COVID-19 is a new disease that attacks the...

Montana’s smokeless tobacco rates are higher than the national average for both male youth (10%) and male adults (12%). February 16-22 is “Through with Chew Week,” and is an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks...

Are you ready to “kick the tobacco use habit” and add years to your life? Then you just need to pick a day. How about Thursday, November 21st, 2019? That’s the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. You can join millions of Americans...

More than 8,000 communities and 1 million Americans are celebrating afterschool programs for this year's Lights On Afterschool! This nationwide event, organized by the Afterschool Alliance since 2000, calls attention to the importance of afterschool...

Phillips County – In 2005, the Montana legislature passed the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), one of the most important public health policies in state history. The law was fully implemented on October 1, 2009. The U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 20...

E-Cigarettes, vapes, mods, e-hookahs, vape pens, tank systems and JUULS have been a popular topic on the national news lately. Although deemed to be less harmful and supposed help people stop smoking regular cigarettes these devices are becoming a...

The Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices and Malta Boys & Girls Club are continuing fundraising efforts to complete much-needed repairs on their existing building housed in the former St. Mary’s Catholic School. Weather and wear have...

Teenagers from Malta High School reACT! have joined forces with other teens and scientists across the United States as part of “National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®” (NDAFW). The week-long health observance, organized by the National Institute...

PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA – Six members of the Malta High School reACT! Crew along with thirty-eight Malta Boys & Girls Club members took a stand against the tobacco industry during National Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids “Kick Butts Day,...