Dahsan Gary
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 109
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Statistics Program
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Excessive alcohol use, including binge drinking, contributes to an estimated 1,635 deaths annually in Colorado, which is an average of almost five deaths each day. Excessive drinking is associated with harms to individuals (e.g., violence, injuries, cancers, and high blood pressure) and also has large costs to society. Excessive alcohol use cost Colorado $5 billion in 2010, almost half of which was paid by government. Binge drinking contributes the...
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 104
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of eHealth and Data
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
For years, Colorado has been labeled the "leanest" state in the United States for having low adult obesity prevalence. The adult obesity prevalence has been rising in the U.S. over the past three decades. Colorado is not immune from this trend. One theory is that the influx of migration to Colorado has brought in heavier people and contributed to the increasing obesity trend. The purpose of this report is to explore this theory by estimating the...
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