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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: tobacco-related cancer incidence and mortality in Utah / | Utah consistently achieves the lowest rates of smoking, incidence of lung cancer, and mortality from lung cancer in the United States (Figure 1). In fact, Utah is the only state to meet the Healthy People 2000 goal to reduce cigarette smoking to a prevalence of no more than 15% among people aged 18 ... | |
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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 - 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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Utah health status update: lifestyle and chronic diseases in Utah / | Chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, are leading causes of death, disability, and health care costs in Utah and the United States. Chronic diseases are often considered a normal part of aging, but the risks of several chronic diseases can be reduced substantially by lifes... | |
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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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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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