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Please bookmark our new URL, health.tooeleco.gov.
Comunity Health Offices are open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fridays 8:00 a.m. – noon, closed weekends, and holidays. Call 435-277-2310 or 277-2311 for more information. Staff are available 24/7 for emergencies and to report communicable diseases.
A child’s brain grows the most before kindergarten. There are five ways we can help prepare out kids for the future before they turn 5 years old. Love – Talk – Read – Count – Play. For more information please visit: https://5b45kids.com/
News Release -For Immediate Release from Utah Department Of Health Tuesday, March 1, 2016 First Case of Zika Virus Disease Reported in Utah (Salt Lake City) – Utah public health officials have received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that a Utah resident has tested positive for the Zika virus. The patient, a […]
Do you have moles or spots that you are concerned about? Please join us for a free screening clinic October 1st, 2016. To schedule an appointment please call (435)277-2311. The health department offers skin cancer screening clinics for the whole community. The screening is a free service. If necessary, any continued follow up will be billed […]
Dear Parents of 6th grade students, Congratulations on your child’s advancement to Junior High School! As you know students going into Junior High must receive some vaccines to assure they will be safe from transmitting or receiving any preventable diseases. The vaccines required for those starting junior high are: Two documented Varicella (Chicken Pox) vaccines […]
Although cancer takes many forms, there are four that claim the lives of over a quarter of a million Americans every year: breast, prostate, lung, and colon/rectum. It is estimated that around 827,000 new diagnoses for these cancer types will take place in 2014. This represents nearly 50% of new cancer diagnoses and nearly 49% […]
The MMR vaccination is available at Tooele County Health Department Monday – Thursday 9 am to 5 pm, no appointment is necessary. Measles can be prevented with the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine. In the United States, widespread use of measles vaccine has led to a greater than 99% reduction in measles cases compared […]
Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women. Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. If you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. If you are 40 to 49 years old, talk to your doctor about when to start and […]
Parenting is hard work! But it can also be fun and rewarding. There are many things you can do to help build a safe, stable, and nurturing relationship with your child. This website will help you handle some common parenting challenges, so you can be a more confident parent and enjoy helping your child grow. […]
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) vaccination is available at Tooele County Health Department. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease. It is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.The best way to protect against pertussis is immunization. Pertussis is known for uncontrollable, violent coughing which often makes it hard to breathe. After fits […]
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Learn more about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and well in hot weather. Article provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can’t compensate for it and properly cool you off. Heat exposure can even kill […]
