Salt Lake Valley Health Department
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Fast Facts
Mission
To promote and protect community and environmental health
Director
Gary Edwards was appointed director of the Salt Lake Valley Health Department in July 2005. Edwards came to SLVHD from the Southwest Public Health Department and has over 25 years of public health experience.
General Phone
(385) 468-4100
Affiliation
The Salt Lake Valley Health Department is the local health department serving Salt Lake County. It is a department of county government. SLVHD works cooperatively with the Utah Department of Health and other state agencies, but is not an agency of state or federal government.
Stats
Population of Salt Lake County: 1,029,655
2010 U.S. Census Bureau
Number of health department employees: 393
January 2012
Year Founded
The precursor to the Salt Lake Valley Health Department (Deseret Public Health, eventually Salt Lake City Health Department) was founded in 1857. The Salt Lake County Board of Health was created in 1899. Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County operated separate health departments until 1969, when they combined to form the Salt Lake City-County Health Department. The department's name was changed to Salt Lake Valley Health Department in 2000.
Divisions
Administration
Community Health Services
Family Health Services
Environmental Health Services
Medical Services
Locations
Administration, Community Health Services, and Family Health Services are housed in the Salt Lake County Government Center (South Building) at 2001 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84190-2150.
Environmental Health Services is housed at 788 Woodoak Lane (5380 South), Salt Lake City, Utah 84107.
SLVHD clinic locations in Salt Lake County
State of SLVHD
Gain insight into the work the health department has undertaken to improve the health of Salt Lake County by viewing the most recent annual reports.