What: The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Medically Complex Children’s Waiver will open enrollment today and accept applications until Wednesday, May 31, 2017. This program is …
Safe Kids Coalitions Offer Free Safety Events throughout Utah
(Salt Lake City) – Preventable injuries are the number one cause of death among children ages 0-19. Every year more than 8,000 families in the United …
Talk to Your Pharmacist about the Dangers of Opioids
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – From 2002 to 2015, there was a 29.4 percent increase in the rate of prescription opioids dispensed in Utah. In 2015, …
NEWS ADVISORY: Talk to Your Pharmacist about the Dangers of Opioids
NEWS ADVISORY What: The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and Utah Pharmacy Association will host a press conference to encourage Utahns to talk to their pharmacists …
How Safe is the Playground Where Your Child Plays?
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – When the bell rings for recess, school children make a dash for the playground. But for nearly 1,700 Utah children attending …
Empowering Bystanders to Stop Sexual Violence
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – One in three Utah women will experience some form of sexual violence during their lives. Studies also show that one in …
Preventing Youth Injury and Violence by Changing Social Norms
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Injury is the leading cause of death for youth aged 1-19 in Utah. Today, state and local public health officials gathered …
Utah Public Health Officials Issue Warning About Peanut Butter Substitute
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), multiple states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a …
Health Department to Implement Limited Medicaid Expansion
(Salt Lake City, UT) – At the direction of Gov. Gary R. Herbert and legislative leadership, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) will amend its Medicaid …
‘Stop the Opidemic’ Utahns Share Stories of Loss, Recovery from Opioid Addiction
(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Opioid abuse is a Utah epidemic. Six Utahns die every week from opioid overdoses. Today, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) …