Bear River Health Department Report

RANDOLPH, Utah.  March 6, 2014.  Jill Parker, Bear River Health Department Public Relations, gave the  Health Department’s Annual Report.

The promotion of health is a community responsibility and the BRHD has been helping this area since 1950.  This year there were 14,500 vital records issued in the Districts, 158 car seats checked for free, 479 food handlers certificates issued, and 11,000 people were immunized.  There are good partnerships with the schools.  Logan, Utah has bad air quality, so air quality education in Cache and Box Elder is being done.  Suicide rates are high in Box Elder so they are working on suicide prevention in that county.  On Thursdays there is a health counselor in Garden City for substance abuse help. The health department has begun keeping records electronically this year which will help with providing better service

"More people in Rich County need to know about the services available and how to use them", Parker said.  Commissioner Bill Cox said that the judges needed to know of the substance abuse help as that is a problem in Rich County.