Public Health Outcome Measures Report

Tracy Gruber
Executive Director
Utah Department of Health and Human Services

The Utah Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Outcome Measures Report provides up-to-date information of Utah priority public health objectives in an easily accessible online format.

The public health measures (also known as indicators) included in this report are drawn from over 190 'Indicator Reports' that form the heart of the Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (IBIS-PH) website. Many of these indicators utilize the National Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) objectives with national targets for the year 2030. When applicable, programs use the same targets for Utah and in other cases they develop their own targets (e.g., Utah already meets HP targets or there are no related HP objectives).

In addition, the indicators in this report provide standard information about the measure's importance, current status as a state, and actions to address the topic.

Staff throughout DHHS, often in consultation with public health partners, chose these measures to best promote an understanding of the health status of the Utah population. The Utah Department of Health and Huma Services regularly examines these outcome measures to:

• Track and evaluate progress toward goals
• Enhance performance-orientation and overall accountability
• Develop, focus, and streamline data collection and reporting capacity
• Provide comprehensive information of Utah's health and health care system
• Guide policy decisions, priorities and long-range strategic plans

Use the Table of Contents to navigate through the report.

For more information, please contact the Utah Department of Health, Data Systems, and Evaluation Email: dse@utah.gov Phone: (801) 538-9191