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

Prevent Hantavirus during spring cleaning

April 8, 2025

Spring Cleaning? The Wyoming Department of Health is sharing steps to help prevent hantavirus. It’s a rare but potentially deadly disease spread by infected deer mice. Hantavirus can cause symptoms […]

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Cat food recalled due to bird flu risk

March 31, 2025

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Savage Cat Food Large Chicken Boxes 84 oz. and Small Chicken Boxes 21 oz. have been recalled due to the potential to […]

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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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