The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is a state agency of
Wyoming. It has its headquarters in the Hathaway Building in
Cheyenne.[1]
History
In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the
Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform. The institutions of the former state agency were divided and given to other agencies. The Department of Health took the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Wyoming Retirement Center, the Wyoming State Hospital, and the Wyoming Training School.[2]
Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally the Wyoming State Training School (WSTS) (
Lander)[13][14] - A 90-acre (36 ha) residential facility for Wyoming residents with physical and mental disabilities that has been in operation since 1912.[13]
References
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WDH HomeArchived 2010-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Department of Health 401 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002"
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Veterans' Home of WyomingArchived 2009-05-13 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Veterans’ Home of Wyoming 700 Veterans’ Lane Buffalo, WY 82834-9402."
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Wyoming Pioneer HomeArchived 2007-08-21 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Pioneer Home 141 Pioneer Home Drive Thermopolis, WY 82443"
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is a state agency of
Wyoming. It has its headquarters in the Hathaway Building in
Cheyenne.[1]
History
In November 1990 Wyoming voters approved a constitutional amendment that abolished the
Wyoming Board of Charities and Reform. The institutions of the former state agency were divided and given to other agencies. The Department of Health took the Veterans’ Home of Wyoming, the Wyoming Pioneer Home, the Wyoming Retirement Center, the Wyoming State Hospital, and the Wyoming Training School.[2]
Wyoming Life Resource Center (WLRC), originally the Wyoming State Training School (WSTS) (
Lander)[13][14] - A 90-acre (36 ha) residential facility for Wyoming residents with physical and mental disabilities that has been in operation since 1912.[13]
References
^"
WDH HomeArchived 2010-12-05 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Department of Health 401 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002"
^"
Veterans' Home of WyomingArchived 2009-05-13 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Veterans’ Home of Wyoming 700 Veterans’ Lane Buffalo, WY 82834-9402."
^"
Wyoming Pioneer HomeArchived 2007-08-21 at the
Wayback Machine." Wyoming Department of Health. Retrieved on December 12, 2010. "Wyoming Pioneer Home 141 Pioneer Home Drive Thermopolis, WY 82443"