2/8/2010
Through With Chew Week is February 14-20 Encouraging youth around the state to never start chewing or try other smokeless tobacco products is a special focus for the Wyoming Department of Health during this year’s Through With Chew Week (February 14-20).
2/5/2010
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced today an error has lead to potential online exposure of personal information provided by clients and applicants of the Wyoming Kid Care CHIP program.
2/4/2010
The Wyoming Department of Health is inviting interested residents to participate in the 5th Annual Celebration of Hope on Thursday, February 11 in Cheyenne at the Wyoming State Capitol.
2/1/2010
Wyoming employers are invited to participate in additional workshops being offered around the state to help them move forward in worksite health promotion.
1/29/2010
Wyoming’s “compliance check” program, which determines whether retail establishments are illegally selling alcohol or tobacco to youth, is seeing growing success according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
1/22/2010
Local residents are encouraged to apply to participate in an innovative family leadership training program being offered by the Wyoming Department of Health.
1/22/2010
The Wyoming Department of Health announced today the Sweetwater County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Office is moving into a new Rock Springs location over the next week.
1/20/2010
Organized by the Wyoming Department of Health and UPLIFT, the Governor’s Roundtable on Children’s Mental Health is set for February 8-9 in Cheyenne at the Little America Hotel and Resort.
1/14/2010
The Wyoming Department of Health is offering a new web-based resource for healthcare professionals and students who may be looking for education loan repayment or scholarship information.
1/8/2010
Wyoming’s state health officer is advising Wyoming residents that it is not too late to get vaccinated for protection from swine (novel H1N1) flu with ample supplies of the vaccine available.
1/7/2010
by Dr. Tracy Murphy State Epidemiologist, Wyoming Department of Health More than 140 years ago Louis Pasteur showed the world that the growth of microorganisms was responsible for the spoilage of beverages such as milk, and that heating could markedly reduce such spoilage and resulting illness.
1/7/2010
The Wyoming Department of Health is inviting students around the state to enter the 2010 “SunWise with SHADE” poster contest.
12/31/2009
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month A representative of the Wyoming Department of Health is reminding women that routine Pap tests can help prevent cervical cancer.
12/30/2009
January is National Radon Action Month The Wyoming Department of Health is reminding Wyoming residents about the dangers of radon exposure and is encouraging testing of homes to check for unsafe radon levels.
12/29/2009
For smokers and smokeless tobacco users who wish to start the New Year by quitting, the Wyoming Department of Health offers the highly rated Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program.
12/18/2009
An estimated 185,000 Wyoming citizens may have improved access to care since the number of Wyoming communities eligible to host Rural Health Clinics was increased earlier this year.
12/17/2009
The Wyoming Department of Health is recommending that nearly all Wyoming residents who haven’t yet received a vaccination to protect themselves from swine (novel H1N1) flu should seek out the vaccine.
12/10/2009
Two key personnel changes are being announced today by the Wyoming Department of Health.
12/1/2009
by Dr. Brent Sherard, Wyoming Department of Health Director and State Health Officer Access to quality medical care is a goal we should all embrace for ourselves, for our families and for all Wyoming residents.
11/30/2009
An innovative family leadership training program being offered by the Wyoming Department of Health early next year is the subject of a December 7 community meeting in Cheyenne.
11/23/2009
Men and women across Wyoming have access to cancer education, prevention, screening, navigation and survivorship resources due to the expansion of the Wyoming Department of Health’s Wyoming Cancer Resource Services project (WCRS).
11/19/2009
Food choices offered by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) have been modernized to provide improved options for the program’s clients in Wyoming.
11/19/2009
The Wyoming Department of Health is teaming up with representatives from Laramie County Community College, Casper College, Sheridan College, Western Wyoming Community College, local public health offices, family planning clinics and several community-based organizations across the state to recognize December 1 as World AIDS Day.
11/18/2009
While swine (novel H1N1) flu activity is decreasing across the state, Wyoming’s unusual flu season is continuing as influenza was associated with the recently reported deaths of two more state residents.
11/10/2009
The Wyoming Department of Health is welcoming nominations of Wyoming residents who have shown unique and extraordinary leadership in helping those who suffer because of mental illness and/or substance abuse for the 3rd Annual Starfish Awards.
11/9/2009
According to the Wyoming Department of Health, influenza was associated with the recent deaths of two more Laramie County residents The two men were both elderly and had underlying health conditions associated with higher risk of severe illness.
11/6/2009
The final count of laboratory-confirmed West Nile virus infections reported in Wyoming residents was 12 this year, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.
11/4/2009
November is National Diabetes Month With diabetes rates rising in the state, the Wyoming Department of Health is asking residents to know their “ABCs” as they relate to diabetes and health.
10/29/2009
According to the Wyoming Department of Health, swine (novel H1N1) flu was linked to the death last week of an elderly female Laramie County resident with underlying health conditions associated with higher risk of severe illness.
10/27/2009
Two more flu-related deaths of state residents have been reported to the Wyoming Department of Health.
10/26/2009
Wyoming employers are invited to participate in workshops being offered around the state to help them move forward in worksite health promotion.
10/20/2009
The death of a third Wyoming resident infected with the swine (novel H1N1) influenza virus has been reported to the Wyoming Department of Health.
10/16/2009
As flu activity continues to be high across the state, the Wyoming Department of Health says swine (novel H1N1) vaccine distribution is underway in Wyoming at the same time delays in seasonal flu vaccine delivery are being reported here and around the country.