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Summit County Health Department has started …

WEBThe Summit County Health Department has begun to receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and is stepping up its campaign to inoculate residents even as it prepares to confront shortfalls of supply and reluctance by some to receive the shots.. Health Director Rich Bullough said Tuesday the county was nearly finished inoculating those who would …

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Summit County Health Department offers updated …

WEBThe Summit County Health Department will begin offering a new coronavirus booster shot on Wednesday to better protect people against the Omicron variant. Updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters, which means the vaccine targets both the original coronavirus and the more contagious BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, were authorized by the U.S. Food …

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CONNECT Summit County brings network of support to …

WEBSince forming in 2016, CONNECT Summit County’s mission has been to increase awareness and reduce barriers related to behavioral health services in the Park City area and build a support network in the county. When the coronavirus pandemic began, the organization, and others like it, quickly realized there was a growing need for …

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A quarter century of free health care at People’s Health …

WEBDavid Jackson/Park Record. Located in the Summit County Health Department building, the People’s Health Clinic is a free healthcare facility for uninsured residents of Summit and Wasatch counties. David Jackson/Park Record. Dr. Keri Gardner, the chief medical officer at People’s Health Clinic, conducts a blue light eye exam on …

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The Summit County Clubhouse celebrates Mental Health …

WEBMental Health Awareness Month runs from May 1 to May 31 and since 1949 has worked to raise awareness of mental wellness and celebrate recovery from mental illness. Summit County Clubhouse, located at 6304 Highland Drive, furthers that mission and provides a location where adults can go to learn job

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Summit County renews contract for Health Director Phil …

WEBBondurant was promoted to health director in 2021 and helped lead the community through the coronavirus pandemic. The Summit County Board of Health on Wednesday unanimously renewed the employment contract of Health Director Phil Bondurant, who took over the helm of the Health Department in the throes of the …

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Summit County selects Phil Bondurant as next health …

WEBThe Summit County Board of Health has chosen Deputy Director Phil Bondurant to fill the Health Department’s top post, opting against a broader candidate search in favor of continuity while the pandemic and its aftereffects linger. Bondurant will succeed retiring Health Director Rich Bullough, whose last day will be Aug. 20.

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New deputy health director starts at the Summit County …

WEBKendra Babitz spent the past 10 years working at the Department of Health and Human Services, most recently as the deputy director of emerging infections. During the COVID-19 response, she also served as the state testing director. In these roles, she oversaw grant management, policy work, and providing services with a focus on health …

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Summit County is offering free COVID testing

WEBVolunteers staff a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic at the Summit County Health Department’s Round Valley location Friday, Oct. 1. The clinics offer rapid antigen tests and results are available within 15 minutes, sent via text or email.

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The People’s Health Clinic receives $1 million gift

WEBThe nonprofit has continued to grow over the past two decades, but a new $1 million gift awarded by billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott will allow the People’s Health Clinic to transform its operations amid an increasing demand for unmet services. “The people who staff the hotels and the restaurants, the housecleaners, the

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New executive director hopes to help CONNECT health services in …

WEBAngelique McNaughton. [email protected]. Shauna Wiest, who lives in Pinebrook, recently became the new executive director for CONNECT, a local nonprofit organization hoping to destigmatize mental illness and substance abuse. Last May, CONNECT hosted a series of lecture and events that were attended by an …

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Respiratory illnesses are creeping up in Summit County

WEBOfficials with the Summit County Health Department have started to see an increase in influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronavirus cases this fall. Although the numbers are lower than this time last year, it’s still early in the season.

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Summit County has a large need for behavioral health services, …

WEBNewman attributed this to mental health providers who have become more selective in the clients they see. Telehealth also plays a role. He noted one Summit County psychiatrist who transitioned exclusively to virtual services, eliminating office space and staff, and moving to a self-pay model — where the average price for services has …

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People’s Health Clinic’s Walk and Wine will benefit women

WEBPeople’s Health Clinic Executive Director Beth Armstrong thinks Deer Valley and the Stein Eriksen Lodge is the perfect place to take a healthy hike, enjoy some great food and learn about women’s health.

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Cannabis pharmacy hopes to open in Park City this fall

WEBAlexander Cramer. [email protected]. Park City will be the site of the only cannabis pharmacy on the Wasatch Back at the Emporium shopping center on Kearns Boulevard. Deseret Wellness has secured an administrative permit but still requires a business license, which it has not yet sought. The firm is hoping the pharmacy will open …

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Nonprofit founder steps down as clinical director of the People’s

WEBJohn Hanrahan recently stepped down as clinical director of the nonprofit he helped start, the People's Health Clinic. He plans to continue to volunteer for the clinic as he accepts his new leadership role with Utah Rotary.

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Marketplace: Vibrant Health’s functional medicine aims to keep …

WEBFatima Vilich opened Vibrant Health in Park City, where she practices functional medicine. She says her aim is to treat patients by finding the underlying cause of their symptoms.

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Intermountain makes 15 Top Health Systems list ParkRecord.com

WEBBased on the data of the study, it’s estimated if all health systems performed at the same level as those on this year’s list more than 200,000 additional lives could have been saved and more than 177,000 additional patients could have been complication free in 2023, officials said. Compared to systems not featured on this year’s list, the highest …

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Summit County to receive $1.3M in opioid settlement with …

WEBPark Record file photo. Summit County will receive around $1.3 million from a nationwide opioid settlement against four defendants from the pharmaceutical industry, but could receive more in the future through ongoing litigation with additional defendants. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announced the $26 billion agreement on Monday with the

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Deer Valley prepares to host freestyle World Cup at start of February

WEBThe 2024 Intermountain Health Freestyle International Ski World Cup returns to prime time, under the lights at Deer Valley Resort on Feb. 1-3. “What a privilege it is to host the Intermountain Health Freestyle International Ski World Cup on our world-class slopes,” said Deer Valley Resort President & COO Todd Bennett.

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