A repository for documents, reports, and publications from the Utah Department of Health.
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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 1999 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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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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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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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: behavioral risk factors by local health district / | The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is an ongoing survey that tracks the prevalence of risk factors for the major causes of death and disability in the U.S. The BRFSS provides ongoing, timely information about important determinants of health and illness, such as smoking, excessiv... | |
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Utah health status update: Cesarean section in Utah / | Cesarean section (C-section) is the surgical delivery of an infant through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. When used appropriately, C-section can be lifesaving for the mother or fetus. However, C-sections also result in longer hospital stays, longer recovery times, and higher medical costs. C-s... | |
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Utah health status update: common reasons for hospitalization of children / | Hospitalization data are an important means of assessing patterns and rates of non-fatal illness. Children are hospitalized for different conditions than are adults. A recent report by the Health Data Committee and the Office of Health Care Statistics examined the frequencies and charges for the mos... | |
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Utah health status update: community health assessment in Utah / | The Utah Department of Health has recently published two reports on health status measures and rates of preventable hospitalizations1,2 using small area analysis methods to provide information to support community health assessment and planning. Sixty-one small areas, ranging in population size from... | |
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Utah health status update: health care access and utilization in Utah / | Access to and utilization of health care services are important public policy issues. In the United States, expenditures for health care account for over 13% of gross domestic product. Despite that level of spending, access to the benefits of health care is very uneven. For example, the number of Am... | |
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Utah health status update: health status by race and ethnicity / | Despite much progress in improving the health of Americans, disparities remain in the health of people of different races and ethnicities. The nation has committed to eliminate those disparities by the year 2010. This Health Status Update presents selected results from a recent report by the Utah De... | |
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Utah health status update: lifestyle and behavioral risk factors / | Lifestyle and behavioral risk factors, such as tobacco use, diet and exercise habits, and misuse of alcohol are responsible for premature deaths, disability and substantial health care expenditures. A recent 1996 Utah Health Status Survey report presented data on four lifestyle factors: exercise, co... | |
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Utah health status update: low birth weight and infant deaths / | Low birth weight is the birth of an infant weighing less than 2,500 grams (about 5 1/2 lb.). Low birth weight substantially increases the risk of morbidity and infant death. Low birth weight infants often require intensive care at birth and may require special health care and education services late... | |
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Utah health status update: mental health care / | Nearly one in four Americans (22%) has some form of diagnosable mental disorder during their lifetime. Mental health care has advanced greatly, yet many people with mental health disorders do not obtain care for reasons that include financial barriers including lack of insurance coverage and the sti... | |
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Utah health status update: obesity and overweight / | Obesity is a chronic disease that is caused by complex genetic and environmental factors. Obesity and overweight increase the risk for other diseases and are a leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. The percentage of persons who are overweight or obese has been increasing in Utah, as elsewhe... | |
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Utah health status update: school injuries in Utah / | Injuries are an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in Utah, especially for young people. In the 1996 Health Status Survey, about one in five injuries reported for Utahns age 5 to 15, and one in ten for Utahns age 16 to 24, occurred at school. That was an estimated total of 13,100... | |
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Utah health status update: suicide in Utah / | Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Utahns age 15-44 and the leading cause for males in that age group. Suicide rates in Utah are higher than national rates. This Health Status Update reviews recent data on suicide in Utah. | |
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Utah's Vital Statistics : Marriages and Divorces, 1997 / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Vital Records | This report, Utah's Vital Statistics: Marriages and Divorces, 1997, is published by the Bureau of Vital Records, Utah Department of Health. Its purpose is to provide a consistent and convenient data resource for planners, students, researchers, public officials, private business and the general publ... |
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