In recognition of the wide variety of resources promoting healthy lives, the City of Taylorsville has been designated as a "Healthy Utah Community" by the non-profit organization Get Healthy Utah and the Utah League of Cities and Towns.

This achievement highlights Taylorsville's dedication to supporting the health of residents and healthy living. It recognizes efforts to create a community where all residents have access to healthy food, active living and mental health resources.

The honor, presented this past month at the Utah League of Cities and Towns annual mid-year conference, specifically notes "the hard work to make Taylorsville a thriving place where every resident can live a healthy life." Taylorsville is now one of 60 communities across the state recognized for doing "an exemplary job of implementing evidence-based strategies to improve community health."

Read more about Taylorsville's designation here and see a video highlighting the city's efforts below.

"We are really happy to receive this award," Mayor Kristie Overson said at a recent City Council meeting. "It's a designation we will keep for three years, and we will make sure we keep renewing it because we have so many fun things happening in our city that keep us healthy and active."

City Council Chair Meredith Harker credited the honor to the diligence of members of the Taylorsville Parks and Recreation Committee, who served on the required health coalition that put together Taylorsville's application seeking the designation. "It's really cool, and I felt really proud when they announced our city as a healthy city," she said.

See the livestream recording of the City Council meeting where Mayor Overson and Council Member Harker described the award and conveyed it to the city.

Get Healthy Utah works with sector leaders and decision-makers from state and local government, schools, healthcare and business to implement the policies, infrastructure and programs that drive health improvements. The effort first began in 2013 when the program Utah Leaders for Health was formed within the Utah Department of Health. Utah Leaders for Health changed its name to Get Healthy Utah in 2016, and the program has expanded ever since.