Come learn how to help your family eat well, prepare delicious food, and be active on a budget. Davis County WIC partners with Utah State University's Food$ense program to offer this free class series twice a year. Each class includes a recipe demonstration and sample. Classes are open to the public and children are welcome. For more information call 801-525-5010 or visit CreateBetterHealth.usu.edu

A low cost car seat program is available for qualified clients (WIC, Head Start, Medicaid, and similar financial aid programs). Clients are required to take a car seat installation class in conjunction with purchasing a seat.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four older adults (65+) falls each year. Along with causing injury, falls are costly to treat at $50 billion annually (2017). However, falls aren’t something that just happens when you age, there are ways to reduce falls. It is proven that exercise focusing on leg strength and balance can help.

Tai Chi for Arthritis is a proven evidence based program that is effective at preventing falls. With consistent practice, this ancient exercise has been shown to improve balance, increase muscular strength, improve mobility, increase flexibility, improve psychological health, prevent falls, and decrease pain. This is accomplished through 3 main principles: movement control, weight transference, and integration of mind and body.  For people with or without arthritis, Tai Chi for Arthritis/ Health is a good way to start your journey to better health.

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TOP Star is a Continuing Education Program for childcare providers designed to help providers improve the quality of nutrition and amount of physical activity that children receive in their care. 

If you are a childcare provider and are interested in earning 5-10 CEUs for participating in this training and goal-setting program contact (801) 525-5070. 

Are you turning 65 or preparing to retire? Puzzled about Medicare? Davis County Senior Services recommends spending an hour at a free Medicare 101 class to learn how to take advantage of everything Medicare has to offer. Get answers and information about Medicare enrollment and benefits. Classes are taught in several locations throughout the county including libraries and senior activity centers. For more information call (801) 525-5086. 

If you want to learn how to energize, utilize and mobilize your brain, come to the Breakfast for Your Brain classes. This 8-week program will have you spelling backwards as well as brushing your teeth left-handed. Past participants have said it’s a lot of fun. Classes are typically held at senior activity center. Call (801) 525-5105 for more information.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches participants how to help a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The help is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves.
To schedule a group training, or sign up for an existing training, contact: (801) 525-5070. 

Connect is a training for professionals and communities to prepare them to respond to a suicide attempt or death, in a manner that will promote healing and reduce risk for affected community members. You will learn to strategically encourage help-seeking, reduce stigma, and promote healing for survivors; reduce the risk of suicide-related phenomena (contagion, copy-cat, and pacts); and use safe messaging in communications such as media reporting, funerals, memorials, etc. 

Duration: 3 hours 
To schedule your group training call (801) 525-5070.

SafeTALK is a 3 hour training workshop, featuring: Training to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, & community first aid resources to connect them to help; Awareness of reasons that we may miss, dismiss, or avoid signs of suicide; The simple yet effective steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe; and Hands-on skills practice and development. Now approved for 3 Social Work CEUs.

Duration: 3 Hours 
Group Size: 10 – 30 max 
To schedule a training, contact: (801) 525-5070 

Learn how to prevent suicide by using QPR to: Ask Questions to assess the situation; Persuade the person to accept help; and Refer the person to a professional for help to get them through the crisis and treat any underlying mental illness. Like CPR, QPR is a simple process that anyone can be trained to use, to help prevent a suicidal act. Participants learn how to recognize the warning signs for someone who may be at risk for suicide, and then get them to appropriate help. 

Duration: 1.5 hours
Group Size: generally 10-35
To schedule a training contact (801) 525-5070.

Don't let fear of falling keep you from living. Stepping On is a 7 week workshop proven to reduce falls and build confidence in older people. Presenters such as a physical therapist, pharmacists, and vision experts help you gain specific knowledge and skills to prevent falls. Call (801) 525-5087 for more information or click  here to register for the class.

Vivir bien con diabetes es un taller de 6 semanas para ayudar a las personas con diabetes tipo 2 a administrar mejor su salud. Los participantes harán planes de acción semanal, compartir experiencias y ayudarse mutuamente a resolver los problemas que se enfrentan en la creación y ejecución de su programa de autogestión. Se invita a cualquier persona con diabetes tipo 2. Se anima a los familiares y amigos de las personas con diabetes también asistir. Se proporcionarán refrigerios saludables. Para más información y para inscribirse en un taller por favor llame al (801) 525-5105.

Vivir bien con una enfermedad crónica es un taller comunitario sobre cómo manejar sus condiciones de salud. Vivir bien es un taller de 6 semanas que enseña habilidades de la vida real para vivir una vida plena y saludable con una enfermedad crónica. Usted aprenderá diferentes herramientas de autogestión que pueden guiar a tomar su vida de nuevo y controlar su salud de nuevo. Llame al (801) 525-5105 para obtener más información y para registrarse para la clase.

To provide and maintain a healthy and safe pool environment, a pool must be operated under the direct supervision of a Licensed Swimming Pool/Spa Operator (LPO) who holds a current LPO permit issued by the Division. A Licensed Pool Operator class is held annually. To find out more about schedule and cost call (801) 525-5100.

Individuals that work in facilities that prepare or serve food are required to obtain a Utah Food Handler Permit. Permits are obtained after successfully completing an in-person or on-line state approved training course.

Davis County Health Department can assist Boy Scouts who want to earn the Public Health Merit Badge. Call (801) 525-5212 for more information or to schedule a health department visit for your troop.

• Merit Badge Slide Presentation
• Merit Badge Worksheet
• Public Health Video
• Outbreak at Watersedge Interactive Game

Davis County Health Department is available to provide a one hour STD presentation to community agencies and youth groups. Call (801) 525-5200 to schedule a presentation.

EnhanceFitness is an evidence-based group exercise program that helps older adults at all levels of fitness become more active, energized, and empowered to sustain independent lives. A full hour of fun, EnhanceFitness focuses on dynamic cardiovascular exercise, strength training, balance, and flexibility — everything older adults need to maintain health and function as they age. A contribution of $2 is appreciated. 

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Living Well with Chronic Conditions is a community workshop on how to manage your ongoing health conditions. Living Well is a 6-week workshop that teaches real-life skills for living a full, healthy life with a chronic condition. You'll learn different self-management tools that can guide you to take your life back and control your health again. 

Upcoming Class
When: Every Thursday starting July 12 - August 16th, 10 am - 12:30 pm 
Where: Syracuse Recreation Center 1912 West 1900 South Syracuse, UT 84075

A six-week workshop is available to help people with type 2 diabetes. Living Well with Diabetes is a fun, interactive workshop to help people with type 2 diabetes better manage their health. Participants will learn a new tools, how to make changes to their diet, and how to help others understand their ongoing health condition. Anyone with type 2 diabetes is invited. Family and friends of those with diabetes also are encouraged to attend.