DHHS News

Avoid a Deadly Summer

(Salt Lake City, Utah) – Summer is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but it is also a time when they are most at-risk for...
Last updated: June 21, 2017

National Diabetes Prevention Program Enters 3rd Year Helping Utahns Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

(Salt Lake City, UT) – It began quietly in 2015 with just 80 participants, but the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) looks toward its third year in Utah seeing...
Last updated: June 14, 2017

Utahns Urged to Use Caution around Water

(Salt Lake City, Utah – As families take to the water this summer, there is reason for extra caution. An above average snowpack, wet spring, and warming temperatures increases the...
Last updated: May 24, 2017

Questions About Medication use in Pregnancy or While Breastfeeding?

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Imagine you’re pregnant and your doctor has prescribed you some new medication to help treat your depression. Is it safe? Or as a breastfeeding mom,...
Last updated: May 11, 2017

Medically Complex Children’s Waiver Opens Enrollment

What: The Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Medically Complex Children’s Waiver will open enrollment today and accept applications until Wednesday, May 31, 2017.  This program is intended to serve children...
Last updated: May 1, 2017

Safe Kids Coalitions Offer Free Safety Events throughout Utah

(Salt Lake City) – Preventable injuries are the number one cause of death among children ages 0-19. Every year more than 8,000 families in the United States and more than...
Last updated: April 28, 2017

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News releases and media statements

Spanish news releases and media statements

We strive to provide all news releases and media statements in Spanish. Our language access team can provide translation services by contacting them at languageaccess.utah.gov.  

Our graphic and writing standards

Our agency name is the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. Use DHHS if an acronym is needed. 

  • DHHS graphic standards—This guide outlines how to use our logo, colors, fonts, and imagery in printed and electronic media. 
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  • DHHS writing style guide—This guide creates clear and consistent language and tone across all written products, both internal and external to our agency.

Media guides and safe messaging

How we talk about suicide, mental health, and traumatic events matters. When we follow safe messaging guidelines, we contribute to a hopeful narrative about triumph over adversity. We communicate that support is available. Safe messaging promotes resiliency, encourages help-seeking, publicizes prevention successes, and encourages actions to help prevent suicide. 

When writing about suicide, mental health, or traumatic events follow safe messaging guidelines. Here are some of our favorite resources.