Weber-Morgan Health Department is reminding residents that the best way to have fewer sick days and missed activities during the school year and upcoming holidays is to get vaccinated.
Influenza and COVID vaccines arrived at the health department in September. They’ve been updated to carry the most common circulating strains of each virus. Both vaccines are available to anyone age 6 month and older. The health department will have high-dose influenza vaccine for those with lower immunity and over age 65.
Fall Respiratory Season is just around the corner
New Program Addresses Environmental and Safety Issues at Home
New Program Addresses Environmental and Safety Issues at Home (Ogden, UT) – The Weber-Morgan Health Department received a $2-million grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides financial assistance to homeowners needing to make healthy updates to their aging homes in Weber County. “We are excited to bring this grant to […]
Avoid touching bats to prevent rabies exposure
Avoid Touching bats to prevent rabies exposure (Ogden, UT) –Weber-Morgan Health officials are reminding residents to avoid touching bats and other unfamiliar or wild animals to prevent exposures to the rabies virus. In Utah, bats are the most common carrier of rabies, but any mammals such as skunks, raccoons, foxes and unvaccinated cats and dogs […]
Severe Motor Vehicle Related Crash Report
The UDHHS Violence and Injury Prevention Program (VIPP) and Utah Highway Safety Office funds the Weber-Morgan Health Department to implement motor vehicle safety programs and Safe Kids Coalition activities within the Weber-Morgan Health District. These programs focus on child passenger safety, seat belt awareness, vulnerable roadway users, and teen driving.
Free Tai Chi Demonstrations in Weber County for World Tai Chi Day
Weber County residents are coming together on Saturday, April 27, for what is sure to be Utah’s largest celebration of World Tai Chi and Qigong Day. Free, interactive demonstrations begin 10:30 a.m. in the outdoor programming plaza at the Weber County Library’s Southwest branch in Roy, 2039 West 4000 South. Tai Chi, often described as […]
Pool Certification Classes Keep Our Community Safe
OGDEN, UT – Summer is just around the corner, and to help keep public swimming pools open and operating safely, the Weber-Morgan Health Department is offering it’s annual Certified Pool Operator classes in April. All public swimming pools in Weber and Morgan counties must employ a Certified Pool Operator (CPO). Certification is valid for five […]
Is your Check Engine Light On? Weber-Morgan Health Department can help.
Weber-Morgan Health Department is holding a Clean Car Clinic on Friday, October 20, to help residents whose automobiles are driving around with their Check Engine light on. Staff will be on hand to test the vehicles and help see if the owners qualify for assistance to make repairs or help buy a newer, less polluting vehicle.
WMHD Drive-Thru Flu Clinics are coming up!
A convenient way to get vaccinated against influenza. We will also have Pneumonia and Tdap vaccines available. The location will be the Weber-Morgan Health Department parking lot, 477 23rd Street. These Ogden drive-thru flu clinics will be held on Friday, September 29th and Friday, October 13th from 10am-2pm. Our Morgan location flu clinics will be on October 2nd, October 20th, November 6th, and November 17th.
“A Light to Remember” Marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Ogden
Join in Ogden’s first annual observance of the International Overdose Awareness Day; “A Light to Remember” on August 31, 2023, at the USU Botanical Garden, 1750 Monroe Blvd. beginning at 7 p.m. “We want to give people an opportunity to remember and celebrate those we’ve lost, or almost lost to overdose,” says Patrick Cox, program […]