The City of South Salt Lake works to ensure that all residents have the opportunity to be physically active. A new park and all-abilities playground was build with visitors from a nearby senior center in mind. South Salt Lake offers recreation and fitness programs on a sliding fee scale and the FreeBikes4Kids program provides bicycles to families regardless of income. South Salt Lake addresses access to healthy food through community gardens, a farmers market that accepts SNAP benefits, and a mobile food pantry. Free mental health services are provided at fourteen community sites located throughout the city.

2024 Redesignation:

To be redesignated in Spring 2024, the City of South Salt Lake continued to work hard to ensure that every resident has access to mental health, physical activity, and healthy eating resources. The city supported mental health by providing Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) trainings to the South Salt Lake community. Over the course of three years, 20 trainings were provided to 192 individuals, and city staff trained to provide Spanish-speaking sessions. South Salt Lake also supported physical health by completing a bike/walking trail that runs along the S-Line to the Jordan River and created safe biking/walking pathways that connect key recreation locations in the City. To support healthy eating, South Salt Lake started the Fitts Park Community Garden which boasts a total of 38 garden plot