USU Extension - HEART

We are thrilled to introduce Briella as our newest USU Extension HEART team member! Briella is a Health and Wellness Intern for the USU Extension HEART Initiative this summer. She is a recent graduate from Carbon Highschool and will continue her schooling this fall studying Music Therapy at USU. She is passionate about helping promote individual and community health. She has lived in Price, Utah for most of her life and enjoys hiking, playing her violin and reading. 💙 Follow our HEART Beat Newsletter to see upcoming events and activities supported by our team, here: https://mailchi.mp/a035986dadf6/usuheartnewsletter 💙 Learn more: https://extension.usu.edu/heart/news/

Don’t miss a beat! 💙
USU Extension’s HEART Beat Newsletter is packed with:
Community highlights that celebrate local impact
Announcements for upcoming events and activities
Informational videos you’ll actually want to watch

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The Create Better Health Summer Challenge is a 13-week program designed to help you build healthy habits, stay active, and improve overall well-being.

Track your progress, stay motivated through community support, and finish strong with a celebratory 5K event available both in-person and virtually! 100% of the proceeds for this event will support Create Better Health Hub’s efforts to improve food access and provide nutrition education across Utah.

How it works:
💻Register for the Healthy Summer Challenge
🍎Participate daily with simple, achievable healthy actions
📈Track your progress throughout the challenge
🏆Earn points to receive raffle entries
🏃Celebrate your success by completing the 5K in September
🥳Enter to win exciting prizes!

The challenge begins on June 21, 2026 and ends on September 23, 2026.
The in-person 5K event will be on Saturday, September 12 @ 8:00 AM at Utah State University's campus in Logan, Utah. There will also be a virtual 5K option.

To learn more and to register, visit our website or go to the link in our bio. https://extension.usu.edu/createbetterhealth/cbh-summer-challenge

Social media can be a powerful tool for connection, but excessive use is linked to higher anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and increased risk of youth substance use.
Parents and educators play a key role: Start honest conversations today. Listen with curiosity, validate feelings, and guide youth toward healthier habits.
Early awareness helps protect developing brains and prevent escalation.
Some healthy alternatives include physical activity, creative outlets, in-person time with friends, and mindfulness.
Resources:
• 988 Lifeline (call/text 988)
• SAMHSA Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP
• SafeUT App
Your support makes a difference. 💙

Learn more at: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/04/22/teens-social-media-and-mental-health/

☀️🎉 Join us for the FREE 1Direction Summer Connection! 🎉☀️

Bring the whole family out for an evening focused on fun, connection, and spending quality time together at Huntington City Park on June 29, 2026 from 4:30–7:30 PM!

This event is designed to bring families together through positive activities, laughter, and community connection. All youth must be accompanied by a family member such as a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, older sibling, or another supportive adult.

🌭 FREE hot dogs, chips, and drinks
🎈 Interactive inflatable activities for families
🎟️ FREE prize opportunities
🚲 Each youth will receive a ticket entered into a drawing to win a bike of their choice!

Here’s how the family prize activity works:
Each family will receive ONE punch card at the event. As your family participates in the inflatable activities, you will receive punches from each station. Once your family collects 10 punches, your completed card will be entered into a drawing for a LARGE family prize!

This event is completely FREE and open to the community. We hope to see families making memories, staying active, and enjoying time together this summer!

📍 Huntington City Park
📅 June 29, 2026
⏰ 4:30–7:30 PM

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post! 💙

For the safety and enjoyment of all families attending, we ask that no pets, alcohol, smoking, or va**ng be brought to the event. Thank you for helping us create a safe, positive, and family-friendly environment for our community youth and families! 💙

Got unused or expired prescriptions sitting around? Avoid flushing them or tossing them in regular trash. Instead, use proper disposal methods. Drop them off at your local pharmacy or DEA authorized collection sites. These options ensure medications are destroyed safely, reducing risks of accidental poisoning, diversion, and environmental pollution in our water supplies.

More information at: dea.gov/everyday-takeback-day

🚨 THIS WEDNESDAY! Only 2 Days Away! 🚨

💙 Only 6 spots remain! Don't miss your chance to attend this FREE parenting workshop and leave with practical tools you can use with your family right away!

🌟 Parenting the Love and Logic Way🌟

📅 This Wednesday, June 10
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Utah State University Eastern – Alumni Room
💲 FREE for Caregivers in Carbon & Emery Counties!

Every registered participant will receive:
🍎 Snacks throughout the day
🍽 FREE lunch
🎁 A Family Gift Basket filled with games, activities, treats, and family bonding ideas
📚 Parenting information booklets and resources
🛍 Community swag and giveaways
📜 A Certificate of Attendance

You'll leave with practical, research-based strategies to:
✔ End power struggles
✔ Teach responsibility
✔ Reduce arguments
✔ Build stronger family relationships

🔗 Register today before the last 6 spots are gone!
https://extension.usu.edu/hru/courses/parenting-love-and-logic

👧 Need something fun for the kids?
The Carbon County 4-H Camp (Ages 8+) is happening at the same time!

⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
💲 $15 per child
🍽 Lunch included
🎨 Hands-on activities, games, learning, and fun!

📝 Register youth here:
https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/47709

Invest one day in your family and walk away with skills, resources, and a basket full of goodies to keep the learning going at home.

We can't wait to see you this Wednesday!

Shout out to our community partners who also contributed to these fun family gift baskets and helped us get the word out! Including, but not limited to:

USU Extension - Carbon County USU Extension - Emery County 1Direction Prevention Coalition- Emery County Hope Squad of Carbon, Emery, and Grand Counties Southeast Utah Health Department Four Corners Community Behavioral Health CARE 4 Carbon StepOne Service Castleview Hospital

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A recent Utah report highlights critical statistics for our rural and job-related su***de prevention efforts:
• Mining, quarrying & oil & gas: have the highest rate of loss at 103.3 per 100,000
• Construction: have the second-highest rate of death by su***de at 72.9 per 100,000 & nearly 1 in 5 deaths are construction workers in the state of Utah
• Rural and high-risk industries have significantly lower mental health treatment access.

Ready to strengthen su***de prevention in rural Utah? 💙 Join us at RHAU’s Rural and Job-Related Su***de Prevention Webinar on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM! FREE • 1 CEU credit provided

Register here: https://rhau.getrecur.com/events/view/RU1BSUw6a2FzZXlzaGFrZXNwZWFyQHJoYXUub3JnJlNPVVJDRTpBUFAmR1VJRDo5MDZjYTY2MC0yYTE3LTQ5OGQtOGQ4Yi0zOWMzNzAyY2IyYjc%3D

Check out more IBIS report information, here:https://ibis.utah.gov/ibisph-view/pdf/opha/publication/hsu/2025/2510_Su***deJobType.pdf

Find mental health resources for the workplace, here: https://utahsu***deprevention.org/workplace/

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