Rural and Frontier Health Division

 

Seventeen of Wyoming’s 23 counties have fewer than 6 people per square mile (the most widely accepted definition for ‘Frontier’ by federal agencies), and our entire state is 5.17 people per square mile.  Forty-seven percent of Wyoming’s citizens live in Frontier areas of the state.  With the exceptions of our citizens in Cheyenne and Casper, the remainder live in rural areas.  As a result of our vast expanses of land and sparse population centers, healthcare access issues in Wyoming must be closely and seriously addressed.  The Wyoming Department of Health has created the Rural and Frontier Health Division to respond to existing healthcare issues and build a frontier and rural healthcare system for Wyoming’s future.

 

Who is RFHD (powerpoint) 

 

RFHD Organization Chart 

 

  

Mission Statements for RFHD Sections

 

Vital Statistics Services

 

The mission of the Vital Statistics Services is to promote and protect the health of Wyoming by serving as the official custodian of all vital records in the state and to disseminate health information in support of health and social planning efforts.

 

Office of Rural Health

 

The Wyoming Office of Rural Health seeks to enhance access to healthcare service, support the development of an adequate healthcare workforce, and promote collaboration in expanding comprehensive, community-based healthcare in rural Wyoming.

 

Community Services Programs

 

Community Services Programs (CSP) provides funding, public information, and administrative oversight to local services designed to assist low-income and at-risk persons and families in Wyoming to meet basic, on-going medical, and emergency needs while moving toward a level of self-sufficiency. CSP also assists low-income persons with the expense of chronic renal disease after Medicare and private insurance have been billed, educates Wyoming citizens on the importance of organ donation, and works to increase the number of organ donors in Wyoming.

 

Office of Multicultural Health

 

The mission of the Wyoming Office of Multicultural Health (WOMH) is to minimize health disparities among underserved populations in the state through collaboration, advocacy and education, and to promote culturally competent programs aimed at improving access to healthcare services.

 

Office of Telehealth and Telemedicine

 

The Wyoming Office of Telehealth and Telemedicine (OTT) strives to increase access and quality of healthcare by assisting providers and health care facilities in expanding their reach through the application of technology resources. Demonstration projects and partnerships are being created throughout the state to accomplish these goals.