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Health watch volume no. 46
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
2) Living longer? Living better?: estimates of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Colorado
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Health watch volume no. 82
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
3) The connection between health disparities and the social determinants of health in early childhood
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Health watch volume no. 77
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 62
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 67
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 49
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Author
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Health watch volume no. 68
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 83
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 93
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics Section
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The home environment is commonly considered to be a place of safety and comfort for people. However harmful exposures can occur in the home and some Colorado populations have increased risk to these exposures. Unhealthy housing conditions from radon and secondhand smoke exposures occur disproportionately within Colorado populations, resulting in health equity and environmental justice issues.
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Health watch volume no. 87
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics Section
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The medical home model of care is a partnership approach where care is both coordinated and family-centered. Several studies have shown that medical home activities improve access to health care, health-related outcomes, and family functioning for children and youth with and without special health care needs.
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Health watch volume no. 66
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 59
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 78
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 63
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 48
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
16) Obesity and physical inactivity in Colorado: demographic characteristics and regional distribution
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Health watch volume no. 88
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics Section
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
As of 2011, more than 1 million Coloradans were considered obese. Obesity can be caused by several factors including genetics, metabolism, personal behaviors, culture, and socioeconomic status. Recent studies have shown that obesity rates in rural areas are often higher than urban areas in the U.S. 5 Rural areas in Colorado have been associated with a number of disparities in health and access to health services, including higher rates of motor vehicle...
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Health watch volume no. 76
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 89
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics Section
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Gastroschisis is a congenital (birth) defect of the abdominal wall in which the baby's intestines, and sometimes other abdominal organs, protrude from the belly through a small hole. Colorado's rates of gastroschisis reflect this increasing trend. In 1994, the prevalence rate was 2.78 per 10,000 live births, and increased to 3.54 per 10,000 live births in 2011. Rates of gastroschisis are particularly high among younger mothers, including teen moms....
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Health watch volume no. 65
Publisher
Health Statistics Section, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
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Health watch volume no. 95
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Public health officials in collaboration with other health professionals are closely monitoring the patterns of use, particularly among adolescents and youth for whom marijuana use is illegal, and who might be at a greater risk of adverse physical and mental health outcomes than adult marijuana users. A growing body of literature suggests certain areas of the brain continue to develop well into a person's twenties and that adolescent use of substances,...