Wyoming Department of Health
BUFFALO — As new forms of gaming are legalized in the Cowboy State, Adelaide Wilson and the Wyoming Council on Problem Gambling are raising awareness locally and statewide about the growing public health concerns they could pose.
The Wyoming chapter of the National Council on Problem Gambling is...
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Extra costs and frustrating delays can be avoided by only ordering official Wyoming birth, death and other certificates directly from the Wyoming Department of Health, according to department officials.
“We frequently receive complaints from people who have used companies that...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) says extra costs and frustrating delays can be avoided by only ordering official Wyoming birth, death and other certificates directly from the department.
“We frequently receive complaints from people who have used companies that misrepresent themselves as a...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is working to help expectant parents learn how paying attention to their baby’s movements can sometimes help prevent stillbirths.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests roughly 1 in every 162 pregnancies ends in stillbirth for...
FROM WYOFILE:
The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has helped an increasing number of people since its launch in July 2022, yet faces funding uncertainties at the upcoming budget session.
CASPER—Katrina Ferrell helps people in crisis.
As program coordinator for the 988 Suicide and Crisis...
FROM WYOFILE:
Due to state, individual and federal efforts, the number of Wyomingites who’ve lost Medicaid or Kid Care coverage has shrunk from almost 11,000 to about 9,000.
The number of people who’ve lost access to government health coverage during the “Medicaid unwinding” in Wyoming has...
JACKSON (WNE) — Two children were hospitalized after drinking raw milk purchased through the Slow Food in the Tetons online market in September.
The Wyoming Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday that in total four children and one adult were sickened from either E. coli or Campylobacter...
Kelsee Hurshman, harmful cyanobacteria program coordinator for the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, lunges to grab a sample of potentially toxic water from a cove of Upper Brooks Lake in September 2023. Seasonal blooms of dense algae plague the small subalpine watershed that's butted up against the Continental Divide. (Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile)
FROM WYOFILE:
Water quality specialists have found evidence of so-called blue-green algae blooms in rivers, frozen lakes and even in seemingly pristine subalpine watersheds.
SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST—Kelsee Hurshman stepped carefully into the shallows of subalpine Upper Brooks Lake high in the...
CHEYENNE — Department of Health officials advised members of the Labor, Health and Social Services Committee against restarting the PACE program and offered a temporary long-term care solution during the committee’s Sept. 21 meeting.
Nursing homes in various parts of the state are struggling to...
LANDER — Wyoming’s suicide rate may be down this year. But what does that actually mean for mental health in the Cowboy State?
Of three states that frequently lead the nation in suicide rates – Wyoming, Montana and Alaska – Wyoming’s suicide rate has long been the highest. The suicide rates in...
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