Show Preface UtahHealth an Annual Review is journal and statistical on the issues timely to Utahpopulation Its provide readers with pertinent information peer reviewed update focusing the health of purpose is to current and regarding health and health care in Utah as compared to the nation as well as to generate interest in and to facilitate discussion of health-related topics UtahHealth An Annual Review is compiled and edited by University of Utah undergraduate and graduate students The journal has four main sections Articles Data Special Topics and the Directory Risk Factors and Health Care Costs Access and Quality narrative accompanies the data to illustrate important trends in Utah and to provide quidance in interpretation The data section also furnishes references sources detailed indicating more including secondary sources readily available to the general public Special Topics provides readers with information regarding current health care topics policy developments and outcomes from the 2000 and 2001 legislative sessions The Directory provideslisting of various health care related agencies in Its Utah educators administrators practitioners makers scholars contains community by contributed are Articles policy researchers This edition and students to pertaining articles primary oriented ambulatory hospitalization care childhood care sensitive immunization incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea death in LDS comparison and Non-LDS of and youth suicide Data has four subsections Demographics Health Status intention is not to be exhaustive but rather to provide readers with the means to further understand particular issues or problems through contact with agencies those issues or problems concerned with The ongoing mission of UtahHealth An Annual Review is to inform interested Utahns and others about the status of health and health care in the state It is our desire that UtahHealth will help the reader comprehend these issues particularly since health care and health care reform has become one of the nationmost critical issues Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |