A Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) initiative designed to help keep Wyoming Medicaid-enrolled youth who have complex behavioral health conditions in their homes, in their schools and in their communities is leading to improved care and lower costs. “We were seeing high numbers of youth who had difficult mental...
With recently heightened concern about ozone in the Upper Green River Basin area, a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) official is explaining potential health effects linked to higher ozone levels. Current information on ozone levels at air monitoring stations operated by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality can be found at www.wyvisnet.com....
A new administrator is on board at the Wyoming State Hospital (WSH) in Evanston, which is a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) healthcare facility. Bill Rein, the new WSH administrator, has extensive experience working in the mental health field. He most recently served as superintendent of Larned State Hospital...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Office of Health Equity is encouraging service providers and other residents to learn more about language access rights through an upcoming webinar series. “Many people understand the need to make sure their services are accessible and welcoming to people with physical challenges,” said...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is warning residents about possibly increased infection risks linked to surgeries at a Mexican hospital. Since October 2018 several cases of antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial infections have been identified by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) among residents after surgery...
