The Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) is partnering with the Wyoming Department of Health Chronic Disease Prevention Program to guide public health professionals and communities in taking action, strengthening capacity, advancing health equity, and engaging in partnerships to reverse the epidemic of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.  The goal of the Healthier Wyoming website is to empower all Wyoming residents to take charge of their health by providing a comprehensive directory of chronic disease prevention and management resources throughout the state.

The Wyoming Center on Aging Federal Funding is Currently at Risk!

Please consider reaching out to Wyoming's Congressional Delegation to share how WyCOA has supported and impacted you. The following WyCoA programs are supported by federal funds:

• Wyoming Dementia Together Caregiver Network
• UW ECHO in Geriatrics
• Healthy U; Healthy U for Diabetes; Cancer: Thriving and Surviving
• Geriatrics clinical training for students and health professions trainees
• Caregiver Support Services
• Healthier Wyoming programming

You can call each elected official daily to share how you have been impacted by WyCOA activities federally funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP.)

Call are tracked and elected officials get a daily report of the most called on topics. The more we call the more powerful we are!

Senator John Barrasso:
DC Office: 202-224-6441
Cheyenne Office: 307-772-2451

Senator Cynthia Lummis:
DC Office: 202-224-3424
Cheyenne Office: 307-772-2477

Representative Harriet Hageman:
DC Office: (202) 225-2311
Cheyenne Office: (307) 772-2595

Plan Your Message:

· Introduce yourself by saying your name, address, state, and zip code.

· Next Say: “I am calling about the importance of Title VII Geriatrics health professional programs, specifically the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).

· Briefly share how one or more of these WYCoA programs has positively impacted your life. BE SPECIFIC! For example: “Please vote to reauthorize and maintain funding for ...

• "the GWEP to ensure access to a well-trained workforce and appropriate care for older adults in rural WY.”
• "Healthier Wyoming to help people learn how to live with chronic disease and improve their quality of life."
• "Caregiver Support services because for many Wyomingites, this is their only support in caretaking a loved one."
• "The Healthier Wyoming program as it helps with prevention and management of two of Wyoming's most deadly diseases: hypertension and diabetes."
• Any other positive message about our work and programming at the Center.
• Thank your public officials for their attention to this matter.

THANK YOU for your support of WyCOA!

About Evidence-Based Programs

Evidence-based programs offer proven ways to promote health and prevent disease. These programs are research backed, and provide proven health benefits. Evidence-based programs are based on rigorous study and consistently show positive health changes.

Why You Should Use Evidence-Based Programs

Because evidence-based programs are based on rigorous research, you can trust that they will work! Evidence-based programs educate and empower participants. You will learn important health information, including strategies for managing chronic conditions, and be empowered to take control of your health to live your best, healthiest, and most fulfilling life!

Healthier Wyoming Evidence-based Programs Include:

• Diabetes Prevention Program
• Diabetes Self-Management Educations and Support Programs
• Healthy U 
  
  • Chronic Disease Self-Management
  • Diabetes Self-Management
  • Cancer: Thriving and Surviving
  • Tomando Control de su Salud
• Heart Disease Prevention
• On the Move

Join us for the April 4-5, 2025 at the Best Western Downtown in Casper, Wyoming for a Healthier Wyoming Conference called, Fueling a Healthier Future: A Wyoming Focus on Diabetes and Heart Health.

Get registered HERE.