Salt Lake City, Utah
Local Community Leaders & Influencers:
- Jacqueline M. Biskupski— Mayor
- (801) 535-7704
- Joseph Miner, MD, MSPH – Executive
Director, Utah Department of Health
- (801) 538-6111
- Gary Edwards, MS – Executive Director, Salt Lake County Health Department
- Dorothy Adams, MPA, LEHS— Deputy Director, Salt Lake County Health Department
- Salt Lake County Health Department: General Information
- (385) 468-4100
- Salt Lake City, City Council:
- District 1: James Roger
- District 2: Andrew Johnston
- District 3: Chris Wharton
- District 4: Ana Valdemoros
- District 5: Erin Mendenhall
- District 6: Charlie Luke
- District 7: Amy Fowler
Cancer
- From 2011-2015, the number of average annual cancer cases in men were 1,899 in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- Age-adjusted rate: 446.5/per 100,000 (0.446%).
- Source: Nation Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles (https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/index.html)
Prostate Cancer
- From 2011-2015, the number of average annual prostate cancer cases in men were 474 in Jackson County, Oregon.
- This is an age-adjusted rate of 107.4/per 100,000 (0.107%)
- Source: Nation Cancer Institute, State Cancer Profiles (https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/index.html)
Testicular Cancer
- In 2009, there were a reported 47 cases of testicular cancer in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- Age-adjusted rate: 8.43/per 100,000 (0.0084%) compared to Utah’s 6.81 (.0068%)
- Source: Utah Cancer Registry (https://www.cancer-rates.info/ut/)
- In 2016, there were a reported 117 cases of testicular cancer in Utah.
- Age-adjusted rate: 7.6/per 100,000 (0.007%)
- Source: United States Cancer Statistics (https://gis.cdc.gov/Cancer/USCS/DataViz.html)
- Resources:
- Huntsman Cancer Foundation: a nonprofit which uses donations to further
treatment, education and research being conducted at the Huntsman Cancer
Institute
- (801) 587-7000
- Huntsman Cancer Foundation: a nonprofit which uses donations to further
treatment, education and research being conducted at the Huntsman Cancer
Institute
Heart Disease
- From 2014-2016, Salt Lake County recorded a 180.7 heart disease
death rate/per 100,000 in men (0.18%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)
Stroke
- From 2014-2016, Salt Lake County recorded a 38.9 stroke death rate
per 100,000 in men (0.038%).
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Preventions; Heart Disease and Stroke (https://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/Reports.aspx)
- Resources:
- Cardiovascular Center: The Cardiovascular Center at University of
Utah Health is located inside University of Utah Hospital on the east side of
Salt Lake City. Heart care ranging from cardiology to heart surgery and care
for vascular diseases (circulation) are all provided at the center. There are
both inpatient and outpatient services—hospital and clinic services.
- (801) 585-7676
- Cardiovascular Center: The Cardiovascular Center at University of
Utah Health is located inside University of Utah Hospital on the east side of
Salt Lake City. Heart care ranging from cardiology to heart surgery and care
for vascular diseases (circulation) are all provided at the center. There are
both inpatient and outpatient services—hospital and clinic services.
Diabetes
- In 2015, 7.7% of men aged 20+ were diagnosed with
diabetes in Salt Lake County, Utah.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Diagnosed Diabetes (https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/DiabetesAtlas.html)
- Resources:
- Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center: University of Utah Health offers
diabetes management services at multiple locations. Utah Diabetes
and Endocrinology Center helps diabetes patients, by reducing complications and suffering with the
end goal of ultimately preventing diabetes.
- (801) 581-7761
- Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center: University of Utah Health offers
diabetes management services at multiple locations. Utah Diabetes
and Endocrinology Center helps diabetes patients, by reducing complications and suffering with the
end goal of ultimately preventing diabetes.
*Pre-Diabetes
- In 2015, 32.7% of adults in Utah had prediabetes.
- Source: American Diabetes Association (http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/state.html)
*Suicide
- In 2017, 499 men in Utah committed suicide. (Population: 1,561,688)
- Age-adjusted death rate: 34.14/per 100,000 (0.034%)
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Fatal Injury Data (https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/)
- Resources:
- Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition: The Utah
Suicide Prevention Coalition is a partnership of community members, suicide
survivors, service providers, researchers, and others dedicated to saving lives
and advancing suicide prevention efforts in Utah
- (800) 273-8255
- Utah Suicide Prevention Coalition: The Utah
Suicide Prevention Coalition is a partnership of community members, suicide
survivors, service providers, researchers, and others dedicated to saving lives
and advancing suicide prevention efforts in Utah
*Obesity
- In 2017, 26.1% of men in Utah were diagnosed with diabetes.
- Utah’s adult obesity rate is 25.3%
- Source: The State of Obesity (https://www.stateofobesity.org/states/ut/)
- Source Citation: Source: Trust for America’s Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The State of Obesity 2018. Washington, D.C.: 2018.
- Resources:
- Get Healthy Utah
*state statistics