Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Stefan Johansson as Director of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Johansson has served as Interim Director since May 2021.
Johansson joined WDH in 2013 and has held several positions with the agency since then, including Policy Administrator and Deputy Director.
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State efforts aimed at preventing overdoses and deaths tied to prescription drugs and opioids are changing but continuing, as federal funding is coming to an end.
The WDH Substance Abuse Prevention Program (SAPP) first received the Grant to Prevent Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2016
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The Wyoming Department of Health announced that fees to procure birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates through Vital Statistics Services are being raised, as of July 1.
The Wyoming Department of Health recently announced that the two remaining public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic are being updated with minor changes as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) recently put out a release warning residents to be conscious of suspicious and fraudulent activity surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.
The WHD Director, Michael Ceballos, stated in the release that there have been reports of fraudulent calls to residents in which the caller states that they are from a local health department asking to set up an appointment for
Available doses, and locations where eligible individuals can get COVID-19 vaccines, both continue to grow slowly and steadily across the state. Meanwhile, the number of Wyomingites who have been vaccinated has decreased, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH)...
The Wyoming Department of Health recently updated the state's vaccine priority groups to be more in line with national guidance while also rolling out new pre-registration and information options.
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) recently put out a statement asking families to consider testing their homes for radon in order to find out if there are any potentially dangerous health risks.
Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless, dangerous, and naturally occurring radioactive gas that is released from the element radium and is found in rocks, soil, and water
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