"COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus(RSV).COVID-19 and flu vaccines are recommended for everyone six months of age and older. COVID-19 and flu vaccines may be given at the same time for most people. People ages 60 years and older and expectant parents or parents of infants s...
TheWyoming Department of Healthis urging everyone over the age of six months to get an updatedCOVID-19 vaccination. A WDH news release quotes state epidemiologist and state health officer Dr. Alexia Harrist as saying “We’ve seen the virus that causes COVID-19 continue to change and we’v...
Barnhart was appointed to develop, implement and evaluate a statewide Underage Drinking Prevention campaign for the Wyoming Department of Health/Prevention Management Organization. The campaign addresses a major public health issue, since underage drinking is the most prevalent substance abuse among Wyoming...
The Wyoming Department of Health is offering free, online learning opportunities, including live interactive classes, for older Wyoming residents. Get our free mobile app That's according to a news release from the Department of Health, who is partnering with the online organization GetSetUp, to p...
The Wyoming Department of Health is reminding state residents to take steps to protect themselves from potentially serious diseases carried by ticks. That's according to a Friday WDH news release. The department says common illnesses spread by the blood-sucking insects in Wyoming include tularemia, ...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) warns a serious infection spread by mice known as hantavirus, remains a public health threat. Courtney Tillman, a WDH epidemiologist, says, “Though Wyoming doesn't see many hantavirus cases, it certainly can be a serious illness. About 40 percent...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) warns a serious infection spread by mice known as hantavirus, remains a public health threat. Courtney Tillman, a WDH epidemiologist, says, “Though Wyoming doesn't see many hantavirus cases, it certainly can be a serious illness. About 40 percent of ...
The Wyoming Department of Health is reminding people that baby birds can sometimes carry harmful germs even though they may look clean and healthy. Wyoming Department of Health Surveillance Epidemiologist Matthew Peterson says there’s no denying that poultry chicks are cute and appealing,...
The Wyoming Department of Health released information on the most popular baby names in the Cowboy State for 2022. Noah takes the cake in boys' names; and in first place for the girls', it's Charlotte. Noah was followed by Henry, Hudson and Owen. William and Wyatt were tied for the ...
The Wyoming Department of Health, with the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology, looked at childhood obesity in Wyoming and found that nearly one in 10 Wyoming kids is obese. 68% of kids were in the "normal" range, almost 8% were underweight, 13% were overweight, and 11% were obese. ...