The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is a state agency of

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History

In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the

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Divisions

Divisions of the department include: *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

Health care facilities operated by the department include: * Veterans' Home of Wyoming ( Buffalo) - An assisted living facility for military veterans and their dependents * Wyoming Pioneer Home (

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) - An assisted living facility for the elderly * Wyoming Retirement Center ( Basin)WDH Directory
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. It is south of Greybull and north of Worland * Wyoming State Hospital ( Evanston) - A mental hospital * Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally the Wyoming State Training School (WSTS) (

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. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. - A residential facility for Wyoming residents with physical and mental disabilities that has been in operation since 1912.

References

External links

* {{authority control State agencies of Wyoming State departments of health of the United States Medical and health organizations based in Wyoming