COVID-19 Vaccine Request, Reminders for Wyoming Residents

As efforts across the state to help prevent COVID-19 deaths and illnesses by providing free, safe and effective vaccinations continue, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has a request as well as a few key reminders for residents interested in receiving the vaccine. WDH officials are strongly encouraging most...

Wyoming Department of Health Receives Lifeline Planning Grant

The Wyoming Department of Health has been selected to receive a grant to help prepare the state for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s coming national 988 dialing code. In July 2022, 988 will become the national three-digit dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, replacing the current phone...

Twenty-five More Coronavirus-Related Deaths Confirmed

Twenty-five more coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). An older adult Big Horn County woman died in December. She was hospitalized, was a resident of a local long-term care facility and had health conditions...

Twenty-one Added Coronavirus-Related Deaths Confirmed

Twenty-one added coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). An older adult Big Horn County woman died earlier this month. She was a resident of a local long-term care facility and had health conditions recognized...

Ideas, Opinions and Input on Older Resident Needs Sought

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is seeking ideas, opinions and other input on the needs of Wyoming’s older adults and their care partners to recognize their challenges and set strategies to meet those challenges. The Aging Division, part of WDH, is gathering information to help develop its “Wyoming...