Wyoming offers incentives to stop chewing tobacco
This week is Wyoming’s annual “Through with Chew Week,” a campaign to get people to stop chewing tobacco.
View ArticleWyoming's unintentional death in children remains high
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control, unintentional deaths of children under the age of 19 declined by 29-percent nationally between 2000 and 2009.However, Kelly Weidenbach, an...
View ArticleUpdate on Environmental Health Initiative on Wind River Looks at Cancer
A public meeting today will present preliminary results of an Environmental Health Initiative study being conducted on Wind River Indian Reservation. The Rocky Mountain Tribal Epidemiology Center...
View ArticleGastroenteritis breaks out in Natrona County, Health Dept. investigates local...
The Natrona County health department is investigating and outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness, often known as the “stomach flu.”State epidemiologist Tracy Murphy says several people who have...
View ArticleAccidental legal drug deaths are on the rise in Albany County
Albany County saw more prescription drug overdoses in the first three months of 2012 than in all of 2011. In fact, a third of non-natural and accidental deaths in Albany County last year can be linked...
View ArticleSenate begins debate on the interstate sales of health insurance
The State Senate has given initial approval to a bill that will allow out-of-state health insurance companies to offer policies in Wyoming. The goal of the legislation is to encourage competition and...
View ArticleTeton County is healthiest in Wyoming
Teton county residents are the healthiest in Wyoming. That’s according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s County Health Rankings. The...
View ArticleOzone spikes lead to doctor visits, study finds
A study by the Wyoming Department of Health found that ozone in Sublette County causes and exacerbates health problems.Ground-level ozone is a type of pollution, and in Sublette County, it’s caused by...
View ArticleNew project wants to reduce diabetes on Wind River with gardens
A new project on the Wind River Indian Reservation seeks to reduce diabetes rates by helping tribal families grow their own vegetables. More than 11% of the people on the reservation have diabetes.The...
View ArticleWY still not sure how the health insurance exchange will function
The Wyoming Insurance Commissioner says he has no idea how the federal health insurance marketplace, also known as an insurance exchange, will change the health insurance landscape in Wyoming. Tom...
View ArticleWyoming's obesity rate drops slightly
A new report shows that Wyoming’s obesity rate dropped slightly in the last year.
View ArticleFort Washakie Health Center receives $1.1 million grant
The Northern Arapaho Tribe’s Housing Authority has received a $1.1 million Indian Community Development Block Grant. The competitive grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleWhooping cough is on the rise, is greatest threat to infants
The Wyoming Department of Health has recorded a sharp increase in cases of pertussis – also known as “Whooping Cough”.The illness has cold-like symptoms, and after a week or two, infected people...
View ArticleUW study researches link between health and gardening
With help from a five million dollar USDA grant, the University of Wyoming and two local groups are conducting a study of the health benefits of gardening. They found fourteen volunteers with...
View ArticleImprovements made to Wyoming anti-smoking programs
Wyomingites who want to quit tobacco have new tools available to them.Wyoming Department of Health has partnered with National Jewish Health, a Denver hospital specializing in respiratory health, to...
View ArticleWyoming Dementia Care receives grant from national organization
The nonprofit organization Wyoming Dementia Care received a five thousand dollar grant from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America last week.Wyoming Dementia Care provides cost-free social support and...
View ArticleGov. Mead says he doesn't have a good plan B in lieu of Medicaid expansion
Wyoming Democratic Party leaders have criticized Governor Matt Mead for opposing a full Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. There are over 17,000 low-income adults in the state and State...
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