Health Disparities among Utah Populations, a presentation given by the Director of the Utah Department of Health to the interim legislature in 2008.

1. Health Disparities June 16, 2008 David N. Sundwall, MD Executive Director Utah Department of Health

3. Languages Spoken at Home in Utah 6,050 12,569 Chinese 726 5,906 Portuguese 1,318 8,643 Navajo 0 9,634 French 1,130 10,838 German 3,037 12,491 Samoan, Tongan and other Pacific Island 108,306 216,327 Spanish Don’t speak English “very well” Speakers Language

4. Languages Spoken at Home in Utah 583 3,234 Tagalog 1,426 3,202 Serbo-Croatian 2,507 3,846 Korean 2,140 3,810 African (all) 1,327 4,028 Japanese 1,404 4,474 Russian 761 3,100 Scandinavian (all) 3,322 4,940 Vietnamese Don’t speak English “very well” Speakers Language

6. Utah Distribution by Race and Ethnicity U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006

7. Utah Median Age by Race and Ethnicity U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006

8. Child Poverty U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2006

9. Lacking Health Insurance Coverage Utah Healthcare Access Survey, 2005-2006

10. No Usual Place of Medical Care Utah Healthcare Access Survey, 2005-2006

11. Lacking Early Prenatal Care Utah Birth Certificates, 2006

12. Low Birth Weight Utah Birth Certificates, 2004-2006

13. Women over 40 without Mammograms Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey , 2002, 2004 & 2006

14. Chlamydia Rate per 100.000 people New Cases, 2001-2005

15. Gonorrhea Rate per 100.000 people New Cases, 2001-2005

16. Tuberculosis Rate per 100.000 people New Cases, 2002-2006

17. Obesity and Overweight Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2000-2005

18. Cigarette Smoking Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey , 2002-2006

19. HIV Rate per 100.000 people New Cases, 1998-2003

20. Health Disparities