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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

(801) 468-2750

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Affiliation

The Salt Lake Valley Health Department is the local health department serving Salt Lake County and a department of county government. The Salt Lake Valley Health Department works cooperatively with the Utah Department of Health and other state agencies, but is not an agency of state government.

Stats

Population of Salt Lake County: 1,009,518
2007 Census Bureau
Number of Health Department employees: 392
September 2008

Year Founded

The precursor to the Salt Lake Valley Health Department (Deseret Public Health) was founded in 1857. Since that time, the health department has fallen under several other titles, including the Salt Lake City Health Department and Salt Lake City-County Health Department.

Divisions

Administration
Community Health Services
Family Health Services
Environmental Health Services
Medical Services

Locations

Administration, Community 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.

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.