(Salt Lake City, UT) – The State of Utah today took a significant step toward implementing the Utah Medical Cannabis Act by issuing a request for …
Free Dental Services Offered to Dozens of Underserved Utahns
What: The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) will provide free dental services to dozens of underserved Utahns during one of its Bridging Communities and Clinics Dental …
Utah Teens Continue to Grapple with Unhealthy Dating Relationships
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Data from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) shows Utah teens continue to grapple with unhealthy and abusive dating relationships. Approximately …
Utah’s Statewide Hepatitis A Outbreak is Officially Over
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah public health officials say a hepatitis A outbreak that spanned nearly two years, infected 281 people, and killed three has …
New Report Highlights Status of Health Disparities in Utah by Legislative District
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) recently released a new report on the status of health disparities in Utah’s legislative districts. …
Spina Bifida Most Common Neural Tube Defect Affecting Utah Infants
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A new report from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) shows the most common neural tube defect in Utah is spina …
Surgical Site Infections in Utah Residents Linked to Weight-Loss Surgery in Mexico
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah public health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a cluster of surgical site infections …
Falls are Leading Cause of Injury-related Death for Older Utahns
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) released a new report showing that while falls are the leading cause injury-related death and …
Top 10 public health stories in Utah in 2018
It’s time once again for our top 10 public health stories in Utah for 2018. 1. Utah Medical Cannabis Act becomes law On December 3, 2018, …
Families Honor the Lives of Teen Crash Victims
(Salt Lake City, UT) – In 2017, 27 teens lost their lives in motor vehicle crashes on Utah roads. For more than a decade, the Utah …