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.
2016 Public Health Nursing statistics
- % of vaccinations given in Wyoming 2016 25-30%
- % of PHN serving on boards and/or coalitions that benefit public health 65%
hours of PHN service in 2016
January is
Cervical Health Awareness Month
About 79 million Americans currently have HPV. Many people with HPV don’t know they are infected. And each year, more than 11,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer.
The good news?
- The HPV vaccine (shots) can prevent HPV.
- Cervical cancer can often be prevented with regular screening tests and follow-up care.
Cervical cancer screenings can help detect abnormal (changed) cells early, before they turn into cancer. Most deaths from cervical cancer could be prevented by regular screenings and follow-up care.
More information on Cervical Cancer Program from the Wyoming Department of Health