Ogden has worked to enhance green spaces throughout the city, improve bikeability, and promote a pedestrian-centric infrastructure, which includes the establishment of a Safe Routes to School program. The city also conducted a needs assessment of food security among its residents. To improve healthy eating, Ogden developed an afterschool nutrition education curriculum for elementary students and hosts a farmers market that accepts SNAP benefits. Ogden’s community sports program is flourishing and there are numerous connected walking and biking trails in the area. The city does much to address the health, housing, and educational needs in underserved areas and supports programs offered by the local health department.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

Collaboration 

• A relationship with the local health department
• Health-related objectives in our general plan
• A moderate income housing plan

Access to Healthy Food 

• A farmers market that accepts SNAP benefits
• A community garden

Active Living 

• A written guideline that promotes active transportation/physical activity for city employees
• Free and/or low-cost community sports/fitness programs for adults and children
• Conducted a walkability audit
• An active transportation plan

Mental Health 

• Offered Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) trainings
• 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

2024 Redesignation

To be redesignated, Ogden City partnered with local organizations like the Weber-Morgan Health Department and USU Extension to offer a greater variety of health classes to its residents. Intermountain Health’s Living Well classes were offered at community locations like senior centers and libraries, Create Better Health’s nutrition curriculum was offered at elementary schools, and suicide prevention trainings were made available to local worksites and businesses.

HEALTH STRATEGIES

Active Living

• Partner with a local organization to implement a physical activity program

Access to Healthy Food

• Improve nutrition among youth by promoting a healthy eating resource, program, or best practice in schools

Mental Health

• Offer suicide trainings for individuals and/or organizations in the community