Western Montana AHEC Directory

Chelsea Bellon (she/her)

Health Equity & Community Engagement Specialist/ DEI Practitioner

Contact

Office
MC 031
Phone
406-243-7944
Email
chelsea.bellon@mso.umt.edu
Office Hours

Please e-mail to schedule an appointment.

Education

Native American Studies/Cultural Anthropology, B.A. University of Montana.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Certificate, Cornell University

Master of Public Health in Indigenous Health, University of North Dakota- in progress

Research Interests

  • Indigenous Perinatal Health
  • Health Equity
  • Rural Health
  • Indigenous Birthing People's Experience in Western Care Settings

Projects

Project Lead: Native American Maternal Advisory Board, Montana-funded

Honors / Awards

Student Leaders in Public Health, 2023-2024, Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center

MT Aging & Disability Network Member, 2023

Board of Directors Member, Mountain Home Montana, 2023-2026

Cycle 2 Cohort- Culture of Health Leadership for Racial Healing, National Collaborative for Health Equity. 2022-2024

Student Researcher, American Indian Governance and Policy Institute, University of Montana. Enhancing American Indian Life Expectancy in Montana. 2022-2023

Student Faculty Review Committee Chair, Native American Studies Department, 2021-2023.

Advisory Board Member, MT Healthy People Index, Montana Hospital Association, 2022-2023

Cobell Scholarship Reviewer, Undergraduate scholarship applications, April 2023

Advisory Council Member, Health Promotions Practice degree program, Salish Kootenai College, 2023

Steering Committee Member, Community Implementation Plan, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Tribal Health, 2023 

Global Advisory Board Member, The Atlantic, Health Equity Communities Data, 2023