Community and Public Health Division
Wyoming Department of Health
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Alphabetical Listing of Division Programs
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Administration: (307) 777-6004. Provides key professional and support functions to division and agency staff at the central office and local levels. Functions also include technical assistance to field and program staff, policy development and analysis, legislative affairs, planning, evaluation, interaction with federal agencies, and division personnel management.
The Division of Community and Public Health provides support for local public health services throughout Wyoming, including public health nursing services, maternal and family health services, immunization, family planning services, adolescent health, child health specialty clinics, nurse-family partnership and nutrition services including WIC (Women, Infant and Children). Working with local boards of health in community development for assuring public health services is also a part of this division.
Immunization Program: Jan Bloom, M.S., (307) 777-7621. Provides vaccine to public and private medical providers to immunize children birth to 18 years of age. The program also provides professional educational materials on vaccines and immunizations; education, educational materials, and surveillance for Hepatitis B; and technical support on vaccines/immunizations and immunization computer programs to public and private healthcare providers.
Maternal and Family Health (Title V) Section: Beth Shober, (307) 777-7942. As part of a broad network of partners, assesses, monitors, and improves the health and well-being of all of Wyoming's mothers, infants, children, and adolescents by strenghtening both the personal care and public health systems to assure access to quality comprehensive care. This includes Comprehensive state-wide needs assessment and the Healthy Communities initiative. MFH initiatives include:
Children's Special Healthcare Services: Paul Ramirez, (307) 777-7941. Provides care coordination, limited financial assistance via fee-for-service provider reimbursement for selected diagnoses, and access to specialty services for children and adolescents with special healthcare needs within their own communities.
Family Planning: Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CLC, (307) 777-7944. Contracts with private and public providers to ensure access to family planning services by augmenting the state’s Title X grants.
Maternal High Risk and High Risk Newborn Program: Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CLC, (307) 777-7944. Ensures access to critical services that reduce infant mortality.
Maternal and Family Health Epidemiology: Angi Crotsenberg, MA, (307) 777-8787. Provides epidemiology support to the Maternal and Family Health Program (MFH) - coordinates needs assessment activities to monitor the health of all mothers, children and youth in the state; collects and analyzes data and prepares reports to respond to inquiries from the media, community health planners, legislators and advocacy groups; designs special studies for MFH issues; monitors progress toward national and state performance objectives; provides data to support policy changes; and assists with the evaluation of MFH interventions.
Perinatal Health/Best Beginnings/Home Visiting: Debra Hamilton, RN, MSN, CCM, CLC, (307) 777-7944. Development of local community health systems to increase access to services during the critical perinatal period. Home Visiting for at-risk families.
Oral Health Programs: Trish O'Grady, DDS, Section Chief, (307) 777-7945. Administration of the semi-annual Cleft Palate Clinic, payment for dental services to the elderly and management of children's dental programs. The program targets efforts toward improving the oral health of Wyoming children and their families.
Public Health Nursing (PHN): Donna Griffin, RN, Chief Nurse Executive, (307) 777-7275. PHN offices are located throughout the counties in Wyoming, and provide direct services in the areas of communicable disease, prevention, and health promotion; maternal and child health; pre-admission screening for nursing home placement; and home healthcare for all ages. PHN serves as the local service provider for many departmental programs.
WIC Program: Janet Moran, RD, MS, (307) 777-7494. Program that provides a nutritious supplemental food package, nutrition, and breast-feeding education and health referral to pregnant, postpartum, and breast-feeding women; infants; and children up to age five whose incomes fall at or below 185% of poverty and who exhibit a nutrition-related health risk. Services to an average of 11,500 clients per month are provided through 17 local WIC offices serving 37 Wyoming communities.
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