Public Health Nursing

About Public Health Nursing

The Public Health Nursing division of CLCPH is also a section within the Community and Family Health Division of the Wyoming Health Department.

As a whole, public health nursing focuses on population health, with the intent to promote health and wellness, prevent disease, disability and premature death, and improve quality of life. Their practice emphasizes primary prevention with the goal of achieving health equity.

To protect and enhance the health and well-being of all Laramie County residents, and see that risks are identified and served, the PHN division focuses on:

  • Preventing the spread of disease
  • Preventing injuries
  • Promoting healthy behavior
  • Responding to disasters
  • Increasing access to health care

Recent News

FIT kits offered at no cost through Cheyenne Laramie County Public Health

March 26, 2025

According to the CDC, when cells in the body grow out of control, this leads to cancer. If cancer starts in the colon or rectum, it’s called colorectal cancer (colon […]

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Cheyenne Laramie County Public Health offering in-person childbirth classes

January 17, 2025

Cheyenne Laramie County Public Health is offering in-person childbirth classes for pregnant people in Laramie County and Cheyenne. Classes started in the fall of 2024. Childbirth classes are offered monthly […]

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Information on Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Shots

June 21, 2022

Unvaccinated kids should get shots now, according to our community health care providers Heath care providers recommend that children who have not been vaccinated should get their Measles,Mumps and Rubella […]

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