More Information and References for Obesity prior to pregnancy
References and community resources
Utah Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy Environments Active Living website: [https://heal.utah.gov/][[br]] [[br]] ChooseMyPlate - personalized eating plans with special sections for pregnant and breastfeeding women: [[br]][https://www.choosemyplate.gov/browse-by-audience/view-all-audiences/adults/moms-pregnancy-breastfeeding] Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Infant Outcomes by Race and Hispanic Origin:[[br]] United States, 2020[[br]] [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-16.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.