Tonya Boren is a Nurse Practitioner in Trauma Care at Uintah Basin Clinic in Eastern Rural Utah. Tonya speaks about her experiences as a Nurse Practitioner in Rural Utah, and …
Success Story: Moab Regional Hospital
Lauran Prest is Psychiatrist, D.O. at Moab Regional Hospital. Lauren describes challenges in Rural Health, and what her scope of work entails. Lauren states that some of her duties include: …
Success Story: Meet Dr. Duncan
Meet Dr. Braxton Duncan, Emergency Physician, Uintah Basin Healthcare: “I was born and raised in Eastern Utah. I hope to continue providing medical services for years to come in Eastern …
Success Story: The Children’s Center
Kimberli Berrett is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor with The Children’s Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kimberli speaks about the type of intervention her counseling modalities provide, as well …
Success Story: Gunnison
Meet Dr. Cutler Frandsen, DMD, Gunnison, Utah. Dr. Frandsen describes meeting community needs in Rural Utah, as well as challenges faced while paying off student debt. Meeting the community’s needs: …
Success Story: Family Medicine
Dr. Craig Batty is a D.O. of Family Medicine at Ashley Regional Medical Center, in Vernal, Utah. Dr. Batty speaks on serving Rural Communities in Utah, and the challenges he’s …
Success Story: First Step House
Amanda Costa is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Substance Abuse at First Step House in Salt Lake City, Utah. Amanda describes aspects of the position that work well, and others …
Meet the Oral Health Program team!
The mission of the Oral Health Program is to advance the general health and well-being of all Utahns by promoting oral health and preventing oral disease. The oral health program …
Utah to pay some health care providers’ student loan debt if they work in underserved communities
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Anna West, workforce development coordinator for the Primary Care and Rural Health office, appeared on a Fox 13 news segment to shed light …
Baby Your Baby- Dental care during pregnancy
Lauren Neufeld, RDH-BSDH, is an oral health program coordinator with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services Office of Primary Care and Rural Health. Lauren made an appearance on …
New council advises legislators on Utah’s healthcare policies
H.B. 176 was passed during the 2022 Legislative session, creating the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council (HWAC). Among other duties, the HWAC exists to review and comment on Utah legislation …
Lawyer embraces a life of social work and service
The pathway of recovery from chronic mental illness and substance use is rarely linear. According to Jared Powell, LCSW at First Step House, some individuals are too unstable to tolerate …
Loan repayment programs balance pay gaps
The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health highlights Dr. Rene Valles during Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Rene Valles, a psychiatrist at Davis Behavioral Health, works with acutely suicidal …
Mental Health Awareness Month: Events and Resources
Events held by DHHS Advocate & Elevate Walk to Support Teen Mental Health Date: May 20 Time: Noon to 3:00 pm MDT Location Salt Lake: Hidden Grove Pavillion, Sugar House Park …
Three tips to support employee mental health
Loan repayment programs help serve Utah’s behavioral healthcare needs Nearly 3 million Utahns live in an area with insufficient mental health professionals, yet Utahns experience higher-than-average rates of suicide and …
Grant recipient expands infusion services for indigenous and rural residents in Southeastern Utah
Despite a heavy workload as the sole pharmacist at Blue Mountain Hospital, Shane Gurley embraces the versatility of his job. “The coolest thing about rural medicine is the opportunity to …
Clinic receives grant; enrolls hundreds of southwestern Utahns in Medicaid
Creek Valley Health Clinic, located in Colorado City on the southwestern border of Utah and Arizona, is a recipient of the Utah Primary Care Grant Program (UPCGP) offered by the …