Indigenous Health Workforce: Montana’s Area Health Education Center network adds its first American Indian AHEC, hosted by Aaniiih Nakoda College on the Fort Belknap Reservation, aiming to expand culturally responsive training and recruitment. Rural Emergency Readiness: The Trust for Montana Libraries is installing AEDs, child-sized supplies, Narcan, and “Stop-the-Bleed” kits in libraries statewide, with a June 9 open house for a new sensory room at Ross Library. Obesity Care Spotlight: Billings Clinic’s metabolic and bariatric program earned national reaccreditation, highlighting long-term support after bariatric surgery for patients facing serious obesity-related conditions. Mental Health in the Community: Family and friends of a Billings teen who died by suicide are pushing for more local counseling and suicide-prevention resources, including a June 6 awareness car show. Insurance Access Watch: PacificSource says it’s exiting the ACA individual market and leaving Montana entirely, with existing contracts honored but transition timelines varying. Affordability Pressure: A Montana Free Press-Eagleton poll finds many residents struggling most with healthcare, fuel, and groceries as inflation bites. Public Health Safety Supplies: Libraries across Montana are also receiving life-saving emergency equipment as part of a statewide push to improve response times.