Nephi

Nephi City facilitates free and low-cost ways for families to engage in healthy activities. The city plans family nights out, promotes mental health classes such as QPR trainings, and partners with local organizations to offer 5K runs and healthy food classes. To further promote healthy eating, Nephi City has a community garden and limits the marketing of unhealthy foods in stores. Safeguarding mental health is a high priority, and plans are in the works to organize a Youth Coalition to combat suicide and promote healthy lifestyles. Residents also appreciate the various opportunities for outdoor recreation in the area, including a connected trail system and a community sports program.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

Collaboration

• A relationship with the local health department
• Health-related objectives in the general plan
• Utilized and implemented strategies from an existing community health needs assessment
• Coordinated with the UDOT Move Utah Program to move active transportation planning and implementation efforts forward

Access to Healthy Food

• A community garden
• Encouraged store owners to limit marketing of unhealthy food in corner stores and grocery stores

Active Living

• Free and/or low-cost community sports/fitness programs for adults and children
• Connected walking and biking trails
• Provide guidance on joint-use agreements for facilities in their community that can be used for physical activity

Mental Health

• Offered Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) trainings
• Offered At least one evidence-based program or initiative that provides education, awareness, and training to community members around mental health
• Promoted the use of the SafeUT app in schools and other community centers
• Medication disposal services, locations, or programs
• Gun locks available for free for community members

2025 Redesignation:

To be redesignated in Spring 2025, Nephi City focused on improving access to healthy food. In 2024, the city established a new farmers market that accepts SNAP benefits, ensuring that all residents can access locally grown food regardless of income. The city also continues many of its health initiatives from when it was first designated, including affordable programming offered by the parks and recreation department, resource fairs offered at the library, and Community Night Outs.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

AcCESS To Healthy Food

• Established a Farmers Market in 2024 that accepts SNAP benefits