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1 1996 Health Status Survey - Health Insurance CoverageUtah Department of Health, Bureau of Surveillance and AnalysisHealth care in America is financed primarily through a mix of public and private insurance, but many still lack financial access to basic services and financial protection against the high costs of illness. Utah has recently initiated several health insurance policy reforms to expand coverage to uni...
2 1996 Health Status Survey Health Status in Utah - The Medical Outcomes Study SF12Utah Department of HealthHealth 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...
3 2000 Utah Child Health Survey - Children with Special Health Care NeedsUtah Office of Public Health Assessment Center for Health DataThis report is intended to provide an overview of the information collected in the 2000 Utah Child Health Survey. The survey was designed to address the important health issues among Utah children, including health insurance coverage, special health care needs, and patterns of health care delivery a...
4 2000 Utah Child Health Survey - General Population OverviewUtah Office of Public Health Assessment, Center for Health DataThis report is intended to provide an overview of the information collected in the 2000 Utah Child Health Survey. The survey was designed to address the important health issues among Utah children, including health insurance coverage, special health care needs, and patterns of health care delivery a...
5 1996 Health Status Survey - Lifestyle Factors in UtahUtah Department of Health Bureau of Surveillance and AnalysisIt 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...
6 1995-1998 Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Local Health District ReportUtah Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah Bureau of Health Education; Utah Bureau of Chronic DiseaseOverall, 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 ...
7 1996 Health Status Survey - Health Care Access and UtilizationUtah Department of Health Bureau of Surveillance and AnalysisAssuring access to health care has been defined by the Institute of Medicine as one of the key functions of government in public health. 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 prom...
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