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The Healthy Living Program strives to create healthier communities by making it easier to access healthy food. Good nutrition is key for the prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. We help communities access healthy food in a variety of ways:
FeedUT was developed to help those in need quickly and easily find their nearest emergency and non-emergency food resources. With a few clicks or taps, you can locate your ten nearest food pantries or prepared meal sites. It provides information such as: who qualifies, the days and hours it is open, items to bring, and directions for getting there.
We encourage those who are wishing to donate money or food or those who are looking to volunteer to use this valuable resource to find their nearest food pantry or prepared meal site.
Eat Well Utah is the Utah Department of Health and Human Service’s statewide program to make healthy food choices more available wherever food is served or sold. Cafeterias, concession stands, institutional meal service, and catering services are invited to participate.
By participating in Eat Well Utah, organizations will work with Salt Lake County Health Department to identify how they can better service their customers by making the “healthy choice the easy choice.” This may include making changes to their food offerings, recipes, product placement, or signage.
Expanding your healthy options can benefit your venue.
The potential benefits of participating in Eat Well Utah are many, and include the following:
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We are committed to supporting you through this process. We can offer the following:
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By joining the Eat Well Utah initiative, you are taking the next steps to promote health through good food choices in your establishment.
Farmers markets connect communities with fresh, local products like seasonal fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and meats.
Do you receive SNAP benefits? If so, you can double your dollars at your local farmers market! Double Up Food Bucks is a program that doubles your SNAP dollars when spent on locally grown fruits and vegetables. View the Farmers Market schedule to see which markets are participating.
SNAP is the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps). It provides families with their basic nutritional needs to get them through hard times. SNAP participants use electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to make purchases at SNAP authorized grocery stores and farmers markets equipped to accept EBT.
One way to increase access to healthy foods in underserved populations is by donating to your local food pantry or food bank. Salt Lake County Health Department encourages the donation of healthy food for many reasons:
For those who have access to a summer garden, we encourage you to grow an extra row of vegetables to donate to your nearest pantry. Follow these tips to provide fresh and delicious food to those in need: