Regulates health care facilities and providers in the State of Utah.

• Health Facility Licensing
• Health Facility Complaints

Programs to: Help tobacco users quit, Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco, Protect Utahns from secondhand smoke

• Smoking/Vaping Cessation
• Housing Search Assistance

Parents with children ages 0 to 8.

Assists families and professionals in connecting children to community resources for help.

Services Include: 

• Outreach
• Intake
• Care Coordination
• ASQ Screening
• Postnatal Depression Screening

No restrictions

Provides immunization materials for the general public and health care providers, assess clinic immunization records, and collect immunization data through online reporting systems.

• Vaccine Information

Strives to eliminate needless suffering and death from injuries and violence. Provides information and referrals for the issues of prevention and recovery of brain injury (TBI) in the state of Utah. Finally, VIPP administers the Nalaxone (Narcan) treatment program for the reversal of opioid drugs and heroin.

• Specialized Information and Referral
• Opioid Antidote Distribution Programs

0 - 18 years of age, children and adolescents with special health care needs in Utah. No fee.

Assists families of children and youth who have special health care needs with coordinated care planning, education and resources, in order for them to make informed decisions. This may include primary and special health care, behavioral health, developmental and educational programs, financial support resources and social services that meet their special needs from infancy through the transition to adulthood.

Services Include:

• Transition to Adulthood website provides age-specific recommendations and community resources for any Utah resident age 12-22 who requests assistance with transition preparation and readiness.
• Technology Loan Service- lends Chromebooks and hotspots to families of children with special health care needs. Available at locations in Blanding, Richfield, Vernal, Moab, Price, Ogden and Salt Lake City.

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Eric Christensen, Program Manager
Care Coordinators

A health resource for Utah's rural, multicultural and underserved communities, the Office coordinates federal, state, and local efforts aimed at improving the health of Utah's rural, medically underserved, and multicultural residents. Works with communities that need assistance conducting needs assessments, recruiting health care professionals, grant writing, identifying sources of funding and implementing other projects related to decreasing disparity and increasing access to primary health care.

The Utah Department of Health's coronavirus information line and website (Spanish Website is also available, with Chat options as well) provides up-to-date information about the coronavirus, including prevention, preparedness, travel restrictions, vaccines, and response.For those experiencing symptoms or who are concerned about exposure to the virus, the information line is also available.COVID-19 Update/Testing: All state-sponsored (free) COVID-19 testing sites will close after March 31. This includes all Mako Medical, TestUtah, TourHealth, Utah Department of Health Mobile Testing Team, and the travel testing lanes at the Cannon Health building and St. George locations. People seeking COVID-19 travel testing will need to find a testing provider which offers the type of test required by their travel destination. People can find testing providers by contacting their travel agent, airline, or travel destination; or doing an online search.COVID-19 Update /Vaccination: As of June 21, 2022, all Utahns ages six (6) months of age and older are eligible to get vaccinated. Booster doses are available for anyone ages 5 years or older who got their second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

• Vaccine Information
• Disaster/Emergency Services Volunteer Opportunities
• Personal Preparedness Equipment/Supplies
• Disaster Declarations Information
• Contact Tracing/Partner Notification
• COVID-19 Control
• COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

Provides support to working parents by protecting the health and safety of children in regulated child care programs.

• Pre-Employment Background Checks
• Child Care Complaints
• Child Care Provider Licensing

Provides temporary Medicaid insurance coverage for low income pregnant women who have no insurance or inadequate prenatal insurance. Other services include helpful information from referrals to financial help to preparing for pregnancy, for parents and their children statewide.

• General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Prenatal Care