A repository for documents, reports, and publications from the Utah Department of Health.
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2004 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2003 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2002 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Trend Report, 1989-1999 | Utah has participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) since it began in 1984 and when only 14 other states participated. This report examines trends for selected BRFSS measures over 11 years from 1989 to 1999. The Utah statewide rates are compared to the rates for states bo... | |
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2000 Utah Child Health Survey : Children with Special Health Care Needs / | Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data | This report is intended to provide an overview of the information collected in the 2000 Utah Child Health Survey. The survey was designed to address the important health issues among Utah children, including health insurance coverage, special health care needs, and patterns of health care delivery a... |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2001 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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2000 Utah Child Health Survey : General Population Overview / | Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data | This report is intended to provide an overview of the information collected in the 2000 Utah Child Health Survey. The survey was designed to address the important health issues among Utah children, including health insurance coverage, special health care needs, and patterns of health care delivery a... |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2000 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System : Local Health District Report, 1995-1998 | Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Bureau of Health Education; Utah. Bureau of Chronic Disease; Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment | Overall, the Utah population is relatively young and healthy. Its death rate is much lower than that for the U.S. (all cause deaths), and it has especially low rates of death for lung cancer and heart disease. These low rates are at least partially attributable to Utah's healthy lifestyles, such as ... |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Lifestyle Factors in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | It is clear from research that choices people make about health behaviors can substantially increase or decrease their risk of life threatening conditions including heart disease, cancer, and injuries. Public health efforts to prevent chronic disease encourage people to eat a diet high in fruits and... |
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Health Status in Utah by Race and Ethnicity / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | An understanding of the health status of a population is necessary to plan, implement, describe, and evaluate public health programs that control and prevent adverse health events. A 1988 Institute of Medicine committee,1 in a report entitled, The Future of Public Health recommended that... "...ever... |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Health Care Access and Utilization / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | Assuring access to health care has been defined by the Institute of Medicine as one of the key functions of government in public health1. In addition to the ability to access medical care for an acute medical problem, having a primary health care provider, or a "medical home" is also believed to pro... |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1999 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Overview of the 1996 Health Status Survey / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | The Health Status Survey Overview Report provides information on 39 health measures from the 1996 Health Status Survey, plus a variety of Utah demographic characteristics from the survey and elsewhere. The 39 health measures represent most of the topical areas covered in the 1996 survey. This report... |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Interpersonal Violence in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Heallth Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | Interpersonal violence is increasingly recognized as an important issue in public health. Violent acts, such as child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and gang violence cause physical and emotional harm to persons, and harm families and communities. The prevalence of interpersonal violence may... |
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1996 Health Status Survey: Chronic Medical Conditions in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data.; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis. | Of the ten leading causes of death in the United States in 1990, more than half were chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancers, cerebrovascular disease (also known as stroke), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic liver diseases. Heart disease, cancer, and ce... |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Limitations of Activities in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data.; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis. | Overall in 1996, 7.2% of all Utahns were estimated to have some type of limitation of their daily activities. In 1991 the Health Status Survey estimate was 4.9%. The questions asked in the two survey years were virtually identical. Although differences in some aspect of the survey methodology is alw... |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Socio-economic Status and Health in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data.; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis. | Socio-economic status (SES) has been recognized as an important determinant of health since the early part of this century. The 1994 conference on .Measuring Social Inequalities in Health. recommended that health data, including government surveys, vital records systems and cancer registries collect... |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1998 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Report on Maternal and Infant Health in Utah / | Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services. | The importance of healthy habits and lifestyle choices cannot be emphasized enough in promoting healthy childbearing. Healthful habits during the childbearing years improve life-long health and may prevent premature death for women. Daily exercise, well-balanced diet, avoidance of tobacco and alcoho... |
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Utah's Healthy People 2000 : Health Status Indicators / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data.; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis.; Utah. Office of Strategic Planning and Evaluation. | Assessing the health status of the population is a fundamental responsibility of public health. Such an assessment is an important guide for public health policy development and for evaluating existing public health programs. The 18 Health Status Indicators for the Year 2000 were developed as part o... |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1997 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1996 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1995 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1994 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |