Show Two Duchesne residents named to health council Two Duchesne County residents have been appointed to the Utah Health Systems Agency for the Uintah Basin Ernest G. Director of the Uintah Basin Health was elected as chairperson of the Uintah Basin Advisory Council at its monthly He replaces Dan Price of who served as the volunteer chairperson to the Council this past Thomas J. Superintendent of the Duchesne County School replaced McCord Marshall of Roosevelt as the SAC's Both volunteers will serve with other representatives-local elected and health professionals-from Uintah and Daggett counties to help the Utah develop health policy in The Uintah Basin SAC is one of six volunteer committees created to provide local input about health care issues so that state-wide policies will address real The Utah was created in July 1976 by the Utah State Legislature to implement state and national health planning laws in local Utah Even though the Utah functions under both state and federal laws it is not part of either but serves as a public regional planning body responsible for the health planning that goes on in According to Paul Executive Director of the Utah basic Ingredient to the success of the Agency i input from local elected and from providers and consumers of health care The SAC structure will facilitate this much needed |