The votes are in! These are the top 10 public health stories in Utah for 2016: #1 Uninsured Rate at Lowest Point in a Decade New data from...
Utah Pharmacists Can Now Dispense Naloxone without a Prescription
(Salt Lake, UT) – Today, the executive director of the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) signed a statewide standing order allowing pharmacis...
Untreated Tooth Decay Still a Problem for Many Utah Children
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Nearly two-thirds (66%) of Utah children between the ages of 6 and 9 experienced tooth decay in 2015, according to a ...
New Report Highlights Utah’s Top Languages
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) recently released a new report listing the top 20 languages spoken in Utah. Repo...
Traveling to a Warmer Climate for the Holidays?
(Salt Lake City, UT) – While mosquito season has wrapped up in Utah and most other states that experience freezing temperatures in the winte...
Recognizing the Critical Health Care Provided by Rural Hospitals
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Since 2010, 71 rural hospitals across the country have closed, in part due to changes in policies which tend to rewar...
SUBWAY® Restaurants Participate in Great American Smokeout: College students in Utah encouraged to support tobacco-free campus policies
(Salt Lake City, UT) – As part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) and local SUBW...
Utah’s Uninsured Rate at Lowest Point in a Decade
(Salt Lake City, UT) – New data from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) show 8.8 percent of Utahns (265,100 residents) did not have health...
Utah Hospitals Show Some Improvement on Healthcare-associated Infections
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) has released the 2015 hospital-specific report of healthcare-associated infectio...
Funding Provided to Help Communities Stop Sexual Violence: One in three Utah women experience sexual violence in their lifetime
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Studies in Utah indicate that one in three women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime and t...
Exercise as a Tool to Treat Severe Joint Pain: CDC recommends exercise, not opioids, as way to reduce pain
(Salt Lake City, UT) – What if there was a safe way to reduce joint pain without the dangerous side effects of opioids? A report from the U....
“Missing Moments” Families of teen crash victims share their grief
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Car crashes are a leading cause of death for teens in Utah and across the U.S. In 2015, 25 families were devastated t...
NEWS ADVISORY - Families of teen crash victims share their grief
NEWS ADVISORY WHAT: The Utah Department of Health and Utah Department of Transportation will hold a press conference to share stories of...
Seeking Answers for Parkinson Disease: Registry aims to find genetic, environmental clues
(Salt Lake City, UT) – In March 2015, the Utah Department of Health issued a rule that required health care providers to report cases of Par...
Report Illustrates Critical Shortage of Nurses in Utah Schools
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A new report from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) indicates the state does not meet the national recommendation ...
1 out of 3 Utah Adults Aged 65+ Will Fall This Year
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Every 58 minutes in Utah, emergency medical services personnel are dispatched to the residence of an older adult beca...
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