A new effort in Montana to address stubborn health disparities in rural and tribal communities is taking shape and will launch early next year.

Community Health Corps Montana , a new program that looks to close healthcare and workforce gaps in rural and tribal communities throughout the state, will place 14 early-career professionals at hospitals, tribal or county health departments or social service nonprofits for an eight-month term. Kicking off in January, the program is made possible through a partnership between the governor’s office, Montana State University and AmeriCorps.

Of the 56 counties in Montana, more than half are designated as frontier, which means they have fewer than six people per square mile. Remoteness complicates healthcare access. People face long drives to basi

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