Get Healthy Utah is a non-profit organization working to improve healthy eating and active living in Utah. Get Healthy Utah works with school, workplace, and community leaders to influence system level change and provide better opportunities for health.
Get Healthy Utah recognizes that complex behavior issues can only be adequately addressed through partnerships and collaboration. By aligning efforts across sectors, we are better able to get results. We understand that policy, systems, and environmental changes are key to creating a culture of health in Utah. We know that opportunities to be healthy are not equally accessible to all Utahns and that we must focus on changes that create equitable opportunities to ensure improved health and wellness for all.
The mission of Get Healthy Utah is to create a culture of health through engaging multi-sector stakeholders, building partnerships, providing resources, and connecting efforts that support healthy eating and active living. We do this by:
Guest Blog Post By, Kate Wheeler, Child Nutrition Specialist, Utah State Board of Education Kate works on farm to fork and local procurement initiatives. Kate has an MPH from Emory University. Prior to joining the team at USBE, she worked with various food access programs in Oregon, Atlanta, and overseas. Eating food that is both […]
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The Utah State Board of Education has provided Best Practice for Recess Guidelines. While not mandated, the guidelines support the Utah State Board of Education’s Strategic Plan Safe and Healthy Schools Goal that every student can learn in a safe and healthy school environment. Why Recess Matters Physical Activity and Obesity The CDC recommends that […]
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The average time people spend being sedentary has increased significantly to over 6 hours a day. In fact, only about half of Utah adults participate in the recommended amount of physical activity. A lack of time, energy, and convenience can make it difficult to be healthy. However, health starts where people live, work, and play. […]
READ MORE >>The Zero Fatalities Safety Summit is an opportunity for safety officials and advocates to share experiences, opportunities and successes in improving safety in our communities. The Summit is designed to foster discussion and interaction between presenters and participants on a variety of topics, including the state’s strategic highway safety plan, crash data usage, safety education […]
April 1 @ 8:00 am - April 2 @ 5:00 pm at Davis Conference CenterJoin Utah’s public health community as we honor, learn from, and celebrate one another at the preeminent public health conference in Utah. The annual Public Health Conference for Utah draws hundreds of participants each year. Professionals from a broad range of public health disciplines plan the conference to ensure it meets the diverse needs of […]
April 8 @ 8:00 am - April 10 @ 5:00 pm at Provo MarriottGet Healthy Utah is proud to sponsor the Rural Health Association of Utah Annual Conference. Join us as we learn about building partnerships for rural health.
April 10 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at Dixie State University
