SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) will this month unveil a series of advertisements meant to dispel the myths, encourage the truths, …
UDOH Statement on HIV campaign
The Utah Department of Health apologizes for the offensive packaging included on condoms distributed as part of an HIV campaign. The designs did not go through …
UDOH Announces Recipients of Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Licenses
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) today announced the companies to which it intends to award 14 medical cannabis pharmacy licenses. …
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Medicaid ExpansionOn December 23, 2019, the Utah Department of Health received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement full Medicaid expansion …
Utah to Implement Full Medicaid Expansion
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) today received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement full …
Dental Emergencies: Using ED Visits for Dental Problems
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Between 2007 and 2017, there were nearly 56,000 admissions to Utah hospital emergency departments (ED) for dental care related to non-traumatic …
Improving Access to Health Care for Utah’s Rural Veterans
(Salt Lake City, UT) Utah is home to nearly 130,000 veterans and more than 33,000 of them live in Utah’s rural counties. Veterans choose rural communities …
News Advisory – Advocates Gather to Address Child Abuse and Childhood Trauma
What: The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and Utah Coalition for Protecting Childhood (UCPC) will host a roundtable discussion with community advocates to discuss how to …
UDOH Agrees to Preliminary Injunction on E-cigarette Rule
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) today reached an agreement to apply a preliminary injunction to the emergency e-cigarette administrative rule …
Halloween Should Be Fun, Not Dangerous for Children
Kids 2x as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day (Salt Lake City, UT) – On average, …