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Collection: Health Author: Caren Royce Yap, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet synthesizes data on prescription drug retail sales in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). "Retail Sales for Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies by Payer," a 2019 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation, includes data on the amount of…

Publication Date: December 2022 Author: Corryn Richardson, Hira Ahmed, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines state-level data on births and health indicators from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), a government health statistics unit of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This fact sheet presents data related to births…

Publication Date: October 2022 Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Geneva Martin, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights medical residency data for the 2021 and 2022 graduating classes of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51�ԹϺ���) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) School of Medicine. This fact sheet…

Publication Date: August 2022 Author: Hira Ahmed, Sofia Takhtadjian, Olivia K. Cheche, Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: Using data from the United Health Foundation’s “America’s Health Rankings Annual Report 2021,” this fact sheet compares various measures of health in the Mountain West using…

Publication Date: May 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Saha Salahi, Zachary Walusek, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the Mountain West as originally reported in the “STD Surveillance Report 2019” published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). This includes data for Mountain West states and…

Publication Date: April 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, Kelliann Beavers, Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores youth mental health metrics of Mountain West states from the Hopeful Futures Campaign’s 2022 report, America’s School Mental Health Report Card. This study…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, Katie M. Gilbertson, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores mental health rankings of Mountain West states from Mental Health America’s (MHA) 2022 report, The State of Mental Health in America. This study offers a snapshot…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on senior hunger in the Mountain West region in 2019 as originally reported in Feeding America’s The State of Senior Hunger annual series. This report focuses on the extent of food insecurity among seniors in the United States.…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino Abstract: This fact sheet presents vaccination rates in Nevada counties as originally reported by the Data Strategy and Execution Workgroup in the Joint Coordination Cell, under the White House COVID-19 Team in the December 30th “COVID-19 Community Profile Report.” Data…

Publication Date: September 2021 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Madison Frazee-Bench, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights estimated rates of vaccine hesitancy, vaccination rates, the index of social vulnerability, and the level of concern for 17 Nevada counties as of June, 2021. The data are reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary…

Publication Date: January 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Madison Frazee-Bench, Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on Nevada counties, drawing from the Georgia Institute of Technology’s “COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool,” as of January 14th, 2021. Various risk scenarios are displayed…

Publication Date: January 2021 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data on hospital bed use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada for the week of January 4 - 11, 2021. The data indicate the percentage of adult inpatient and intensive care unit (ICU) beds used in each hospital and clarify what…