A repository for documents, reports, and publications from the Utah Department of Health.
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2003 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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Utah health status update: are primary care physicians accepting new patients or Medicaid patients? / | A recent UDOH study examined the factors that influence whether Utah's primary care physicians are limiting the number of new patients or Medicaid patients. In 2002, the Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) surveyed all 7,410 physicians licensed in the State of Utah, with a response rate of 70%. 1,... | |
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Utah health status update: eliminating health inequalities / | The Healthy People 2010 initiative (HP2010), established by the U.S. Public Health Service, embraces two central goals: to increase quality and years of healthy life, and to eliminate health disparities among segments of the population. | |
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Utah health status update: local health district survey data: two new reports / | Two recent reports by the Utah Department of Health show that progress towards meeting health objectives differs amongst Utah s 12 local health districts. Utah is divided into 12 single- or multicounty health districts. Each district has a local health department that is responsible for public healt... | |
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Utah health status update: medical outcomes study SF-12 / | This Update summarizes an analysis of 2001 Utah Health Status Survey (HSS) data pertaining to the Medical Outcomes Study SF-12 (SF-12). The SF-12 consists of 12 questions that provide a picture of Utahns' perceived general physical and mental health. The SF-12 questions were administered to all 7,52... | |
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Utah health status update: prescription of stimulant medication for ADHD in Utah / | Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder that is commonly associated with inattentiveness, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. ADHD frequently cooccurs with other conditions such as depression, anxiety, and learning disabilities. Even though stimulants have been shown to ... | |
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Utah health status update: prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus in Utah / | Gestational diabetes mellitus (or GDM) is broadly defined as any degree of glucose in- tolerance with first onset or recognition dur- ing pregnancy. Gestational diabetes increases the risk for adverse birth outcomes, including congenital malformations, respiratory distress, infant hypoglycemia,... | |
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Utah health status update: public health outcome measures / | Each year, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) files a report with the Utah Legislature that conveys information on the state of the public's health, the health care system, and the public health infrastructure in Utah. The report includes data and context for 93 health indicators. This Update summ... | |
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Utah health status update: the Utah Patient Safety Initiative: results from the first year / | The issue of patient safety is much in the news lately, especially with the passage March 12, 2003 by the U.S. House of Representatives of "The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act." The legislation was in response to a 1999 report by the Institute of Medicine that found medical errors caused ... | |
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Utah health status update: Utah adolescent health / | This Update summarizes findings of a new report of the Utah Maternal and Child Health Bureau, How Healthy are Utah Adolescents? | |
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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: Utah infant deaths due to perinatal conditions / | This Update summarizes a report recently completed by the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) Perinatal Mortality Review Program (PMRP). The objectives of this program are to provide timely and pertinent statewide data on perinatal health, to develop an efficient and practical review process and to mak... | |
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Indicator profile of assisted living occupancy rate : type II / | Utah. Bureau of Medicare and Medicaid Program Certification and Resident Assessment; Utah. Division of Health Systems Improvement; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of type II assisted living beds occupied, Utah, 2001-2003. |
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Indicator profile of dental caries experience : 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 percentage of children who had ever had dental caries by local health district, Utah, children 6-8 years old, 2000. |
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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 EMS response time / | Utah. Bureau of Emergency Medical Services; Utah. Division of Health Systems Improvement; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on time (avg. minutes) from dispatch of EMS to arrival at scene by county type, Utah, 1996-2000. |
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Indicator profile of health care costs, annual rate of increase / | Utah. Division of Health Care Financing; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data of annual percentage increase in per capita medical costs, U.S., Rocky Mountain region, and Utah, 1981-1998. |
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Indicator profile of health care expenditures by category / | Utah. Division of Health Care Financing; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data of annual per capita personal health care expenditures by expense category, adjusted for inflation, Utah, 1980-1998. |
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Indicator profile of Medicaid expenditures by service category / | Utah. Division of Health Care Financing; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data of total medicaid expenditures (in 2003 dollars) by service category and fiscal year, Utah, FY1993-2003. |
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Indicator profile of Medicaid inflation / | Division of Health Care Financing; Utah Dept. of Health | Presents data on annual per enrollee medicaid expenditures for ambulatory and other care, Utah, 1993-2003. |
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Indicator profile of motor vehicle crash injury emergency department visits / | Violence and Injury Prevention Program; Bureau of Health Promotion; Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah Dept. of Health | Presents data on motor vehicle crash emergency department encounters by age group and sex, Utah, 1996-1998. |
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Indicator profile of motor vehicle crash injury hospitalizations / | Violence and Injury Prevention Program; Bureau of Health Promotion; Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah Dept. of Health | Presents data on motor vehicle crash emergency department encounters by age group and sex, Utah, 1996-1998. |
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Indicator profile of physicians per 10,000 civilian population / | Utah. Office of Primary Care and Rural Health; Utah. Division of Health Systems Improvement; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on active, non-federal physicians and doctors of medicine per 10,000 civilian population, Utah and U.S., 1985-2001. |
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Indicator profile of prostate cancer screening / | Utah. Cancer Control Program; Utah. Bureau of Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of men age 40+ who reported ever having had a PSA test by year, Utah and U.S., 1999-2001. |
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Indicator profile of smoking cessation attempt / | Tobacco Prevention and Control Program; Bureau of Health Promotion; Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of current daily smokers who reported a quit attempt in the past 12 months adults age 18 and older, Utah, region, and U.S., 1995-1999. |