The Health Promotion staff works to positively influence the health behavior of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health, safety, and well-being.
We aim to provide appropriate knowledge and resources to schools, community partners, clinics, and worksites to enhance decision-making strategies that will improve the health of community members. We do this by:
The Summit County Health Department offers information on tobacco quit resources, the hazards of tobacco products, and tobacco regulations and permitting.
The Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (UICAA) was made to protect those in Utah from the dangers of secondhand tobacco smoke. The law was later changed to include e-cigarette vapor. In general, the law bans smoking in almost all government and private businesses in Utah. The law has both a statute and a rule.
Smoking is banned in the following locations:
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is the third leading cause of preventable disease in the U.S. and a leading cause of acute and chronic disease. Secondhand smoke caused by nearby neighbors can have a bad impact on the residents who live in multiunit housing (apartments, condos, etc.). The smoke from neighbors can bother residents who live in apartment complexes and condominiums. Those most affected by secondhand smoke are children. For information on smoke-free policies and the use of tobacco in rental units and condos visit the Utah Statewide Smoke-Free Housing Directory, Utah Department of Health.
The Utah Tobacco Retailer Education Guide will help you prevent individuals younger than 21 years of age from having access to tobacco products, electronic cigarette products, and nicotine products.
Apply for tobacco rertailer perrmitting below. Questions about tobacco retailer permits? Contact Matt Wolbach at mwolbach@summitcountyutah.gov.
For education and resources on Utah tobacco laws and regulations, visit Utah Tobacco Laws below.
Every day, you have an opportunity to improve your quality of life by making healthy choices. Join your neighbors in the movement toward a thriving lifestyle by learning about opportunities for exercise, active transportation, and improved nutrition in Summit County. Click on the links below to learn about the various Community Health Programs.
Several non-profit recreation groups offer ways to be active through sports leagues, group exercise classes, youth camps, parks, trails, and fitness centers. Each organization serves the unique needs of their recreation district – follow the links below to learn about programs and services for recreation centers and trails in Summit County.
Active transportation involves any way an individual can travel to and from desired locations by using the body as the primary means of locomotion. Simply put, if you ride a bike, walk, skate, or skip to go somewhere, you are using active transportation. This is much more than providing bike lanes, but a systematic approach to placing people at the same level of priority as cars. Click on the links below for more information on active transportation:
Sometimes it is hard to make ends meet. If you are struggling to feed your family (or yourself), learn more about the SNAP program and contact one of these organizations to learn more about food assistance programs.
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a chronic condition that affects 1 in 4 Utahns. Hypertension is often called “the silent killer” because many people do not show symptoms until it causes other serious health conditions, such as stroke or heart disease. Learn more about hypertension from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
The Summit County Health Department offers a Self-Monitored Blood Pressure (SMBP) Lending Library Program. If you are interested in checking out a blood pressure cuff for 3 weeks to monitor your blood pressure at home, email Tabitha Allred at tallred@summitcountyutah.gov
Prediabetes is a condition where blood sugar levels are elevated above normal but are not high enough to be considered diabetes. Learn more about prediabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention below. Assess your risk for prediabetes and sign up for a National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) near you. .
Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes, accounting for 90-95% of all cases of diabetes. It is characterized by high blood sugar levels because the body produces insulin, but does not respond it it appropriately. Learn more about diabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and find a Diabetes Self Management Education and Support (DSMES) program near you here
The kidneys perform many critical bodily functions, such as removing waste and toxins from the blood. Maintaining good kidney health is extremely important to maintain good overall health. Having other chronic conditions, such as hypertension, prediabetes, or diabetes can increase your risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Learn more about chronic kidney disease from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here.
Children attend school for about six hours a day. They eat and drink as much as half of their daily calories at school. They can also get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity during their school day. Therefore, it’s important for schools to be good nutritional and physical activity role models for students. Schools can shape lifelong healthy choices and SCHD can offer support through:
Discover the benefits of walking or biking to school and find your school’s safe routes map. Visit Safe Routes Utah.
Summit County Health Department offers the Beat the Street school assembly that promotes being safe around roads when walking, biking or rolling to students K-6. For more information on the Beat the Street assembly please contact Tabitha Allred at tallred@summitcountyutah.gov
Summit County Health Department is proud to be part of the TOP Star Program (Teaching Obesity Prevention in Early Childcare and Education Settings). The focus is to move childhood obesity prevention forward by working directly with our community. Summit County Health Department is one of several local health districts involved in the program. TOP Star is sponsored by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
Program Goals:
If you’d like to learn more about the program, please contact Paige Mitchell at pmitchell@summitcountyutah.gov.
Injury prevention (both intentional and unintentional) works to stop injuries before they occur. The Summit County Health Department uses a public health approach to injury prevention. This approach looks at risk factors including individual behavior, environmental hazards, unsafe products and societal behavior and values.
We offer car seat installations and education at each of our Health Department locations. There is an educational fee per car seat.
Five Car Seat Tips for Parents
For car seat appointments in Coalville, please call (435) 336-3234 to schedule.
Summit County Health Department offers $10 helmets and helmet fittings. Email healthpromo@summitcountyutah.gov to schedule a fitting.
Summit County Health Department is part of Safe Kids Worldwide®. Safe Kids Worldwide® is a nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries. Most people are surprised to learn preventable injuries are the #1 killer of kids in the United States. Throughout the world, almost one million children die of an injury each year, and almost every one of these tragedies is preventable. If interested in learning more about the Summit County Safe Kids Coalition, please contact Paige Mitchell at pmitchell@summitcountyutah.gov.
For more Safe Kids Worldwide information: Safe Kids Worldwide.
Opioids are used for long-term management of chronic pain. Individuals who use Heroin or misuse prescription Opioid medications are at risk of overdose. Eighty-percent (80%) of heroin users started with prescription opioids.
Naloxone belongs to a category of drugs known as opioid antagonists, meaning they bind to the same opioid receptors as synthetic opioids but do not activate the receptors or cause any psychoactive effects. By taking the place of the opioid on the opioid receptor, antagonists reverse an opioid’s effect. If administered quickly and at a sufficient dose, naloxone and other opioid antagonists are effective against all opioids regardless of their potency.
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NO, Studies have found that providing naloxone kits does not lead to increased abuse or riskier use of opioids and can actually lead to increased enrollment in drug treatment.
Pharmacies in Summit County who stock or can order Narcan:
Visit www.utahnaloxone.org for additional locations.
If you would like to to pick up from the health department, please email .
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