Healthy Aging Program 

OHPP Mapping Team

With food insecurity on the rise in Utah, finding ways to make healthy food more accessible and affordable is more important than ever. Utah has the opportunity to bring a produce incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks, into grocery stores but we need retailer participation.

Expanding Access: Why Utah Retailers Should Join Double Up Food Bucks

Genevieve Daly

We want all Utahns to have community conditions that support health and reduce the risk of chronic disease.
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The link between the Utah Healthy Places Index and health outcomes

High numbers of tobacco retail stores in a community impact tobacco use behaviors and community health.

Tobacco retail stores and community health

heidi niedfeldt

12% of Utah households experience food insecurity affecting one in eight adults and one in six children.
The map on the right uses colors from blue to purple to show which counties have low to high rates of food insecurity.
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Food security for all Utahns 

Last year, hundreds of Utahns were lost to fatal overdose, but many lives were also saved. With naloxone and training, anyone can help create a community where no one dies from an overdose.

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