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Show Study to determine Utahns health status SALT LAKE CITY The state Department of Health will begin interviews in Davis County on March 23 as part of a survey to determine the health status of Utahns, a spokesman said Monday. Based on information from a similar survey conducted in 1986, the Department wants to compare the relative health of Utahns and measure access to health care in the state. "It is vital that we keep current on the health status of Utahns," said Sheldon Elman, director of the Office of Administrative Services. "Information from the List survey was instrumental in designing, for example, the uninsurable program and the breast cancer prevention and education program." Lifestyle factors which can lead to disability and death will be in-vertipated. in-vertipated. Data will be obtained on exercise patterns, alcohol consumption, consump-tion, and cigarette smoking. "In addition to helping us estimate the prevalence of diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, said John Brockert, director of the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, "the survey will also ask about the availability of health insurance in-surance and the utilization of medical providers for early identification identifi-cation of health problems.' Valley Research and Survey, Salt Lake City, has contracted to conduct con-duct the telephone survey. |