HAI Reports
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Foodborne Illness (1999) (.pdf) 
As many as 9,100 people in the U.S. die every year from foodborne illnesses and foodborne illnesses are becoming harder to treat. Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your family and friends. Eat smart. Eat healthy.
Alcohol-Related Problems (1998) (.pdf)
Alcohol is a significant contributing factor to crime, preventable injuries and adverse health outcomes. Read about the extent of alcohol related problems, costs, and solutions in Anchorage.
Child Care (1998) (.pdf)
New research finds the earliest years of a child's life to be critical to brain development. This underscores how important quality child care is to a community's future. This report examines the quality of child care in Anchorage and provides resources for finding quality care.
Child Abuse (1998) (.pdf)
Research indicates that nationally, 5.4 out of every 100,000 children are killed by child abuse and neglect a year. Anchorage experiences similar rates of child abuse and neglect. The report also examines the effects and long-term ramifications of child abuse in the community.
Air Quality, Carbon Monoxide (Brochure)-Clean Air: Yours and Mine (1997) (.pdf)
The brochure details Carbon Monoxide (CO) levels in Anchorage and their effect on our air quality as well as providing practical suggestions on ways you can reduce harmful CO emissions and improve our air quality and health.
[Note: the brochure is a single, double-sided page which is tri-folded in a Z-shape.]
Public Health Advances (1997)
Largely unheralded, the public health approach has provided the basis for dramatic improvements in health and life expectancy during the past century. Since the turn of the century, the life expectancy of US citizens has increased from 45 to 75 years-a 30 year increase. Twenty-five of these 30 years of increased life are attributed to public health initiatives that improved the environment in which we live. Find out what else public health has done for you.
Motor Vehicle Crashes (1997)
Motor vehicle crash is the sixth leading cause of death in Anchorage. It is the first leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24. In 1995 alone, twenty-three people died in motor vehicle crashes in Anchorage, 167 people were hospitalized with major injuries, and 2,282 with minor injuries. They are not nameless faces, but someone's brother, sister, parent, child, or loved one. Learn what you can do. The injury you prevent may be your own.
Physical Fitness (1997)
67.1% of Alaskans do not exercise the recommended amount for good health. Inactivity and poor diet cause at least 300,000 deaths a year in the United States. Only tobacco use causes more preventable deaths. Learn what you can do improve the health and quality of your life.
Tobacco Use (1997)
Tobacco use is the most important single preventable cause of death and disease in our society. Alaska has one of the highest rates of smoking in the country. Smoking costs our country $68 billion dollars annually; $47.2 billion in lost productivity and $20.8 billion in increased healthcare costs.
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