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Utah health status update: behavioral risk factors in Utah 1989-1999: part 2 / | The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. states and territories. The objective of the BRFSS is to collect uniform, state-specific data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors that are ... | |
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Utah health status update: Fatalities of Utah Children Aged 0-19, 2002-2004. | From 2002-2004, 1,441 Utah children aged 0-19 died, or 57.7 deaths per 100,000 children. The majority (65.0%) were classified as natural deaths,1 just less than a third (31.5%) were the result of injuries, and for 3.5%, the cause of death was unknown. Figures presented come from a combination of the... | |
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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: review of Utah Medicaid nursing home bed moratorium 1989-2001 / | During the first six months of 2001, approximately 9,500 people were in the 183 long-term care (LTC) facilities in Utah. In response to growing changes and concerns in the LTC industry, the Health Data Committee evaluated one of the Utah Medicaid policies on nursing homes: Utah's Medicaid nursing ho... | |
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Utah health status update: Utah emergency medical services data / | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are a continuum of services available to people who seek care either by calling 911 or by going directly to an emergency department. Those services include 911 dispatch assistance, EMT first response, paramedic care, ambulance transport, emergency department care, in... | |
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1996 Health Status Survey : Interpersonal Violence in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Heallth Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | Interpersonal violence is increasingly recognized as an important issue in public health. Violent acts, such as child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, and gang violence cause physical and emotional harm to persons, and harm families and communities. The prevalence of interpersonal violence may... |
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Utah health status update: behavioral risk factors in Utah 1989-1999: part 1 / | Lifestyles and behaviors powerfully influence our health status. One third of deaths have been attributed to just three behaviors: smoking, physical inactivity, and poor diet. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre... | |
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Utah health status update: deaths from illicit drug intoxication in Utah / | Substance abuse and the problems related to it are among society's most pervasive health and social concerns. During the past decade, the annual number of deaths in Utah from overdose or intoxication with illicit drugs has increased by about 6- fold. This Health Status Update presents information on... | |
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Utah health status update: health plan enrollee satisfaction, 1996 / | An important measure of the health care system's performance is how satisfied individual consumers are with their health plans and the care they receive. The Utah Health Data Committee, in partnership with the Division of Health Care Financing (Medicaid) and five Health Maintenance Organizations (HM... | |
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Utah health status update: HMO performance - HEDIS, 1996-1998 / | The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a set of HMO performance measures developed by health plans and large employers. HEDIS was designed to provide purchasers and consumers with the information needed to make informed choices among health plans. HEDIS includes measures of eff... | |
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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: 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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1996 Health Status Survey : Limitations of Activities in Utah / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data.; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis. | Overall in 1996, 7.2% of all Utahns were estimated to have some type of limitation of their daily activities. In 1991 the Health Status Survey estimate was 4.9%. The questions asked in the two survey years were virtually identical. Although differences in some aspect of the survey methodology is alw... |
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Utah health status update: community health indicators / | This update contains a brief description of the purpose and development of the public health measures used in the Community Health Indicators report. Selected data from the report are presented here to demonstrate the usefulness of assessment at the community level. It is known that health differenc... | |
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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: Utah HMO member satisfaction, 2001 / | As of January 2001, about 70% of Utahns received health care coverage through a health maintenance organization (HMO) or another type of managed care organization. The Utah Health Data Committee and Utah Department of Health have conducted surveys to measure satisfaction with HMO care and service si... | |
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Overview of the 1996 Health Status Survey / | Utah. Office of Public Health Data; Utah. Bureau of Surveillance and Analysis | The Health Status Survey Overview Report provides information on 39 health measures from the 1996 Health Status Survey, plus a variety of Utah demographic characteristics from the survey and elsewhere. The 39 health measures represent most of the topical areas covered in the 1996 survey. This report... |
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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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2000 Utah Child Health Survey : Children with Special Health Care Needs / | Utah. Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah. Center for Health Data | This 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... |
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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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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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Public Health Outcome Measures Report [captured 06-30-2006] / | Utah. Dept. of Health | The Utah Department of Health, Public Health Outcome Measures Report is intended to provide easy access to information about Utah's priority public health objectives. The Utah Department of Health regularly examines outcome measures to: Track and evaluate progress toward goals Guide policy decisio... |
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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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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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1995-1998 Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Local Health District Report | Utah Office of Public Health Assessment; Utah Bureau of Health Education; Utah Bureau of Chronic Disease | 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 ... |