{{Short description|State agency of Wyoming}} The '''Wyoming Department of Health''' ('''WDH''') is a state agency of [[Wyoming]]. It has its headquarters in the Hathaway Building in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]].<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/ WDH Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205073252/http://wdh.state.wy.us/ |date=2010-12-05 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Department of Health 401 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002"</ref>
==History== In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the [[Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform]]. The institutions of the former state agency were divided and given to other agencies. The Department of Health took the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Wyoming Retirement Center, the Wyoming State Hospital, and the Wyoming Training School.<ref name="CorrectionsHist">"[http://doc.state.wy.us/about/index.html About the Department of Corrections]." [[Wyoming Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 22, 2010.</ref>
==Divisions== Divisions of the department include:<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/main/about.html About the Wyoming Department of Health] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220210940/http://wdh.state.wy.us/main/about.html |date=2010-12-20 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> *Administration *Aging Division *Community and Public Health Division *Developmental Disabilities Division *Health Advisory Council *Institutional Review Board *Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services *Office of Healthcare Financing *Preventive Health and Safety Division *Rural and Frontier Health Division *State Healthcare Facilities
==Facilities== [[Image:StatehospitalWyoming.jpg|thumb|right |Wyoming State Hospital in [[Evanston, Wyoming|Evanston]]]] Health care facilities operated by the department include: * Veterans' Home of Wyoming ([[Buffalo, Wyoming|Buffalo]])<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/vets/index.html Veterans' Home of Wyoming] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513042155/http://wdh.state.wy.us/vets/index.html# |date=2009-05-13 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Veterans’ Home of Wyoming 700 Veterans’ Lane Buffalo, WY 82834-9402."</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5610685&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Buffalo city, Wyoming]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> - An assisted living facility for military veterans and their dependents * Wyoming Pioneer Home ([[Thermopolis, Wyoming|Thermopolis]])<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/pioneerhome/index.html Wyoming Pioneer Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821022856/http://wdh.state.wy.us/pioneerhome/index.html# |date=2007-08-21 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Pioneer Home 141 Pioneer Home Drive Thermopolis, WY 82443"</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5676515&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Thermopolis town, Wyoming]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> - An assisted living facility for the elderly * Wyoming Retirement Center ([[Basin, Wyoming|Basin]])<ref name="WDHDir">"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/main/divisionsprograms.html WDH Directory]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "890 Highway 20, Basin WY 82410 Fax (307) 568-3887" (Retirement Center) and "Physical Address: 831 Hwy 150 S Evanston WY 82931-0177" (State Hospital)</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5605320&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Basin town, Wyoming]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> - A nursing home, it is located at the base of the [[Big Horn Mountains]], along [[U.S. Highway 20]]. It is {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of [[Greybull, Wyoming|Greybull]] and {{convert|30|mi|km}} north of [[Worland, Wyoming|Worland]]<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/retirement/index.html WDH Who We Are - Wyoming Retirement Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627075952/http://wdh.state.wy.us/retirement/index.html |date=June 27, 2007 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> * Wyoming State Hospital ([[Evanston, Wyoming|Evanston]])<ref name="WDHDir"/><ref>"[https://archive.today/20121021015150/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5625620&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Evanston city, Wyoming]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> - A mental hospital<ref>"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/statehospital/index.html WDH Who We Are - Wyoming State Hospital] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713140221/http://wdh.state.wy.us/statehospital/index.html |date=July 13, 2007 }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> * Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally the Wyoming State Training School (WSTS) ([[Lander, Wyoming|Lander]])<ref name="WLRC">"[http://wdh.state.wy.us/wlrc/index.html WDH Who We Are - Wyoming Life Resource Center]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5644760&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Lander city, Wyoming]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on December 12, 2010.</ref> - A {{convert|90|acre|ha|adj=on}} residential facility for Wyoming residents with physical and mental disabilities that has been in operation since 1912.<ref name="WLRC"/>
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