Appropriate Services for Rape Victims in Utah Hospitals
A recent study by the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice indicated that 12-13% of Utah women reported being raped at some point in their lives …
Dating Violence
Recent statistics indicate that dating violence has increasingly become a problem in the United States …
Elder Abuse
Of all the baby girls born in 2001, 50% will live to be 100 years of age. Additionally, persons 80 years of age and older are the fastest growing population in our society, which raises concern because of the increasing problem of elder abuse …
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is one of the most common crimes in the United States. Each year, 1.5 million women in the United States are physically assaulted by an intimate partner, and 10 million children will observe intimate partner violence in their families …
Obesity in Women
Background Women in Utah are becoming heavier and obesity is emerging as a major public health crisis. Obese adults are at increased risk for developing hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, asthma, osteoarthritis, and cancers of the colon, breast, endometrium, kidney and esophagus (1). Only smoking exceeds obesity as the leading …
Insurance Coverage among Utah Women
Women without health insurance are less likely than those with coverage to receive preventive healthcare services at appropriate ages. Receipt of preventive healthcare services such as prenatal care, mammograms and PAP screenings are correlated with improved outcomes and decreased morbidity and mortality …
Falls and Fall-Related Injuries
Background/Significance In the United States, approximately 10,000 annual deaths result from falls in people age 65 or older, and this same population accounts for 87% of all emergency room fractures (1,2). Although men and women report similar fall rate statistics according to the Utah Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data, women incur 75-80% of …
Smoking
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Smoking claims more than 440,000 lives each year. It has been shown that smoking increases the risk for chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, as well as cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder …
Chronic Alcohol Consumption
Chronic alcohol consumption is an indicator of potentially serious alcohol abuse, and is related to driving under the influence of alcohol. Females who drink more than seven drinks per week or more than three drinks per occasion are at increased risk for abuse …
HIV/AIDS
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, is an infection that over time leads to the development of AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The virus destroys the cells of the immune system eventually leading to a weakened immune system that easily succumbs to other infections and disease …
