On March 15, 2022, the Bear River Health Department (BRHD) was awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). PHAB aims to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation. To receive accreditation the Bear River Health Department underwent a rigorous, multi-faceted, peer-review assessment to ensure it meets or exceeds a specific set of quality standards and measures. This accreditation status demonstrates the Bear River Health Department’s commitment to excellence in serving the community.

Many community partners contributed to the effort to become nationally accredited.  Bear River Health District residents, partners, coalitions, and stakeholders helped identify the most pressing public health issues. The identification of these public health issues allowed the Department to create measurable goals that will continue to drive progress toward a healthier community.

National accreditation is not a forever stamp of approval. The Bear River Health Department will keep reviewing its programs and processes in order to improve them continuously.

Board of Health

The Bear River Board of Health is comprised of nine members from Cache, Rich, and Box Elder Counties. One member from each county is an elected official in their county. Other individuals who have an interest in public health may also be appointed as board members. Board members serve three-year terms with no financial compensation for their service. The Board of Health establishes public health policies for the Bear River Health District.

Health Department Mission

The Bear River Health Department (BRHD) is one of 13 local health departments that work to promote and protect the health of Utah’s residents. The BRHD was originally established in 1971 by the Utah legislature. The BRHD provides public health services to the residents of Box Elder, Cache, and Rich County.

The BRHD has 110 employees at 6 different locations and serves a population of more than 160,000 in the three county areas.

performance management

The Bear River Health Department utilizes a Performance Management System to ensure achievement of its mission, strategic plan and community health improvement plan. We want to know how well we and our partners are performing so we can adjust public health strategies accordingly. The BRHD uses the Clear Impact Scorecard as our performance management dashboard to communicate key goals, indicators and measures of public health issues in our community. We are currently building the capacity of our scorecards and will continually update this page and the scorecards linked below throughout the coming year.

Scorecards are updated with real time data and are interactive. You can click on the program names, outcome, indicators, and measures for different views and additional information.

Public Notices

Public hearings are held to allow members of the public to make their opinions known before a rule, law or policy is made. Notice of these hearings will be posted here and on the Utah Public Notice Website.

Public Health Data

Looking for the latest health data for Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties? Would you like to learn what the leading causes of death and disease are for the residents of these communities? 

Public Health Laws