A repository for documents, reports, and publications from the Utah Department of Health.
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 | Local health district oveview report 2003-2004 Utah Health Status Survey Report | Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment | Provides infomration on 18 health measures from the 2003-2004 health status survey, plus a section comparing age-adjusted and crude rates of these same 18 measures. |
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 | Utah health status update: adjusting Utah's state health ranking for age / | Age-adjusted all cause mortality: an indicator of overall health. | |
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 | Utah health status update: Increase in poisoning deaths caused by non-illicit drugs -- 1991-2003 / | Between 1991 and 2003, the number of Utah residents dying from drug poisoning increased nearly fi vefold, from 79 deaths in 1991 to 391 in 2003. The increase was mainly due to an increase in poisoning deaths of unintentional or undetermined intent caused by drugs that can be legally prescribed (non-... | |
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 | Utah health status update: medicaid asset limit study / | A recent study by the Division of Health Care Financing examines the potential impact of raising or removing the asset limits used for determining Medicaid eligibility on enrollment and costs. There are a variety of Medicaid programs for different populations, each with its own set of eligibility cr... | |
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 | Utah health status update: overweight in children: a public health epidemic / | In Utah in 2002, one in four kindergarten to eighth grade students were overweight* or at risk of becoming overweight (25.5%). Boys were more likely to be overweight or at risk than girls (27.9% vs. 22.9%). Additionally, there were more overweight boys than girls (14.1% vs. 10.0%). There was no sign... | |
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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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 | Utah health status update: prostate cancer campaign survey / | According to the American Cancer Society's Facts and Figures, it is estimated that in 2005 there will be 232,090 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States. An estimated, 1,150 of those cases will be in Utah. Since prostate cancer continues to be the second leading cancer cause of death for m... | |
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 | Utah health status update: Uninsured in Utah / | Official estimates of Utah health insurance status derive from the Utah Health Status Survey. That survey indicated that from 2003 to 2004, Utah's uninsured population has grown from 214,500 (9.1%) to 251,400 (10.2%). | |
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 | Utah health status update: Utah children with special health care needs / | The National 2001 Children With Special Health Care Needs survey provides detailed information on the parent-reported prevalence of children who have special health care needs (CSHCN). The survey was sponsored by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau and administered by the Centers for Diseas... | |
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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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 | Utah health status update: Utah statewide trauma registry / | Welcome to the Utah Statewide Trauma Registry. The Registry contains medical and injury information about all patients who seek medical care for a serious injury. The registry formally began collecting information in 2001 from every hospital in the state. Since its inception, more than 7,000 serious... | |
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 | Utah health status update: Utah's healthy people 2010 status / | The public health system aims to improve health by preventing the premature onset of disease and disability, improving access to needed health care, and promoting healthier, more productive lives. The Healthy People 2010 initiative of the U.S. Public Health Service (HP2010) identifies 467 priority o... | |
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 | Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2004 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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 | Indicator profile of air quality | Utah. Center for Health Data.; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on air quality number of exceedences in Utah per year. |
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 | Indicator profile of alcohol consumption : binge drinking / | Utah. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.; Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment.; Utah. Center for Health Data.; Utah. Dept. of Health. | Presents data on the percentage of adults who reported binge drinking in the past 30 days in Utah and the U.S. |
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 | Indicator profile of alcohol-related motor vehicle crash deaths / | Utah. Violence and Injury Prevention Program; Utah. Bureau or Health Promotion; Utah. Division of Community and Family Health Services; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on alcohol-related motor vehicle crash deaths by type of decendent, Utah, 1992-2003. |
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 | Indicator profile of births from unintended pregnancies / | Utah. Reproductive 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 women with live births who reported their most recent pregnancy was unintended, Utah, 2000-2003. |
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 | Indicator profile of breast cancer : mammography / | 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 women who reported having a screening mammogram within the past two years, Women age 40+, Utah and U.S., 1989-2000, 2002, 2004 |
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 | Indicator profile of cost as a barrier to health care / | Utah. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of adults who reported cost as barrier to care in past year by income category, Utah, 2004. |
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 | Indicator profile of health insurance coverage / | Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of percentage who lacked health insurance coverage, Utah and U.S., 1988-2004. |
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 | Indicator profile of health status : mental health last 30 days / | Utah. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of adults who reported seven or more days mental health not good in the past 30 days, Utah and U.S., 1993-2004. |
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 | Indicator profile of health status : physical health last 30 days / | Utah. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data on percentage of adults who reported seven or more days physical health not good in the past 30 days, Utah and U.S., 1993-2003. |
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 | Indicator profile of HEDIS measures : HbA1c (Diabetes Care) / | Utah. Office of Health Care Statistics; Utah. Center for Health Data; Utah. Dept. of Health | Presents data of percentage of persons with diabetes who had their hemaglobin A1c tested within the last year, Utah, 2000-2004. |
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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 limitation in activities / | Office of Health Care Statistics; Center for Health Data; Utah Dept. of Health | Data on limitation in activities by age, Utah, and U.S., 2004 |