More Information and References for Utah Health Improvement Index (HII)
References and Community Resources
References: * Braveman, P, Arkin, E, Orleans, T, Proctor, D, & Plough, A. (2017). What is Health Equity? Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. * Utah Department of Health and Human Services (2022). [https://healthequity.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Utah-HII-2022-Update.pdf Utah Health Improvement Index?2022 update]. Salt Lake City, UT. * Office of Health Disparities (2018). [http://health.utah.gov/disparities/data/ohd/UtahHII.pdf The Utah Health Improvement Index]. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Department of Health. * Singh, GK. Area deprivation and widening inequalities in US mortality, 1969-1998. American Journal of Public Health. 2003; 93(7); 1137-1143. More information about Utah Small Areas can be found at [https://ibis.health.utah.gov/pdf/resource/UtahSmallAreaInfo.pdf]More Resources and Links
Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these websites:- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) WONDER database, a system for disseminating public health data and information.
- United States Census Bureau data dashboard.
- Utah Healthy Places Index, evidence-based and peer-reviewed tool, supports efforts to prioritize equitable community investments, develop critical programs and policies across the state, and much more.
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts
Medical literature can be queried at PubMed library.