What we're trying to do as the local health community and state officials is to determine which factors are impacting the immunization rates in Utah. What interventions can we incorporate to improve that rate?

There's really a commitment on the part of the federal government and the Utah Department of Health to ensure that all children are vaccinated.

I believe that the community - in the fullest sense: a place and all its creatures - is the smallest unit of health and that to speak of the health of an isolated individual is a contradiction in terms. (pg. 146, Health is Membership)

As a vital health care provider and major employer, Westchester Medical Center is an important part of the community. But the corporation's combination of fiscal challenges, financial control weaknesses and accounting problems brought it close to the point of collapse.

The public health community is very excited by this new booster shot,

It's very empowering to know that the residents are taking ownership over their community and their health. It's just the wind of change we're seeing in Sierra Vista.