Please bookmark our new URL, health.tooeleco.gov.
Please bookmark our new URL, health.tooeleco.gov.
Health Promotion Staff- (left to right) Megan, Jamie, Brent, Desiree
Falls in elderly, concussions, car seats, keeping kids safe online and injury partners with Zero Fatality and Utah Highway Patrol.
Tobacco handler, compliance, ending nicotine dependence, etc.
Physical Activity and Nutrition policies, Worksite Wellness, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans, etc.
Focuses on promoting physical activity and nutrition, reducing screen-time, and supporting breastfeeding-friendly environments.
WE OFFER FREE CAR SEAT EDUCATION CLASSES! Learn How to Properly Install Your Child’s Car Seat Get hands-on guidance on installing your child’s car seat securely and correctly. READ MORE Get Help from a Child Passenger Safety Technician Receive expert assistance from a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician during the class. READ MORE Classes Held […]
Read the article linked below for information on overdose deaths by race and ethnicity over one year. Article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020
DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA’s) Disaster Distress Helpline is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the […]
You can stop overdose death. Get Naloxone, save a life. Naloxone reverses and stops an opioid overdose. It saves lives and is legal to have. Naloxone is now available free of charge (limited supply) at the Tooele County Health Department. Call Amy at 435-277-2302 for more information. Visit https://naloxone.utah.gov/n-training to learn what what opioids are […]
GENERAL TOBACCO RETAILER PERMIT AND TOBACCO SPECIALTY STORE PERMIT In 2018, Utah passed House Bill 324 Tobacco Regulations Amendments. H.B. 324 which took effect on July 1, 2018 and will require all retailers that want to sell tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems, to have a permit from their local health department; in addition […]
Today we were just informed by the Utah State Public Health Laboratory that three mosquito pools (samples) tested positive for West Nile virus in the Benson Mill trap. The mosquitoes were collected 8/13/18. For more information about West Nile virus prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment visit https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/. West Nile virus | West Nile Virus | […]
The focus of the TOP STAR Program is to move childhood obesity prevention forward by working directly with our community. TOP STAR is sponsored by the Utah Department of Health. Program Focus TOP STAR focuses on promoting physical activity and nutrition, reducing screen-time, and supporting breastfeeding-friendly environments. Program Goals To help child care providers improve their nutrition and […]
LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS Living Well with Chronic Conditions Self-Management Program (CDSMP) is a workshop given two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks, in groups of 10-15 individuals at community settings such as senior centers, churches, libraries, and hospitals. People with different chronic health problems attend together. Workshops are facilitated […]
