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Bureau of Epidemiology Annual Report 2001 | Utah Dept. of Health. Bureau of Epidemiology | Annual disease reports. |
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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 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Trend Report, 1989-1999 | Utah has participated in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) since it began in 1984 and when only 14 other states participated. This report examines trends for selected BRFSS measures over 11 years from 1989 to 1999. The Utah statewide rates are compared to the rates for states bo... | |
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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: 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: folic acid for birth defect prevention, Utah 1998-2000 / | The Utah Birth Defect Network monitors the occurrence of NTDs and all other structure birth defects that cause structural malformations and works to prevent NTDs by educating women and health care providers about folic acid use. | |
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Utah health status update: hospitalizations of older Utahns / | Hospitalization, representing the most intensive and expensive health care, is much more common for older Utahns. A recent report by the Utah Department of Health and the Health Data Committee examined patterns of hospitalizations for Utahns over age 65. This Health Status Update presents highlights... | |
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Utah health status update: infectious diseases part 1: enteric diseases / | Enteric or gastrointestinal infections, especially infectious diarrhea, are among the most common debilitating infectious diseases. Enteric diseases afflict people of all ages and are the leading cause of childhood death in the developing world. | |
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Utah health status update: infectious diseases part 2: HIV/AIDS / | Since the early 1980's, Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have affected thousands of Utahns, including nearly 1,000 deaths. The epidemic has changed becuse prevention efforts have successfully influenced individuals high-risk behavior, thus re... | |
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Utah health status update: infectious diseases part 3: vaccine preventable diseases / | During the 20th century, new vaccines and recommendations for universal childhood vaccination dramatically reduced illness and death from diseases such as smallpox, polio, and diphtheria. Despite that success, outbreaks in Utah during the 1990's of measles and pertussis illustrated the need for ongo... | |
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Utah health status update: Injuries in Utah, 1996-1998 / | Injuries, both unintentional and intentional, are leading causes of disability and premature death and result in substantial economic loss to society and individuals. This Health Status Update presents highlights from a recent report, Injuries in Utah. That report includes data on emergency departme... | |
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Utah health status update: November is National Diabetes Month / | Diabetes is the 6th leading cause of death in Utah, but that ranking understates its impact on morbidity and mortality. People with diabetes are at substantially increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and lower extremity amputation. This Health Status Update examines rec... | |
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Utah health status update: prenatal care in Utah / | Early and adequate prenatal care can improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and infants. | |
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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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Utah health status update: viral hepatitis in Utah / | Viral hepatitis is a term describing several diseases that affect the liver and share some clinical features, but differ etiologically, epidemiologically, and in their natural histories. This Health Status Update reviews recent trends for hepatitis A and B and discusses surveillance for hepatitis C ... |
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