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2008.
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This manual is designed to serve as an aid to funeral directors and coroners responsible for registering certificates of death and to local offices of vital statistics in registration of certificates of death. The handbook contains background information on the importance of vital records for legal and statistical purposes, and information about the roles and responsibilities of the parties involved in the preparation and registration of vital records....
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2023.
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"Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Nurse Hadley shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients' final moments, offering powerful lessons on facing death, recovering from loss, and how to live your life in this deeply personal memoir. Talking about death and dying is considered taboo in popular culture, even in the medical field. Our understanding of death is riddled with misconceptions: memories flashing...
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Health watch volume no. 103
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Year to year, homelessness continues to be a challenge facing the United States. It is estimated that on a given night in January 2016, 549,928 people were experiencing homelessness in the U.S. About 10,550 homeless individuals were located in Colorado, representing a 6 percent increase in the homeless population in Colorado from 2015. Not only are the homelessness rates rising in Colorado, but morbidity and mortality rates have also been shown to...
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Quick response research report volume 145
Pub. Date
[2002]
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Parameters that may affect the death rate in a tornado disaster are income level, educational level, accuracy of forecast, communication systems, emergency rescue operation and transportation, medical equipment, community network, and so on.
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Quick response research report volume 98
Pub. Date
[1997]
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Surveys for samples of persons killed and persons in the paths of the tornadoes but survived determine whether there were differences in personal characteristics, behavior, or location between the two groups.
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Health watch volume no. 117
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2021.
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Colorado has had one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, being among the ten states with the highest suicide rates for the past eight consecutive years. This report presents the most current available suicide mortality data among Colorado veterans of the US Armed Forces from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This report features demographics, injury specifics, contributing circumstances, and toxicology findings associated...
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Quick response research report volume 106
Pub. Date
1998.
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Tornadoes on the night of 22-23 February 1998 killed 42 people in central Florida. Field research was conducted in the disaster areas to assess risk factors associated with death among persons in the tornado paths.
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Health watch volume no. 111
Pub. Date
2020.
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The suicide rate in Colorado has been steadily increasing since 2006, and presents a serious public health concern. Colorado also often ranks in the top ten highest suicide rates in the nation. In light of this there has been an increase in efforts around suicide prevention throughout the state and nationally. One specific population that is at increased risk of suicide are older adults (ages 65 and up). Suicide rates among older males are particularly...
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