Hill County  Health Department

"Hand in Hand, Keeping Hill County Healthy"

Board of Health

Kristi Kline
Dr. Katarina Latkovitch
Kathy Bessette
Mike Wendland
Mike Anderson

Health Officer

Dr. Bruce Richardson

Core Functions of the Hill County Board of Health

  • Assessment – Hill County Health Department has identified their health problems, resources and needs.
  • Policy development – Hill County Board of Health is instrumental for sharing responsibility
    for problem solving. With the collaboration of the Health Department, the Board promotes policies that support public health to meet community needs.
  • Assurance - Hill County Board of Health has the responsibility to assure that private and public services to protect and promote public health are available and accessible to all.

Responsibilities of the Hill County Board of Health

  • Understand and support quality and accountable practices.
  •  Assure compliance with legal responsibilities.
  • Develop public health policy based on input from the community.
  • Communicate with residents of Hill County.
  • Support the mission of public health and the fundamentals of core public health functions

Montana Laws governing the Board of Health (MCA 50-2-101 to 130)