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Summit County Health Department outlines 2026 priorities, expands COVID vaccination access
Summary
Public Health Director Phil Bondurant briefed the council on accreditation progress, vaccine availability, behavioral-health initiatives and a planned shift in women's-health services to reallocate resources to cancer screening and prevention.
Dr. Phil Bondurant, Summit County's public health director, told council members that the health department is prepared to offer COVID-19 vaccines to everyone 6 months and older and that staff "believe we are within, well within our rights to offer COVID-19 vaccines" by following FDA guidance and working with legal counsel. He said the department has worked with legal counsel and Salt Lake County counterparts to ensure a lawful service delivery model and is scheduling drive-through clinics and community sites.
Bondurant summarized the department's 2026 work plan, which is organized around three divisions: traditional public health, sustainability and behavioral-health/prevention. On behavioral health, the department is planning a stabilization and mobile-response pediatric team (a MCOT-style pediatric…
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