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NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION

2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

 

Total

Overall Percent

Region Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

779,010

100.0

4

30.2

385,161

393,849

748,191

30,819

Under 1

10,476

1.3

3

30.0

5,253

5,080

9,861

614

1 - 4

42,267

5.4

3

30.8

21,626

20,641

39,947

2,320

5 - 9

54,007

6.9

5

26.9

27,744

26,263

51,419

2,588

10 - 14

55,705

7.2

4

30.7

28,876

26,829

52,968

2,737

15 - 19

57,190

7.3

4

28.8

29,472

27,718

54,232

2,958

20 - 24

52,628

6.8

3

25.1

27,259

25,369

49,358

3,270

25 - 29

51,350

6.6

2

16.0

26,297

25,053

48,606

2,744

30 - 34

52,250

6.7

2

15.9

26,495

25,755

49,747

2,503

35 - 39

59,029

7.6

2

38.2

29,554

29,475

56,699

2,330

40 - 44

56,964

7.3

2

40.0

28,435

28,529

54,724

2,240

45 - 54

99,728

12.8

5

57.8

49,081

50,647

96,461

3,267

55 - 64

76,810

9.9

2

34.8

36,885

39,925

75,149

1,661

65 - 74

60,141

7.7

1

12.7

28,444

31,697

59,135

1,006

75 - 84

37,649

4.8

4

20.6

15,705

21,944

37,179

470

85+

12,793

1.6

4

47.8

3,931

8,862

12,644

149

10 - 17

89,751

11.5

4

31.4

46,552

43,199

85,224

4,527

18 - 19

23,134

3.0

4

23.4

11,782

11,352

21,937

1,197

65+

110,583

14.2

4

18.6

48,080

62,503

108,958

1,625

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

Region Rank

Population in 2000:

810,552

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

335,633

41.4%

5

Region Rank:

1

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

258,974

32.0%

3

Population Density:

58 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

Region Rank:

2

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

Region Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

Region Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

108,427

14.3%

4

Unemployment Rate (2001)

3.5%

 

5

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

40,076

20.7%

4

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$19,652.21

3

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

14.1%

113,908

5

          Uninsured

94,883

12.2%

5

Medicaid Eligible Children

32.9%

76,175

5

          Medicare

48,686

6.2%

4

EPSDT Participation (2001)

32.9%

 

3

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

47,214

6.1%

5

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

1.1%

9,074

5

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

141,847

17.5%

4

WIC Average Caseload

 

20,168

1

+Federal estimates are based on national data and subject to significant error.  See definition for discussion.

 

FERTILITY

 

2000

Number

Percent or Rate

Region Rank

 

Number or Rate

Region Rank

Live Births

10623

15.3**

4

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

55,110

1

Low Birth Weight

781

6.8%

5

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

7.0%

5

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

510

4.8%

4

General Fertility Rate (2000)

71.2**

2

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

2,200

19.6%

4

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

65.8**

2

Female Population,15 - 19

27,718

7.9%

3

Female Population, 15 - 44

161,899

1

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

43

5.3

3

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

55

6.8

5

Primary/Secondary

1

0.1

5

HIV

46

5.7

5

Early Latent

10

1.2

5

AIDS

25

3.1

5

Congenital

0

0.0

5

Gonorrhea

298

36.8

5

            Chlamydia

998

123.1

5

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

Infant Mortality

65

5.6+ 

5

Breast Cancer

100

11.6++

5

All Causes

7,866

895.8++

5

Cerebrovascular Disease

572

64.7++

5

Heart Disease

2,409

272.2++

4

Motor Vehicle Accidents

196

24.2++

4

Cardiovascular Disease

3,136

354.4++

4

Work Related Injuries

10

1.2++

5

Cancer

1,758

199.2++

4

Suicide

107

13.1++

2

Lung Cancer

565

63.5++

4

Homicide

30

3.6++

5

+ Rate is per 1,000 live births.

++ Rate is per 100,000 and  age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.

 

2000 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA)                                   2000 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA)

Is this a total state HPSA?

NA

 

Is this a total state MUA?

NA

Are there geographic county HPSAs?

NA

 

Is this a partial state MUA?

NA

Are there population group HPSAs?

NA

 

Population of MUA:      208,360

(26.7% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NA

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

126,648

(16.3% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                          

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

1,079

Total Dental

1,227

Total Nursing

10,127

Primary Care Physicians

594

Total Optometry

76

Licensed Practical Nurse

3,552

Total Chiropractors

147

Total Social Work

442

Registered Nurse

6,357

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Boston Mountain Rural Health

Marshall

2.4

0.8

0.0

0.0

12,816

Boston Mountain Rural Health

Clinton

1.6

0.8

0.0

0.0

7,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

MOUNTAIN HOME

7.1

6.0

2.0

3.2

16.0

16.0

5,647

BENTONVILLE

8.6

7.0

2.0

5.0

13.5

3.0

19,074

HARRISON

3.4

2.0

1.0

2.0

9.0

6.0

6,857

BERRYVILLE

2.4

1.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

2.5

5,048

MORRILTON

1.6

1.0

1.0

0.0

4.0

1.0

4,180

VAN BUREN

3.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

5.0

0.0

6,285

OZARK

4.0

2.0

0.0

0.0

4.0

0.0

2,057

CLARKSVILLE

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

4,614

BOONEVILLE

1.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

0.0

3,867

PARIS

1.4

0.0

1.0

0.0

3.0

2.0

3,552

HUNTSVILLE

1.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.0

3,026

YELLVILLE

1.4

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

3.0

3,032

JASPER

1.0

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

2,483

RUSSELLVILLE

5.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

9.5

3.0

11,908

BENTON

5.2

3.0

0.0

1.0

7.0

2.0

8,032

WALDRON

2.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

0.0

3,365

MARSHALL

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

3.0

1,750

CLINTON

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

7.0

9.0

3,697

FAYETTEVILLE

10.8

6.0

3.5

6.0

18.0

6.0

28,077

DARDANELLE

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

3,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Type of Facility

Number of Facilities

Number of Beds

General

7

706

General/Recuperation Center

6

1,045

Home Health Agency

50

0

Hospice

12

0

Infirmary

1

5

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

4

0

Outpatient Surgery Center

6

0

Psychiatric Hospital

3

87

Recuperation Center

4

58

Surgery & General Medical Care

9

335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Type of Service

Number of Services

Advanced

35

Air

3

Basic

14