Population Health Center
Improving Access to Healthcare for Vulnerable Populations and West Salt Lake
The Population Health Center, located just west of I80, provides care at the heart of west Salt Lake. The University of Utah Population Health Center was opened in 2022 and includes the Intensive Outpatient Clinic, the Newcomer Health Clinic, and the Rose Park Primary Care Clinic. Together with the University of Utah School of Dentistry, Community Engagement, and Women's Health, the Center is positioned to uniquely improve health outcomes while lowering the cost of care.
Our Clinics & Services
Intensive Outpatient Clinic (IOC)
Providing comprehensive and integrated care, the IOC operates as an interdisciplinary team of medical and behavioral health providers aiming to improve clinical outcomes and decrease the overall cost of care for the population it serves. In partnership with the University of Utah Health Plans, the IOC provides long-term medical and mental health care tailored to the individual needs of marginalized and impoverished patients—building relationships and changing lives.
Newcomer Health Clinic
The Newcomer Health Clinic provides Utah's newly arriving refugees and asylum seekers access to vital health screenings and exceptional continuity medical services. This novel approach to improving refugee health is the largest of its kind in Utah—seeing approximately 75% of the state's refugees and asylum-seekers annually. Often serving as the first touch point to medical care, the Newcomer Clinic plays a critical role not only in promoting health, but also in helping this population navigate community programs and social services.
Rose Park Primary Care Clinic
The Rose Park Primary Care Clinic provides exceptional primary care services for western Salt Lake and West Valley communities. Leveraging a dynamic team of medical faculty and students, this student-led clinic is a novel approach to medicine and is at the core of the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine's innovative MD curriculum.
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
At the Rose Park Primary Care Clinic, medical students from the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine are on-site to offer affordable care in a highly supervised environment.
University of Utah School of Dentistry
In a unique partnership between the clinical and dental programs, the Population Health Center offers unprecedented oral health integration. Dedicated students, faculty, and clinicians from the School of Dentistry provide a full-service dental clinic in the Population Health Center.
SUPeRAD Clinic
The Substance Use & Pregnancy—Recovery, Addiction, and Dependence (SUPeRAD) Clinic is a prenatal clinic combining maternal-fetal health, addiction care, and case management.
Food Pantry & Other Services
We are home to a Utah Food Bank pantry and accept clothing donations, ensuring community members have access to essential resources.
Hear From Our Patients and Providers
On October 12, 2023, the University of Utah and state representatives held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Population Health Center. Located in the Rose Park community of Salt Lake City, the center is a collaborative effort between the university, state, and community. Together, we are building a sustainable model of care tailored for those who need it most.
What happens when patients with lengthy, complex histories of addiction and trauma end up repeatedly going to the ER for care? It places a significant financial and medical burden on the health care system. The IOC provides long-term medical and mental health care tailored to the individual needs of marginalized and impoverished patients—building relationships and changing lives.
Your smile, and associated oral health, may be a factor for successfully passing through the revolving doors of life. It is your first impression to a stranger, the closing argument to land a job and a major factor to achieving a good quality of life. For those who struggle with substance use disorder, oral health often falls off the precipice of self-care thereby seriously damaging interpersonal skills, while causing poor nutrition, increased oral and general infections and debilitating oral pain.