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CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION

2000 DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

 

Total

Overall Percent

Region Rank

Percent Change

Male

Female

White

NonWhite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

total

644,386

100.0

5

12.4

312,259

332,127

484,012

160,374

Under 1

8,897

1.4

1

-0.1

4,444

4,392

6,000

2,893

1 - 4

35,520

5.5

1

7.1

18,126

17,394

23,602

11,918

5 - 9

44,806

7.0

4

7.8

22,919

21,887

29,737

15,069

10 - 14

45,396

7.0

5

10.3

23,345

22,051

30,695

14,701

15 - 19

45,917

7.1

5

8.4

23,438

22,479

31,133

14,784

20 - 24

45,002

7.0

1

7.6

22,069

22,933

31,066

13,936

25 - 29

47,111

7.3

1

-2.0

23,434

23,677

34,159

12,952

30 - 34

45,009

7.0

1

-8.5

22,511

22,498

33,615

11,394

35 - 39

50,495

7.8

1

11.8

24,890

25,605

38,255

12,240

40 - 44

50,504

7.8

1

22.4

24,750

25,754

38,188

12,316

45 - 54

87,567

13.6

1

50.3

42,450

45,117

68,851

18,716

55 - 64

57,440

8.9

5

18.8

27,294

30,146

48,658

8,782

65 - 74

42,834

6.6

5

0.1

18,914

23,920

37,220

5,614

75 - 84

28,184

4.4

5

16.2

10,852

17,332

24,712

3,472

85+

9,703

1.5

5

34.5

2,761

6,942

8,208

1,495

10 - 17

72,971

11.3

5

10.8

37,578

35,393

49,409

23,562

18 - 19

18,341

2.8

5

3.9

9,204

9,137

12,436

5,905

65+

80,721

12.5

5

8.7

32,527

48,194

70,140

10,581

 

 

2000 RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTIONS  

 

 

Population

Percent of Total

Region Rank

Population in 2000:

698,586

Urbanized Areas (Places 2,500+)

431,255

61.7%

2

Region Rank:

2

Urbanized Areas (Places 10,000+)

414,502

59.3%

1

Population Density:

144 people per square mile

 

 

 

 

Region Rank:

1

    

 

ECONOMIC FACTORS     

 

2000

Number

Percent of Total

Region Rank

2000

Percent of Total

Number

Region Rank

Population Less Than 100% Poverty

85,874

12.8%

5

Unemployment Rate (2001)

4.4%

 

4

Population 0-17 Less Than 100% Poverty

33,386

19.4%

5

Per Capita Income (1998)

 

$22,200.86

1

Federal Estimate of persons under 200% poverty and:

 

Medicaid Eligible

17.0%

118,921

4

          Uninsured

93,965

14.6%

4

Medicaid Eligible Children

41.2%

78,195

3

          Medicare

38,545

6.0%

5

EPSDT Participation (2001)

42.8%

 

1

          Under Age 65 and Medicaid+

47,948

7.4%

4

TEA (AFDC) Average Caseload

2.2%

15,314

4

Uninsured - State survey (1998 - 2000)

93,611

13.4%

5

WIC Average Caseload

 

16,289

3

+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

9622

16.7**

1

Live Births (1996 - 2000)

48,655

2

Low Birth Weight

900

8.9%

4

Low Birth Weight (1996 - 2000)

8.9%

3

Birth To Adolescents (10 - 17)

423

4.4%

5

General Fertility Rate (2000)

70.8**

3

Prenatal Care (no 1st trimester care

1,565

15.7%

5

Teen Fertility Rate (2000)

60.1**

3

Female Population,15 - 19

22,479

7.6%

5

Female Population, 15 - 44

142,946

2

**Rate is per 1,000 population.

 

2000 MORBIDITY

 

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate++

Region Rank

Vaccine Preventable Diseases

67

9.6

1

           Syphilis:

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

53

7.6

3

Primary/Secondary

11

1.6

4

HIV

144

20.6

1

Early Latent

52

7.4

4

AIDS

97

13.9

1

Congenital

5

0.7

1

Gonorrhea

1,714

245.4

3

            Chlamydia

2,047

293.0

3

++Rate is per 100,000 population.

 

 

 

2000 MORTALITY     

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

 

Number

Rate

Region Rank

Infant Mortality

94

9.3+ 

3

Breast Cancer

100

14.4++

3

All Causes

6,541

948.9++

4

Cerebrovascular Disease

552

81.2++

3

Heart Disease

1,553

226.9++

5

Motor Vehicle Accidents

156

22.3++

5

Cardiovascular Disease

2,222

325.1++

5

Work Related Injuries

9

1.3++

4

Cancer

1,373

196.9++

5

Suicide

89

12.7++

3

Lung Cancer

434

61.8++

5

Homicide

61

8.6++

2

+ 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:      134,913

(20.9% of county population)

Are there facility HPSAs?

NA

 

 

 

Population of HPSA:

87,693

(13.6% of county population)

 

 

 

2001 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS                          

 

Number

 

Number

 

Number

Total Physicians

2,261

Total Dental

1,212

Total Nursing

11,667

Primary Care Physicians

882

Total Optometry

78

Licensed Practical Nurse

3,295

Total Chiropractors

101

Total Social Work

897

Registered Nurse

8,176

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS  

Name of Center

Site

Physician FTE

Registered Nurse Practioner FTE

Physician's Assistant FTE

Dentist FTE

Encounters

Carlisle Medical Clinic

Carlisle

2.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

6,197

Jefferson Comp. Care Systems

College Station

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

5,467

JCCS Homeless Clinic

Little Rock

0.2

1.0

0.4

0.0

2,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCAL HEALTH UNITS

 

PHN

Sanitarian

LPN

PHT

Clerk

Other

 

Local Health Units

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

FTE

Encounters

CONWAY

4.6

3.0

2.0

1.0

10.0

5.8

12,771

HOT SPRINGS

6.0

4.0

0.0

1.0

9.0

4.0

10,117

SHERIDAN

0.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

0.0

2,434

CABOT

1.8

2.0

0.5

0.0

2.0

1.6

3,095

ENGLAND

1.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

0.0

1,637

LONOKE

1.8

1.0

0.0

1.0

4.0

2.0

2,567

PERRYVILLE

0.6

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

2,116

COLLEGE STATION

1.8

0.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

2,636

JACKSONVILLE

3.1

1.0

0.0

0.0

5.0

1.0

2

LITTLE ROCK

9.2

10.0

3.8

3.0

26.6

18.0

12,925

NORTH LITTLE ROCK

4.3

5.0

2.8

1.0

9.6

0.0

13,531

FORREST CITY

5.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

12.0

3.0

17,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

 

Type of Facility

Number of Facilities

Number of Beds

Abortion Facility

3

0

General

6

1,138

General/Recuperation  Center

5

1,459

Home Health Agency

32

0

Health Maintenance Organization

8

0

Hospice

9

40

Infirmary

3

0

In Vitro Fertilization

1

26

Outpatient Psychiatric Center

5

0

Outpatient Surgery Center

19

0

Psychiatric Hospital

4

553

Rehabilitation Center

3

252

Surgery & General Medical Care

9

1,320

 

 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

 

Type of Service

Number of Services

Advanced

16

Air

4

Basic

12