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                <summary>Home Module's Welcome Page</summary>
                <description>
                        This is the main introduction page for the Utah IBIS-PH site.  It should
                        provide an overview of what the system offers as well as links to main 
                        system modules.  It should be updated frequently as new query modules
                        or indicator profiles are published (with links) so that returning users
                        can see what has been added/changed.  Also any new system features should
                        also be mentioned on this page.
                        <br/><br/>

                        Note that it is okay to have local style definitions within this page
                        since this page is very site specific already...
                </description>

                <author>Garth Braithwaite</author>
                <company>Utah Department of Health/Software Technology Group</company>
                <versions>
                        
                        <version><number>1.2</number><date>Mar 4, 2008</date><who>Kim</who>
                                <description>changed indicator based to indicator-based to be consistent</description>
                        </version>
                        
                        <version><number>1.1</number><date>Nov 28, 2007</date><who>Garth</who>
                                <description>Split out news stuff to news page and simplified</description>
                        </version>
                </versions>
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        <TITLE>Welcome to IBIS-PH; Utah's Public Health Data Resource</TITLE>
        <KEYWORDS>Utah Public Health Indicator Profile Query Data Welcome</KEYWORDS>
        <DESCRIPTION>Utah's Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health Data Resource - Welcome Home Page</DESCRIPTION>


        <CONTENT>
                Welcome to the State of Utah's, Department of Health, Indicator-Based Information
                System for Public Health (IBIS-PH).  This site provides statistical numerical 
                data as well as contextual information on the health status of Utahns and 
                the state of Utah's health care system.  
                <br/><br/>

                <h2>Getting Started</h2>
                The tabbed navigation menu located toward the top of this page is organized 
                by the types of content available on this site.  To get started click on the 
                desired tab.  This will take you to an introduction page specific to that 
                section of the site.  A "Content and Usages" type page is also available 
                in each section that describes in more detail the type of data available in 
                that section and how that data it is intended to be used.  Listed below is a 
                brief description of each of the main sections available on this site.

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                        <li>
                                <a ibis:href="home" title="Go to the main home page" class="Bold">Home</a> 
                                - This section of the site contains  general information about the 
                                IBIS-PH website, Utah's Public Health data, and other general topic pages.
                        </li>
                        <li>
                                <a ibis:href="publications" title="Go to the publications page" class="Bold">Publications</a> - 
                                Utah Department of Health publications are designed to answer the 
                                most common and frequently asked questions concerning current Utah 
                                Health issues.  This section contains indexes to the various UDOH 
                                publications and links to various UDOH Office web pages.
                        </li>
                        <li>
                                <a ibis:href="indicator" title="Go to the indicator profiles page" class="Bold">
                                Indicator Reports</a> - The Indicator Profile Reports section 
                                of the IBIS-PH website contains reports on health indicators.  These 
                                reports are focused on providing more detailed numerical and contextual 
                                data information than is typically found in published reports yet is
                                still somewhat frequently requested.  
                        </li>
                        <li>
                                <a ibis:href="query" title="Go to the custom query system" class="Bold">
                                Dataset Queries</a> - This section of the IBIS-PH website allows 
                                for custom queries of public health numerical datasets.  It is intended
                                to allow a user to be able to get specific publicly available, 
                                deidentified numerical data based on user defined filtering criteria.
                        </li>
                </ul><br/>

                Please see the main <a ibis:href="home/ContentUsage.html" title="Go to the contents and usage page">Contents 
                and Usage</a> page for additional information about the intended usage of 
                each of these sections.  
                <br/><br/>

                <h2>News and Updates</h2>
                For the latest news and system updates, please go to the 
                <a ibis:href="home/News.html" title="Go to the News and Updates page">News and Updates</a>
                page which lists the most recent publications, new or updated indicator profile 
                reports, new or updated query datasets, and any general website functionality 
                changes.
                <br/><br/>

                <h2>Questions, Concerns, and Feedback</h2>
                Please feel free to <a ibis:href="home/ContactInformation.html" title="Go to the IBIS-PH Contact page">contact us</a>
                if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.  Your feedback is very 
                valuable in helping us provide a site that meets the public's and your data needs.
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