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David Dudley/Wyoming Public MediaWyoming is getting $2.4 million from the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, a bump over the previous year. -
Courtesy Jesse HamnerA bill — known as the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act — was recently introduced in both chambers of Congress, and enjoys bipartisan support.
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That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away. -
About half of Wyoming counties don’t have an OB-GYN. At least nine don’t have labor and delivery units. -
Could Wyoming join Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah to partially cover the childbirth resource? -
The Counseling Compact program is now active in nine states through the American Counseling Association. -
The new program will help pay for tuition at a University of California program. The goal is to offer more breastfeeding support in rural areas. -
Mountain West texters are more likely to bring up self-harm in crisis conversations than Americans at large. -
The $5.2 million commitment from the American Heart Association and Helmsley Charitable Trust aims to bring first responders, hospitals and the public on the same page to quickly treat a stroke. -
Experts predict a steady increase in West Nile virus as heat lingers. -
In May, the Reno Fire Department introduced a new recruit. He has four paws, a snout and a golden, waxy coat. -
The two companies offering plans in Wyoming are asking to increase monthly premium rates by 9 to 25%.
