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Show Local Health District Key Health Indicators Summit County Health Department Compiled by Erin Maughan and Sally Burns Counties: Summit Population Size: 29,736 Area: 1,849 square miles No Health Insurance The Summit County Health Department (SCHD) is the eleventh largest health district in population, and the eighth largest in area. The health indicators listed for the year 2001 show that SCHD's averages are more favorable than the overall state aver- R 3. Percentage of population having no health insur-ages for immunizations, adult obesity and tobacco use. The ance sCHDand Utah 1997-2001 percentage of low birth weiglit infants has been slightly higher than state statistics for the past four years. Health District Utah Immunization Rates Figure 1. Percentage of children fully immunized by 24 months of age, SCHD and Utah, 1998-2001. 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 ? Health District I Utah 1998 1999 2000 2001 Adult Obesity (BMI > 25) Figure 2. Percentage of adults with BMI exceeding 25%, SCHD and Utah, 1997-2001. Health District Utah 60.0% -50.0% 40.0% -j 30.0% 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Tobacco Use Table 1. Percentage of adults using tobacco SCHD, Utah and U.S. in a given year, 1995 -1998 1999 -2001 SCHD 13.4 8.2 Utah 14.3 13.0 U.S. n/a 22.7 Low Birth Weight «2500 g) Figure 4. Percentage of live born infants with a birth weight under 2500 grams, SCHD and Utah, 1997-2001. ? Health Dstrict I Utah 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Sources: 2000 U. S. Census Data: [Online] http://www.utah.com/visitor/statejacts/counties.htm Utah Department of Health: Indicator based Information System for Public Health [Online] hnp:.''.'Voisph.state.ut.us Utah Department of Health: Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System [Online] '-^ 124 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume IX |