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SOUTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION

2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

 

Total

Overall Percent

Region Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

435,195

100.0

2

6.7

210,903

224,292

339,609

95,586

Under 1

5,740

1.3

4

-2.6

2,943

2,797

4,236

1,504

1 - 4

23,657

5.4

2

3.7

12,125

11,532

17,281

6,376

5 - 9

30,265

7.0

3

0.3

15,515

14,750

21,710

8,555

10 - 14

31,847

7.3

2

3.1

16,432

15,415

22,907

8,940

15 - 19

32,846

7.5

3

7.3

17,046

15,800

23,924

8,922

20 - 24

28,360

6.5

5

5.8

14,108

14,252

21,457

6,903

25 - 29

27,062

6.2

4

-8.7

13,511

13,551

21,039

6,023

30 - 34

27,572

6.3

4

-8.9

13,736

13,836

21,375

6,197

35 - 39

31,824

7.3

3

9.6

15,722

16,102

24,693

7,131

40 - 44

31,675

7.3

3

17.0

15,575

16,100

24,622

7,053

45 - 54

57,004

13.1

2

35.2

27,925

29,079

45,779

11,225

55 - 64

42,405

9.7

3

13.2

20,340

22,065

35,704

6,701

65 - 74

33,088

7.6

4

-5.9

14,718

18,370

27,973

5,115

75 - 84

22,992

5.3

1

1.0

8,711

14,281

19,702

3,290

85+

8,849

2.0

1

23.0

2,488

6,361

7,243

1,606

10 - 17

51,744

11.9

3

5.5

26,833

24,911

37,457

14,287

18 - 19

12,936

3.0

1

4.1

6,637

6,299

9,422

3,514

65+

64,929

14.9

1

-0.3

25,917

39,012

54,918

10,011

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

Region Rank

Population in 2000:

335,881

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

217,876

64.9%

1

Region Rank:

4

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

173,786

51.7%

2

Population Density:

28 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

Region Rank:

5

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

Region Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

Region Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

59,057

18.8%

2

Unemployment Rate (2001)

5.0%

 

3

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

21,993

26.4%

2

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$20,265.88

2

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

22.7%

76,382

2

          Uninsured

74,432

17.1%

2

Medicaid Eligible Children

34.7%

45,369

4

          Medicare

37,644

8.7%

2

EPSDT Participation (2001)

36.1%

 

2

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

38,521

8.9%

3

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.4%

7,912

3

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

63,817

19.0%

1

WIC Average Caseload

 

13,930

4

+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

5897

15.2**

5

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

22,564

4

Low Birth Weight

416

9.3%

2

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

9.2%

2

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

371

6.3%

3

General Fertility Rate (2000)

49.6**

4

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

1,054

24.2%

2

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

55.8**

4

Female Population,15 - 19

15,800

7.9%

4

Female Population, 15 - 44

89,641

4

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

13

3.9

4

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

28

8.3

2

Primary/Secondary

10

3.0

2

HIV

63

18.8

2

Early Latent

28

8.3

3

AIDS

24

7.1

3

Congenital

2

0.6

2

Gonorrhea

854

254.3

2

            Chlamydia

1,520

452.5

2

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

Infant Mortality

48

10.8+ 

1

Breast Cancer

60

15.7++

1

All Causes

4,225

1,052.2++

2

Cerebrovascular Disease

355

85.4++

2

Heart Disease

1,205

291.4++

3

Motor Vehicle Accidents

122

36.2++

1

Cardiovascular Disease

1,652

398.9++

3

Work Related Injuries

13

3.7++

2

Cancer

954

239.7++

1

Suicide

36

10.3++

5

Lung Cancer

310

78.3++

1

Homicide

27

8.1++

3

+ 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:      94,983

(21.8% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NA

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

36,691

(8.4% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                         

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

705

Total Dental

583

Total Nursing

6,406

Primary Care Physicians

369

Total Optometry

54

Licensed Practical Nurse

2,810

Total Chiropractors

60

Total Social Work

184

Registered Nurse

3,555

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

CABUN Rural Health Services

Hampton

2.0

0.0

1.0

0.0

10,470

CABUN Rural Health Services

Amity

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2,328

CABUN Rural Health Services

Hope

1.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

4,431

CABUN Rural Health Services

Lewisville

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

8,320

CABUN Rural Health Services

Bearden

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,220

CABUN Rural Health Services

Strong

1.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

3,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

HAMPTON

0.8

0.0

0.6

0.0

1.0

1.0

928

ARKADELPHIA

2.4

2.0

1.0

0.0

5.0

6.0

4,928

MAGNOLIA

2.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

5.0

3.5

5,582

FORDYCE

1.6

1.0

0.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

3,871

HOPE

4.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

7.0

6.7

11,947

MALVERN

3.2

1.0

0.0

0.0

6.5

8.0

4,581

NASHVILLE

3.4

0.0

1.0

2.0

5.0

4.0

8,955

LEWISVILLE

1.6

0.0

1.0

0.0

3.0

1.0

3,102

ASHDOWN

2.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

1.0

5,705

TEXARKANA

6.4

3.0

1.9

2.0

10.5

8.8

15,159

MOUNT IDA

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

1.0

2,310

PRESCOTT

3.4

0.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

5.0

3,946

CAMDEN

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

6.0

2.0

8,722

MURPHREESBORO

0.8

1.0

1.0

0.0

5.0

7.0

3,309

MENA

2.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

4,230

EL DORADO

3.8

2.0

1.0

2.0

7.0

4.0

7,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Type of Facility

Number of Facilities

Number of Beds

Free Standing Birthing Center

1

1

General

7

622

General/Recuperation Center

1

457

Home Health Agency

50

0

Hospice

13

0

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

1

0

Outpatient Surgery Center

4

0

Private Care Agency

1

0

Psychiatric Hospital

2

119

Rehabilitation/Recuperation  Center

1

80

Surgery & General Medical Care

4

124

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Type of Service

Number of Services

Advanced

19

Air

1

Basic

19