Show EditorNote The 2000-2001 Editorial Board is pleased to present Volume VIl of UtahHealth An Annual Review This yeararticles continue the journaltradition of using relevant data to discuss current health and health careissues The articles not only provide current information on issues ranging from suicide to sexually transmitte disease but also insights on effective methods for the provision of health care The article Ambuilatory Careof Sensitive Hospitalizations More thanMeasure of Bed Supply is an excellent example of the usefulness relevant data for examining the health care delivery system and health status in Utah The data section is the comerstone of the journal It coversbroad series of topics ranging from mortality of indicators to health insurance coverage This allows the reader to develop an overall picture of the status health in Utah For example while Utahper capita income is lower than the national average Utah ranks for health status among the 50 states Utah has the lowest rates of smoking heart disease and cancer cases However Utah ranks higher than the United States for rates for prostate cancer diabetes mellitus and suicide including adolescent suicide and The journal also reports on legislative and policy issues Health care ispolitically vulnerableTheissue Editorial changes in health care policy can havegreat impact on the health status ofcommunity Boardhope is that by reporting on both current data and current initiatives we can help guide good policy decisions in regards to Utahhealth Nichole Adams Editor-in-Chief Call for Articles The new editorial board is now accepting articles and other communications such as reports of recent events or topics more narrow in scope thanful article for Volume VIl of UtahHealth An Annual Review These items should be original analyses on any aspect of health health care access and delivery or health politics and policy as it pertains to the state of Utah Al articles should be in APA format Submissions should be completed in MSWord and arrive in both hard copy and onPC-formatted disk See the Note to Authors for more details Those interested in contributing to the 2002 publication of UtahHealth should contat Rosalie Webb Executive Secretary Governor Scott Matheson Center for Health Care Studies 1901 East South Campus Drive Room 2120 Salt Lake City Utah 84112 801 581-4673 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |