Through its work with the Utah Healthy Schools coalition, Get Healthy Utah researched best practices to improve healthy eating, physical activity, and mental wellness in schools. Parents, teachers, administrators, and other school staff across Utah participated in surveys and focus groups to identify existing needs and priorities.
The following report, compiled by a public health master's student, conveys the results of this research, along with an analysis of the data and a set of recommendations to improve school health. Four different sets of data were included in the analysis: a school health needs assessment survey from 2023, a landscape analysis of existing school health coalitions and organizations, a focus group, and one in-depth interview. The results are being used to guide the efforts of the Utah Healthy Schools Coalition.
