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New housing regulation: Health department seeks to clarify tenant/landlord responsibilities

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago4 years ago

Public comment is open now through July 21 on a new housing regulation being proposed by the Southeast Utah Health Department. According to SEUHD Environmental Health Director Orion Rogers, the new regulation isn’t…

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Learning how to help: Health department, hospital host suicide prevention workshop

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Amanda McIntosh has worked at the Southeast Utah Health Department since 2018, where she has worked to raise awareness of mental health care and the high suicide risk in the area. She also…

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Navajo Nation president rejects reopening: Nez vetos full reopening of tribal parks, citing COVID-19 concerns

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

During a special session on June 3, the Navajo Nation Council voted unanimously to reopen tribal parks to the public at full capacity, including popular destinations such as Monument Valley and Four Corners…

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Health department warns of smoke dangers: As wildfires burn, air quality becomes an issue to monitor

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

With 8,000 acres of the La Sal Mountains ablaze, smoke inhalation has become a concern for Moab residents and visitors alike. “We’ve had people come in complaining of these symptoms and thinking they…

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Thirty years of service: A history of Seekhaven’s work in the Moab community

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center’s first logo in 1990 featured an illustration of Puebloan homes before a desert landscape. Moving into the 2000s, the logo changed to depict a house, parent and…

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Fentanyl use on the rise: Hospital hosts training on anti-overdose drug

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The sun was scorching on the afternoon of May 6, when a small crowd gathered in the shade of an awning outside Moab Regional Hospital to learn more about naloxone, a drug that…

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State’s COVID-19 ‘endgame’ kicks in, terminating local mask mandate

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Despite having the highest COVID-19 rate in Utah, Grand County’s local mask mandate automatically terminated, along with most state and local public health orders, as the state hits “endgame” benchmarks outlined in state…

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Multicultural Center releases 2020 numbers

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

The Moab Valley Multicultural Center released a statement reviewing how the COVID-19 pandemic affected its services in 2020 and detailing plans for expanding its programming in the future. According to the release, the…

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Masks aren’t going anywhere soon: Grand County mask mandate in place until mid-June

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

“Grand County, Utah Mask Mandate is STILL in effect until 6/15/21,” county government officials reminded the public in a press release this week. While the statewide mask mandate will be lifted on April…

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COVID-19 vaccine appointments open to all adults

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

The Southeast Utah Health Department opened up COVID-19 vaccine appointments for adults 18 years of age or older, as state guidelines have loosened. Brady Bradford, health director at SEUHD, hopes that everyone in…

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