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Summit County health official says county ranks near top in Utah; urges residents to take community health survey
Summary
Deputy Health Director Kendra Babitz told the Summit County Council that local data show the county ranks near the top of Utah on many health indicators and urged residents to complete a community health assessment that will guide a new Community Health Improvement Plan.
Kendra Babitz, deputy director of the Summit County Health Department, told the county council on July 31 that Summit County ranks among the healthiest counties in Utah across a range of measures, and urged residents to take a new community health assessment to shape the health department’s priorities.
“Our zip code matters more than our genetic code,” Babitz said, summarizing the presentation’s central point about social determinants of health. She told the council the county’s life expectancy is about 85.5 years, compared with a state average of 79.7 and a U.S. average of 77.5 years.
Babitz walked the council…
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