Logan

The coalition worked with the Bear River Health Department to develop a walking campaign to educate residents on healthy lifestyles, pedestrian safety, accessibility, and convenience. They worked to recruit community partners and stakeholders to assist in the walking program and secured resources for sustainability. The program specifically targeted low-income neighborhoods by installing wayfinding signs in parks and trails and providing printed materials about low cost recreational opportunities. The coalition secured funding to bridge gaps in the trail system. They also coordinated pedestrian crossing improvements that made it safer for walking and biking and installed crossing controls across railroad tracks at a local park.

*Logan, Spanish Fork, Vernal, and West Valley City were part of a pilot program sponsored by Intermountain Healthcare and the Utah League of Cities and Towns. The strategies completed in these pilot communities may not reflect the current Healthy Utah Community criteria.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

GOAL 1 Motivate walking within the community.

GOAL 2 Promote walkability, specifically in low-income populations.

GOAL 3 Encourage physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

GOAL 4 Connect the city’s trail system and install safe pedestrian crossings.

GOAL 5 Assess, evaluate, and improve physical activity improvement interventions in the community.

2024 Redesignation

To be redesignated, Logan City partnered with the Bear River Health Department to identify health improvement priorities for their city and organize a health improvement plan. The plan was created by bringing together a variety of different leaders in the region and focuses on upstream needs like access to mental health care and affordable housing. In addition, the city continues to expand its available health programs including its farmers market, nutrition and suicide prevention classes, afterschool and summer lunch programs, and sports leagues.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

Active Living

• Conduct a messaging campaign to promote physical activity in your community
• Offer free and/or low-cost community sports programs for both adults and children
• Develop a new walking/biking trail or add to an existing one
• Add wayfinding signage for trails that provide both time and distance for routes
• Establish joint-use agreements for a physical activity facility, such as a school playground, pool, etc.
• Create an active transportation plan or update an existing one
• Implement one new worksite wellness strategy around physical activity among city employees and/or local businesses
• Earn a national or state designation for promoting health

Access to Healthy Food

• Establish a farmers market that accepts SNAP benefits
• Establish a community garden
• Host a community program to promote healthy eating

Mental Health

• Host a reoccurring community event that promotes social connection for a vulnerable demographic
• Beautify, enhance, or create a section of the community that promotes social gathering and connection
• Implement a program, reoccurring event, or establish an area of the community that promotes connection with nature
• Provide free Naloxone training and rescue kits to community members