Public Health Nursing

Public Health Nursing (PHN) is a specialty practice within nursing and public health. We focus on preventing illness and improving the health of groups of people, especially those who are more likely to develop health problems. Over time, this results in fewer people getting sick and allows people who already have a condition to manage it effectively. In the end, this makes communities healthier for everyone. In Wyoming, State and County governments work together to provide public health nursing services. These nursing offices are located in county health offices throughout Wyoming.

Contact Info:

6101 Yellowstone Rd, #420
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7275

Wyoming Public Health Nursing (PHN) Vision & Mission

Vision:
Collaborative, Creative, Current, and Competent Nurses Providing Compassionate and Consistent Care to Communities

Mission:
Through our commitment to excellence in public health nursing, we strive to promote, protect, and improve health and prevent disease and injury in Wyoming’s communities.

We do this by:

assuring access to care and essential services
engaging the public and community partners through outreach and collaboration
ongoing assessment of communities to ensure health needs are planned for and met,
informing policy through public education and provision of health information.

Click below to see the different ways PHN works with you and your community.

PHN services and partners

10 Ways PHNs Improve Health

2016 Public Health Nursing statistics

% of vaccinations given in Wyoming 2016 25-30% 25-30%
% of PHN serving on boards and/or coalitions that benefit public health 65% 65%

hours of PHN service in 2016

November is
American Diabetes Month

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. It can cause blindness, nerve damage, kidney disease, and other health problems if it’s not controlled. One in 10 Americans have diabetes — that’s more than 30 million people. And another 84 million adults in the United States are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

More information on Diabetes Prevention from the Wyoming Department of Health