A repository for documents, reports, and publications from the Utah Department of Health.
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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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Utah health status update: cardiovascular disease risk factors in Utah / | Cardiovascular disease includes those diseases and conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels, including high blood pres- sure, heart disease, and stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in Utah and the U.S. An average of 3,800 Utahns die e... | |
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Indicator profile of coronary heart disease deaths / | Utah. Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program; Utah. Bureau of Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on coronary heart disease deaths, Utah and U.S., 1980-2003. |
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Utah health status update: youth tobacco survey, Utah 2003 / | Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States and Utah. It increases the risk for chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder. Nearly all first use of tobacco occurs before... | |
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Indicator profile of stroke (cerebrovascular disease) deaths / | Utah. Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program; Utah. Bureau of Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on stroke deaths, Utah and U.S., 1980-2003. |
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Indicator profile of HIV and AIDS / | Utah. HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program; Utah. Office of Communicable Disease Control; Utah. Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on number of people believed to be living with HIV or AIDS by year, Utah, 1984-2004. |
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Indicator profile of chlamydia cases / | Utah. Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program; Utah. Office of Communicable Disease Control; Utah. Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on rates of reported chlamydia cases by year, Utah and U.S., 1992-2003. |
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1996 Health Status Survey - Lifestyle Factors in Utah | Utah Department of Health 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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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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1995-1998 Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Local Health District Report | Utah Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah Bureau of Health Education; Utah Bureau of Chronic Disease | 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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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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Utah health status update: prevalence of diabetes risk factors among Utah adults / | Diabetes is a serious, potentially fatal, chronic metabolic disorder that develops when the body is unable to use glucose effectively. Diabetes is a systemic disease and can lead to blindness, renal failure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and nerve damage. The vast majority of people with diabetes ... | |
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Indicator profile of blood pressure screening / | Utah. Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program; Utah. Bureau of Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on persons who had their blood pressure checked in the past two years, Utah & U.S. adults, 1991-1993, 1995, 1997, and 1999. |
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1996 Health Status Survey Health Status in Utah - The Medical Outcomes Study SF12 | Utah Department of Health | Health Status can be measured in a variety of ways, including rates of mortality from various causes, incidence or prevalence of disease and disability, utilization of health care, and self-reports from individuals. Each method has strengths and weaknesses on a variety of dimensions, such as how wel... |
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Utah health status update: Utah adults with disabilities / | This Update highlights a recent analysis of the prevalence of disability among adults. It was conducted using 2001 data from the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. The BRFSS is an ongoing effort by the Utah Department of Health in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Diseas... | |
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Utah health status update: diabetes in Utah / | Diabetes is a serious disease that can lead to blindness, kidney failure, amputation, heart disease, and death. Of people with diabetes, 5-10% have Type 1 (insulin deficiency) which usually occurs before age 20, and 90-95% have Type 2 (inability of the body to use insulin properly). | |
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Utah health status update: HIV/AIDS in Utah / | After nearly two decades during which cases of and deaths from HIV infection and AIDS continued to increase, important changes have occurred in that epidemic. During the past few years, numbers of new cases and deaths have decreased. These changes are in part due to advances in treatment that increa... | |
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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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Utah health status update: infectious diseases part 2: HIV/AIDS / | Since the early 1980's, Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have affected thousands of Utahns, including nearly 1,000 deaths. The epidemic has changed becuse prevention efforts have successfully influenced individuals high-risk behavior, thus re... | |
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Utah health status update: tobacco / | Tobacco use is an addictive behavior with complex social, economic, political, and behavioral interrelationships. During the 20th century, the U.S. and other developed nations experienced an epidemic of diseases caused by tobacco use. These include cancers, heart disease, stroke, and respiratory dis... | |
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Utah health status update: diabetes in Utah / | Diabetes is an important cause of disability and death, and results in substantial health care expenditures. It is the leading cause of adult blindness, non-traumatic lower extremity amputation, and end-stage renal disease. Diabetes is also a condition for which appropriate medical care and patient ... | |
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Utah health status update: Utah health status by race and ethnicity / | It is a national goal of the U.S. Public Health Service to eliminate health disparities, including those by race, ethnicity, sex, income, education, sexual orientation, disability, and geographic location.1 This Health Status Update summarizes the fi ndings of the recent Health Status by Race and Et... | |
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Indicator profile of dental disease : untreated decay in children age 6-8 / | Utah. Oral Health Program; Utah. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on untreated caries in Utah children 6-8 years old by local health district, Utah 2000. |
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Indicator Profile of 5 A Day - fruit / | Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program; Utah. Bureau of Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services ; Utah Dept. of Health | Persons Who Reported Having Had Two or More Servings of Fruits per Day, Utah and U.S., 1993-2003. |
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Indicator profile of tuberculosis cases / | Utah. Tuberculosis Control and Refugee Health Program; Utah. Office of Communicable Disease Control; Utah. Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on number of tuberculosis cases per 100,000 population, Utah and U.S., 1990-2004. |