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Carbon County Public Health
Carbon County Public Health’s mission is to promote, uphold, and enhance the overall health and well-being of Carbon County for the benefit of current and future generations.
As a dedicated service to the community, we strive to ensure the people of Carbon County have a safe, private, and qualified place to meet their individualized health needs. With a fully dedicated and well- educated staff, Carbon County Public Health offers both direct and population based public health nursing functions.
Do you need services from Public Health?
Call us at 307-328-2607.
Vaccine All-In-One COVID/Flu Consent Form
Authorization to Release Health Records
Eight Basic Public Health Nursing Functions
- Maternal and Child Health - Nurses provide an array of services to pregnant and post-partum moms and children, including Healthy Babies Home Visitation Program and Children’s Special health case management services.
- Nursing Home and Medicaid Long- term waiver Pre-admission Eligibility (LT101) - Public Health Nurses assess a client’s functional level of appropriate placement in a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or if they can live safely in their home.
- Chronic Disease prevention, Education and Management - This function includes adult health clinics and in some cases, limited home services providing direct prevention and monitoring.
- Communicable Disease Prevention - This function includes:
- HIV case-management
- Immunizations
- Infectious disease follow-up and investigation
- Sexually transmitted infection/ HIV/ viral hepatitis screening, testing, and follow-up
- Tuberculosis screening, testing and follow-up
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness - Ensures that public health staff are knowledgeable and prepared to respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies
- Community Health Assessment and Planning - Public Health Nurses work with county hospitals and other stakeholders to identify barriers to the health and well-being of its residents and to implement a community health improvement plan.
- Public Information and Education - Public Health Nurses provide classes and educational opportunities to the general public on a myriad of public health topics and issues.
- Environmental Health Issues - Public Health Nurses work with local agencies to investigate issues which may be harmful to the county’s citizens and provide follow-up support and education when possible.
Wyoming Department of Health Website
Visit the Wyoming Department of Health website.
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Chris Hughes (She/Her)
Business Office ManagerPhone: 307-328-2723
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Emily Kaluzny
Public Health Response CoordinatorPhone: 307-326-5371
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Amanda Brown (She/ Her)
BSN, Nurse ManagerPhone: 307-328-2705
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Megan Cragun (She/Her)
LPN-IVC, Reproductive Health Outreach Coordinator, Ryan White Case ManagerPhone: 307-328-2708
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Andrea Tonkovich
Front Desk, Administrative AssistantPhone: 307-328-2607
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Kim Morse (She/Her)
RN, Vaccine Coordinator, Ryan White Case ManagerPhone: 307-328-2709
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Lisa Parker
RN, CLC, WY Hand In Hand ProgramPhone: 307-328-2712
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Toni Rietveld
RN, CLC, Saratoga OfficePhone: 307-326-5371
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Kimberly Gulbrandson
RN, CBC, WY Hand In Hand ProgramPhone: 307-328-2660
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Nancy Holcomb
RN, LT101 Coordinator, Ryan White Case ManagerPhone: 307-328-2727
Physical Address
215 W. Buffalo St. Suite 136 P.O. Box 1013 Rawlins, WY 82301
*Inside the Carbon Building/ Library*
Phone: 307-328-2607
Fax: 307-328-2602
Monday through Friday
8am - 12pm / 1pm - 5pm
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Public Health Saratoga Office 201 S River Street P.O. Box 39 Saratoga, WY 82331
Saratoga Office is By Appointment Only
Phone: 307-326-5371
Fax: 307-326-5735