Health Department

If you have been bitten by an animal you feel may have rabies, contact your healthcare provider.

Viral gastroenteritis is very contagious and can spread easily from person to person.

Forslund says that long-term care currently costs about $130 million a year, and it could more than double by 2030.

Deti says the problem appears to be limited to daycare and preschool attendees, adding that there is no evidence at this time the illnesses are related to school meals.

Local and state governments agencies and health care organizations are preparing for 35,000 people expected to visit Casper for the eclipse on Aug. 21.

A confirmed case of the bacterial infection known as pertussis, or whooping cough, at a Casper Elementary school has health officials reminding people of the availability of vaccines.

The Casper-Natrona County Health Department will hold a hearing next month on its plans to revoke the license of the First Interstate Motel on Wyoming Boulevard.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Health is calling attention to the aging of the state's population and says residents should consider how to address that trend.
The 2010 census found that 12 percent of Wyoming's population was 65 years old or older...

Peak flu season is here and it's not too late to get your shot.

The Casper-Natrona County Health Department and the Natrona County School District will offer a chicken pox vaccination clinic this Thursday.