Providence City receives Healthy Utah Community designation – Cache Valley Daily

FILE PHOTO: Zollinger Park in Providence

PROVIDENCE – Providence City has recently been named a Healthy Utah Community. The designation was awarded by Get Healthy Utah in partnership with the Utah League of Cities and Towns last month.

According to the city, the campaign to receive the designation was led by City Councilmember Jeanell Sealy. Working in collaboration with Mayor Kathleen Alder, a coalition was formed to complete the application and requirements set by Get Healthy Utah.

To receive the designation, communities must meet specific requirements, including the implementation of health strategies throughout the community and the development of a community health plan. According to Get Healthy Utah, the Providence coalition created a community survey and gathered feedback from residents about how to improve the quality of life over the next three years.

Among the city’s other initiatives were the creation of safe routes to schools, sidewalks with adequate lighting, safe disposal of medications, community cooking and canning classes, and healthy snacks for city employees.

Providence was one of six Utah cities to receive the Healthy Utah Community designation this year. The others include Harrisville, Lindon, Price, Riverdale, and Santaquin. With this recognition, Providence becomes the third Cache Valley city to be recognized, following Logan and North Logan who earned the designation in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

For more information on the Healthy Utah Community program, visit gethealthyutah.org.