Alan Strange

"This $210,000 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation is an important effort to bring kids into dental care," said Alan Strange, director of the Montana Primary Care Association.

Alan Strange, Ph.D., Executive Director900 N. Montana AveSuite B3Helena, MT 59601T (406)442-2750 F (406)443-0563Astrange@mtpca.org

1986 First grant written by Alan Strange who was the first executive director.(presently Alan Strange is the Executive Director of the Montana Primary Care Association)

Alan Strange, Ph.D., Director

Keith Colbo, MPCA Legislative Policy Analyst (second from the right), and Alan Strange, MPCA Director (third from the right), talk to Montana Community Health Center representatives at the 2003 MPCA Legislative Reception in Helena.
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"The event was very positive for everyone," says MPCA Executive Director Dr. Alan Strange.

Alan Strange, Ph.D., director of the Montana Primary Care Association, says these announcements are good news to the uninsured and low-income populations of those communities and to anyone who finds it difficult to obtain healthcare."Since January 1, 2000, over 6,106,000 new federal dollars have flowed into Montana to help residents obtain access to primary care," says Dr. Strange."These are ongoing grants that allow medical, dental, and mental health services to be provided on a sliding scale.Patients are billed according to their ability to pay."

Community Health Centers were developed to help people who experience barriers to care.Most often, this is due to an individual's poor financial situation, but it can also be due to not having health insurance, or not having enough or the right kind of health insurance, or not speaking English, or not feeling accepted because of race or religion or culture or sexual orientation, or because of the fact that people live in areas of the country where health care providers are scarce."Over 48,000 Montanans receive their health care at Community Health Centers," says Dr. Strange, "but there are still many thousands of our residents who are not fortunate enough to live in an area where one is located.

Executive Director : Alan StrangeE-mail Address : mbfrideres@mpca.org

Great Basin Primary Care Association( serves Nevada ).Web Site Address : http : //www.gbpca.org/

Alan Strange, Ph.D., Executive Director1805 Euclid Avenue Helena, MT 59601T (406)442-2750 F (406)443-0563Astrange@mtpca.org

The application is to be signed by MPCA director Alan Strange, Lincoln County Health Officer Brad Black, and Marge Levine of the Montana Primary Care Office of the state public health department.