Health Promotion
Why is Health Promotion important?
- Health promotion improves the health status of individuals, families, communities, states, and the nation.
- Health promotion enhances the quality of life for all people.
- Health promotion reduces premature deaths.
- Healthy Living through Environment, Policy, and Improved Clinical Care
Health Promotion Staff- (left to right) Megan, Jamie, Brent, Desiree
What services are available to me?
- Active Transportation Implementation Plan – Tooele County Active Transportation
- Violence and Injury Prevention Program – falls in elderly, concussions, car seats, keeping kids safe online and injury partners with Zero Fatality and Utah Highway Patrol.
- Tobacco Handler Permits – learn how to obtain a Tobacco Handler Permit.
- Tobacco Prevention and Control Program – tobacco handler, compliance, ending nicotine dependence, etc.
- Tobacco Retail Permitting Process
- HEAL- Healthy Environments Active Living.
- Live Fit– Physical Activity and Nutrition policies, Worksite Wellness, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plans, etc.
- Naloxone – Opioid Overdose
- Prediabetes – diabetes prevention education
- Proper Disposal of Unused or Expired Medications
- Top Star – focuses on promoting physical activity and nutrition, reducing screen-time, and supporting breastfeeding-friendly environments.
Live Fit Tooele County
In the fall of 2011, the Tooele County Health Department brought together various organizations and individuals to identify priority public health areas in Tooele County and develop a community health improvement plan. The group determined the following to be Tooele...
Love and Logic
The Love & Logic class previously scheduled to begin May 8th has been cancelled. Please continue to check our website or call 435-277-2457 or email kbolinder@tooelehealth.org for more information . You must pre-register and pre-pay to...
Emergency Services
All-hazards emergency preparedness information, including how to create family disaster plans, assembling disaster supply kits, learning about Tooele County’s warning systems, knowing protective action steps, and more can be found at www.tcem.org.
Health Promotion
Tooele County Health Educators provide disease and injury prevention activities in Tooele County. Health Education activities take place in a variety of settings including: presentations speaking engagements one-on-one counseling programs in the local schools and...
Injury Prevention & Safe Kids Chapter
The Tooele County Health Department has an extensive Injury Prevention Program. The focus of this program is to increase knowledge and prevention efforts to reduce injury (both intentional and unintentional), disability, death, and costs associated with injuries. The...
Obesity
The Tooele County Health Department is working with the public as well as day care providers to discuss and educate about the obesity epidemic in our community and on a state level. Obesity, especially in children, is the moving force in our educational goals. For...
Proper Disposal of Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs (OTC)
DO NOT FLUSH ! DO NOT POUR!
Tobacco Use Prevention
The Tooele County Health Department provides an Extensive Tobacco Program including health education, prevention, Tobacco Handler Classes, and retail information. Tooele County Health Department is working with the Tooele City Council and has been successful in...
Today’s Air Quality
