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Department of Health highlights public health services, lab work and early signs of declining suicide trend
Summary
Department of Health officials reviewed public health nursing, immunizations, the state public health laboratory and prevention efforts, and reported a flattening or slight decline in the statewide suicide rate after years of increase.
Department of Health officials told the Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee about core public-health functions that operate throughout Wyoming, including public health nursing, immunizations, the public health laboratory, preparedness, and prevention programs.
Why it matters: Public health nursing offices in every county provide immunizations, newborn and maternal services, and long-term-care eligibility assessments. The state public health laboratory supports infectious disease surveillance and forensic testing. Committee members pressed for local-level data and for evaluation of prevention programs.
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