(Salt Lake City, UT) – In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 21-27, 2018), the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and Safe Kids Utah …
New Report Highlights Trends in Utah Adolescent Health: Mental health identified as a key concern
(Salt Lake City, UT) – While the health of Utah adolescents has improved in some areas, a new report from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) …
Heroin and prescription opioid overdose deaths decline in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — On Monday, Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox and leaders from several of Utah’s executive agencies announced that for the first time in …
More Utah Teens Receiving the HPV Vaccine than Ever Before
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – HPV vaccination rates among teens aged 13-17 are improving in Utah, especially among males. According to reports from the Centers for …
Take Precautions Against Mosquito Bites
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Public health officials across Utah are reminding all residents who plan to spend some or all of the upcoming holiday weekend …
The Utah Department of Health Hopes to Learn more about Stillbirths
(Salt Lake City, UT) The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) announced the launch of a study, Utah SOARS (Study of Associated Risk of Stillbirth), designed to …
Double Up Food Bucks Now Available to Utahns: Program improves healthy food access, supports local farmers
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah’s statewide healthy food incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks, is now available at more than 20 farmers markets around the …
Primary Health Coverage Available for Uninsured Adults
What: Utah’s Primary Care Network (PCN) opens enrollment for the month of August. PCN is a primary preventive health coverage plan for uninsured adults. Benefits include …
USDA Recognizes Local Health Departments for Support to Breastfeeding Mothers
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Today is the first day of World Breastfeeding Week and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) …
Drowning danger still high, health officials urge water safety
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) estimates that 26 Utahns die from unintentional drowning each year, with Utahns aged 0-4 having …