Do Interventions Targeting Women Impact Children’s Health Behaviors?

Abstract Objectives: Women play an important role in promoting healthy eating and physical activity within their households, influencing the current and life-long health behaviors of children. The purpose of this study is to describe changes in fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity among children living with racially and ethnically diverse women participating in a lifestyle-change intervention. …

Anxiety Symptoms and Severity among Perinatal Women Screened for Depression with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Abstract Objectives: Describe the prevalence of anxiety among perinatal women screened with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and identify the proportion of women screening positive for depression only, anxiety only, and co-occurring anxiety/depression  Methods: Routine screening for depression was offered to all clients at 5 rural Utah public health department clinics. The online EPDS …

Dental Health Among Pregnant Utah Women

Nearly half of Americans are diagnosed with periodontal disease, of whom an estimated 40% suffer from moderate to severe periodontitis.

Preterm Birth

Complied by Sara Ellis Simonsen, RN, MSPH, and Michael Varner, MD Preterm birth, defined as the birth of an infant at less than 37 completed weeks of gestation, is a serious public health problem in Utah and the United States. Infants born prematurely are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality when compared to infants …

Infertility in Utah, 2004-2005

Infertility is typically defined as a lack of pregnancy among couples who have had one year of sexual intercourse without using contraception. Worldwide, millions of couples suffer from infertility …