The PH Emergency Response Program is responsible for early detection and rapid response to biological (Bio terrorism Preparedness Program) or chemical events, infectious disease outbreaks, hazardous materials spills and natural disasters.

The Wyoming Department of Health has strengthened its capacity to respond to these threats by:

• Establishing teams to address organization and maintenance of a command post and emergency operations center and laboratory requirements for identifying harmful agents
• Conducting Syndromic Disease Surveillance at large events in Wyoming
• Establishing a contract with the regional Poison Control Center for daily reports of calls made to the Center by Wyoming citizens
• Renovating the PH Emergency Response Laboratory to a Biological Safety Level 3 Laboratory (BSL-3)
• Implementing rapid diagnostic techniques for agent identification
• Conducting statewide survey of hospital laboratories to assess training needs
• Performing scheduled and unscheduled tests of communication and alert systems
• Conducting emergency response training exercises with other county, state, and federal agencies
• Installing radio and telecommunications systems to improve communications among state and county agencies and ensure backup communications capacity
• Develop a PH Emergency Response Plan for the Wyoming Department of Health

Kemmerer

Phone:  (307)877-3780

Fax:  (307)828-3114

Email:  publichealth@lcwy.org

925 Sage

Suite 106

Kemmerer, WY  83101

Afton

Phone:  (307)885-9598

Fax:  (307)885-0175

Email:  publichealth@lcwy.org

421 Jefferson

Suite 401

Afton, WY  83110