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Show TABLE OF CONTENTS Section I: Articles Barriers to Adequate Prenatal Care in Utah.................................................................................................................5 -Kirsten Davis, B.S.; Laurie Baksh, M.P.H.; Lois Bloebaum, B.S.N.; Nan Streeter, M.S., R.N.; Bob Rolfs, M.D. M.P.H. The Inadequate Supply of Nurses and Allied Health Professionals in Utah Acute Care Hospitals, 2002.........................................10 -Kenneth L. Johnson, Ph.D., C.H.E.S.; Richard B. Dwore, Ph.D.; Bruce P. Murray, Ph.D., F.A.C.H.E., C.A.E.; Robert J. Parsons, Ph.D Disease-Specific Survival Among Prostate Cancer Patients In Utah According to Religion and Religiosity....................................14 -Ray M. Merrill Ph. D., M.P.H.; Charles L. Wiggins; Sterling C. Hilton; Emily Allen Planning for Health Care Responses to Natural Disasters, Terrorism, and Other Mass Casualty Situations...................................20 -Royce Moser, Jr., M.D., MPH; George L. White, Ph.D., MSPH; Colleen Connelly, BSN, R.N.; Linda K. Amos, Ed.D., R.N The Effects of Immigration on the Ethnic and Racial Diversity of Utah...............................................................................24 -Pam Perlich Variations in Self-Management Behavior among Adult Utahns with Diabetes.......................................................................37 -Brenda Rails, Ph.D.; William F. Stinner, Ph.D.; Carol Rasmussen, R.N., C.D.E.; Nancy C. Neff, M.S.; LaDene Larsen, R.N. Utah Couples' Potential Use of Natural Family Planning................................................................................................40 -Joseph B. Stanford, M.D., M.S.P.H.; Anne Galbraith Hutchinson, M.D.; Jane Gregory Payne, M.D. An Assessment of the Health Background, Status, and Care Utilization of the Sudanese Youth "Lost Boys " Population in Salt Lake City.....................................,................................................................46 -Ryan Thompson, BA & Marc Babitz, M.D. Unexpected Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young.........................................................................................................52 -G. Michael Vincent, M.D. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Abuse and Suicidal Ideation among Women in a Community Emergency Department......................56 -Todd L. Allen, MD, FACEP; Mark H. Stevens, MD, FACS; Lenora M. Olson, MA; Joy T. Koplin, RN, BSN; Roger K. Keddington, APRN, MSN; Karen J. Chan, BS; Diana L. Handrahan, BS; Marlene J. Eggar PhD; John C. Nelson, MD Section II: Data Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................61 -Gretchen Ratzlaff & Rebecca Jensen Maw, Senior Associate Editors, Data Population Indicators..........................................................................................................................................62 -Population Growth; Birth, Death. Migration; Population by Age; Population by District/County; Population by Race/Ethnicity; Foreign-Born Residents Socioeconomic Indicators.................................................................................................................................................................................68 -Socioeconomic Status; Education; Cost of Living; Persons Without Conventional Housing General Health Status.......................................................................................................................................................................................72 -Life Expectancy & All-Cause Mortality; Self-Perceived Health Status; Hospital LOS; Hospital Discharges; Hospital Charges; Healthcare Expenditures; Health Insurance Coverage Infectious Diseases............................................................................................................................................................................................80 -Measles; Tuberculosis; Pertussis; Pneumonia & Influenza; Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Syphilis; AIDS; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Foodborne Chronic Diseases...............................................................................................................................................................................................91 -Lung Cancer, Female Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Diseases of the Heart; Cerebrovascular Disease; Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis; Diabetes Mellitis; Organ Transplantation Women's and Children's Health....................................................................................................................................................................100 -Fertility; Births to Adolescents; Induced Abortions; Infant Mortality; Low Birth Weight; Child Abuse & Neglect; Overweight Children/Adolescents Behavioral Influences on Health....................................................................................................................................................................107 -Physical Activity; Obesity; Substance Abuse; Alcohol Consumption; Seatbelt Usage; Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths; Tobacco; Mental Health; Homicide; Suicide; Violent Crime Local Health District Key Health Indicators..................................................................................................................................................117 Section III: Special Topics Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................................130 Detection of an Influenza Epidemic Using an Electronic Medical Record-based Bioterrorism Surveillance System during the 2002 Winter Olympics....................................................................................................................131 -Kurt T. Hegmann, M.D., M.P.H.; Kristine B. Hegmann, M.S.P.H., C.I.C.; Aaron M. Wendelboe, M.S.P.H.; Stephen C. Alder, Ph.D.; Alisa R. Haws, B.A.; George L. White Jr., Ph.D. Using Administrative Data to Identify Adverse Events.................................................................................................................................132 -Paul Hougland, M.D. Quality of Medical Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries: Improvement Trends In Utah (1998-2000)..............................................133 -Michael P. Silver, MPH & Kevin Kennedy, MHA Background on Utah's New Medicaid Waiver: Primary Care Network.......................................................................................................138 -Rod L. Betit 2003 Legislative Update.................................................................................................................................................................................140 Health Services Directory...............................................................................................................................................................................145 Health Districts Directory..............................................................................................................................................................................149 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume LX |