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Data Source
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POPULATION:
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Number of residents
estimated, as of July 1, 2001. Based on DES Report, "Population
Estimates for Arizona's Counties, Incorporated Places and Balance of
County," and the 2000 Census, Summary File 1 (SF1). Source:
Population & Statistics Unit, Arizona
Department of Economic Security (DES), and U.S.
Census Bureau.
National, Table 2002CIVILIAN2001MONTHS07_12.txt - National Population
Estimates, July 1, 2001, U.S. Census Bureau. Hispanics are an ethnic group.
Hispanics alone data used. Racial groups
add to 100%. Races alone
data used. Population Density = Population Year 2001 / Square Miles.
Square Miles, 2000 Census SF1.
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INCOME:
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Local, percent of 2000
population under Federal Poverty Level (FPL), Census 2000 SF3.
National, percent of 2001 population under Federal Poverty Level, Annual
Demographic Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.
Local, Median Household Income,
Census 2000. National, Median Household Income,
Census Bureau, 2001 Supplementary Survey, Table 3.
Local, percent of
2000 population 25 years of age or older with less than a High School
Diploma, 2000 Census.
National, 2001 Supplementary Survey, Table 2, Census
Bureau.
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INSURANCE:
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Medicare Enrollees,
aged, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, percent of 2001 population on Medicare. AHCCCS enrollees,
percent of 2001 population on AHCCCS. KidsCare Enrollees, percent of
estimated 0-19 2001 population, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
System (AHCCCS),
1/1/2002.
Adults without medical and dental insurance,
Behavioral Risk Factors
survey,
percent of respondents in the affirmative, Arizona Department of Health
Services, 2001.
Percent of Children <18 uninsured 2001, Historical Health Insurance Table HI-5, Census
Bureau.
Percent of Work
Force Unemployed, Local, Arizona Department of Economic Security,
2001; National, National Supplementary Survey 2001, Table 3.
Food Stamp
recipients, Local, Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES),
June 2001; National, National Supplementary Survey 2001, Table 3.
Women, Infants and
Children (WIC), Arizona, participants certified once a year by Arizona
WIC (does not include ITCA or Navajo Nations WIC programs, does not
include CSFP), calendar year 2001,
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office
of Chronic Disease Prevention and Nutrition Services; National, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Food
and Nutrition Service, FY 2001, Infants included with Children.
Children
Rehabilitative Services Participants, count of eligible members, Arizona
Department of Health Services, Office
for Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2001.
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ORAL HEALTH:
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Oral
Health, Arizona Department of Health
Services, Arizona School Dental Survey, "Every Tooth Counts,"
1999-2003, Children in public schools in grades Kindergarten through Third
Grade. "Urgent" means children with pain and/or infection requiring
treatment within a 24-hour period. Sealants Present on at least one permanent
molar. County data based on a probability sample by community and therefore may
not be representative of the county as a whole. Data cleaned and re-run for
2001 profile.
National data, National Center
for Health Statistics. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
III 1988-1994. Hyattsville, MD: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC),
unpublished data.
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PERSONNEL:
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Local, Primary
Care Physicians, active Medical Doctors in Family Practice, General
Practice, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Pediatrics, and all active Osteopathic Physicians.
Medical
Doctors and Physician Assistants, Arizona
Medical Board. Medical Doctors, Jan 2002, Physician Assistants, May
2002.
Osteopathic
Physicians, Arizona Board of
Osteopathic Examiners, Nov 2001.
Dentists,
Arizona Board of Dental
Examiners, Nov 2001.
Nurse
Practitioners, Arizona State
Board of Nursing, Nov 2001, Certified Nurse Midwives, Arizona
State Board of Nursing, November 2001.
National,
Medicare Primary Care Physicians, Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, January 2001.
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DESIGNATIONS:
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Currently
designated Primary Care (PC) Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), Dental or
Mental HPSA designation, Federal Medically Underserved Area or Population (fed
MUA or MUP), AzMUA, Arizona Medically Underserved Area: Arizona Department of
Health Services, Office of Health Systems
Development.
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FACILITIES:
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Current
Sliding Fee Scale primary care clinics (per AAC Title 9, chapter 2,
section R9-2-101: A "sliding fee schedule" means a document
that sets forth the relationship between an individual's income and
family size and states the percentage of the charges for health care
services provided pursuant to A.R.S. 36-2907.06 for which the individual
will be responsible).
School Based/School Linked Health Clinics --Tobacco Tax School Based
clinics, Office of Health
Systems Development, ADHS.
Non-Federal Hospitals and Beds, Arizona Department of
Health Services, Division
of Licensing Services, Feb 2002.
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BIRTH MEASURES:
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Characteristics of Arizona mothers and newborns are based on
information collected on birth certificates filed with the Arizona Department of Health
Services, Office of
Vital Records.
The data for National are from "Births: Final Data for 2001,"
National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 51, Number 2, December 18,
2002, Hyattsville, Maryland, National Center for Health
Statistics.
Additional information on Arizona mothers and newborns is available
online at http://www.azdhs.gov/plan/.
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DEATH MEASURES:
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These
mortality rates are per 100,000 population age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S.
standard. Age-adjusted mortality rates are better indicators than crude
(unadjusted) death rates when comparing mortality across geographic areas or
between subgroups of population that have different age compositions.
Technical
information on computing age-adjusted mortality rates is available online at http://www.azdhs.gov/plan/report/ahs/ahs2001/source01.pdf.
Age-specific and cause-specific mortality profiles are based on information
collected on death certificates filed with the Arizona Department of Health
Services, Office of Vital
Records.
The data for National are from "Deaths:
Final Data for 2001," National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 52, Number
3, September 18, 2003, Hyattsville, Maryland, National Center for Health
Statistics.
Additional
information on deaths to Arizona residents is available online at http://www.azdhs.gov/plan/.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(cases of):
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Arizona Notifiable
Diseases - Vaccine preventable diseases include the number of reported
cases of measles, mumps, diphtheria, tetanus, rubella, congenital
rubella, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b. Sexually
Transmitted Diseases include cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
For HIV/AIDS, if the number of reported cases is between 0 and 3 then,
the count will show as <3. Food borne diseases include
campylobacteriosis, cryptosporidiosis, E. coli O157:H7, listeriosis,
paratyphoid, typhoid fever, salmonellosis, vibriosis and yersiniosis.
For Tuberculosis, if the number of reported cases is between 0 and 3,
then the count will show as <3. All cases must meet the CSTE/CDC Case
Definitions for Public Health Surveillance. Arizona
Department of Health Services (ADHS), Bureau
of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Cases reported in the calendar
year 2001.
Nationally Notifiable
Diseases - Vaccine Preventable Diseases include the number of reported
cases of measles, mumps, diphtheria, tetanus, rubella, congenital
rubella, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b. AIDS cases
only. Food Borne Diseases include salmonellosis, typhoid fever,
listeriosis, cryptosporidiosis and E. coli, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) MMWR Summary Report for 2001.
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CANCER
(new cases
of):
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Cancer
cases: ADHS, Arizona Cancer
Registry, 2001.
National, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Program of Cancer Registries Appendix D1, 2001.
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IMMUNIZATION:
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Immunization,
Local, percent of 2001 2 year old children immunized 4 DTP/DTap, 3 Polio, 1 MMR,
3 HIB (4-3-1-3), ADHS, Arizona State Immunization
System.
National, percent of
children 19-35 months immunized 4-3-1-3, 2001 National Immunization Survey, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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BEHAVIORAL RISK
FACTORS:
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Behavioral
Risk Factors Survey, percent of respondents in the affirmative. Data is available by
National, state, regional levels, and Maricopa and Pima counties, Arizona
Department of Health Services, 2001.
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HOSPITALIZATIONS:
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Primary
diagnosis of Asthma,
Diabetes, Heart Attack, Stroke hospitalizations per 100,000 residents, Arizona Department of Health
Services, Bureau of Public Health
Statistics,
Hospital Discharge Registry, 2001. National, 2001 National Hospital
Discharge Survey, National Center for
Health Statistics.
NonFatal Injuries,
Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions hospitalizations per 100,000 in age
group, Arizona Department
of Health Services, Office
of Women's and Children's Health, Hospital Discharge Registry, 2001.
Traumatic Brain Injury, number of incident cases
identified from Arizona Department of Health Services Hospital Discharge data
for 2001, unduplicated and excluding emergency department and federal hospital
discharges, Office
for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
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SUMMARY MEASURES OF
HEATLH:
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Premature
Mortality, percent of deaths occurring before the U.S. birth life expectancy for
2001 (77.2 years for all U.S. residents in 2001), Arizona Department of Health
Services, Office of Vital
Records.
Self-rated health status from the
Behavioral Risk Factors Survey on a scale of Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair,
or Poor, year 2001, Arizona Department of Health
Services.
Average number of unhealthy days in the past month,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001.
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