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Get Healthy Utah outlines voluntary Healthy Utah designation for Immigration Canyon
Summary
A Get Healthy Utah representative presented a voluntary Healthy Utah community designation that asks for mayoral commitment, a multi-sector health coalition and a three-year plan; staff and council sought volunteers to form a local coalition and consider an August application deadline.
Get Healthy Utah presented its Healthy Utah community designation to the Immigration Canyon City Council and invited the city to apply.
Emma Andreasen, program coordinator for Get Healthy Utah, described the designation as a three-year, voluntary recognition that encourages cities to embed health into planning, build coalitions across sectors, and implement strategies in active living, healthy food access and mental wellness. “We ask for a letter commitment from the mayor, a community health coalition and that communities create a health plan for the next three years,” Andreasen said.
Why it matters: The designation is voluntary and has no required fee; designated communities gain access to a learning network, priority for small community grants, webinars and technical resources. Andreasen said the program has designated 69 cities and towns across Utah and prioritizes small grants for designated communities.
Council members and staff discussed recruiting volunteers for a local health coalition and targeting an August application deadline so Immigration Canyon could be considered in the next designation cycle. The council also suggested ways the program could address canyon-specific concerns, such as noise and social isolation, and discussed using designation activities to support community-gathering opportunities.
Next steps: Staff will solicit volunteers to serve on a local Healthy Utah coalition and provide additional information about the application process and timeline; the council indicated willingness to consider applying by the August deadline.
