Access to Appropriate	Parish Health Profiles
Health Care	EaStCarroll
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POPULATION, 2000
	United States	Louisiana	EaStCarroll
Total	281,421,906	4,468,976	9,421
By Age
18 and Younger	76,168,003	1,291,025	3,021
19 to 64 Years	170,274,931	2,659,854	5,173
65 and Older	34,978,972	518,097	1,227
Medicare Eligible
As a % of Total Population	12.4	11.6	12.5
Percent of Population Without Vehicles
Owner-Occupied Housing Units	4.5	6.0	9.8
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	21.6	24.2	41.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000,Summary File 3 (SF 3), Table P6 Sex by Age,
Summary File 4 (SF4) Table QT-H11 Vehicles Available and Household Income in 1999
http://www.factfinder.census.gov/
MEDICAID and LaCHIP, 2003-2004
	United States	Louisiana	EaStCarroll
Medicaid
# Eligible	not available	1,048,048	4,074
# Recipients		1,048,209	4,107
As % of Total Population		23.3	45.6
LaCHIP
# Eligible	not available	114,559	322
# Recipients		109,077	313
As a % of Eligible Population		95.2	97.2
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals – Medicaid Annual Report 2003-2004.
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp	<key words: Medicaid Annual Report>
HEALTH INSURANCE
	United States	Louisiana	EaStCarroll
Estimated Uninsured Children Under 19 by Parish
# Uninsured		143,999	443
% uninsured		10.0	14.7
Estimated Uninsured - by DHH Administrative Region
#  Adults – 19 to 65 Years		576,500	56,000
% Uninsured Adults		21.1	27.3
# Adults under 200% FPL1		400,000	38,500
% Uninsured		42.5	47
# Children – 18 & Younger		135,400	11,400
% Uninsured Children		11.1	11.1
# Children under 200% FPL1		77,200	5,000
% Uninsured		12.9	9.2
Estimated Insured Adults - by DHH Administrative Region
% Insured by Employer		55.3	52.0
% Insured by LaChip/Medicaid		4.5	3.4
% insured by Military		2.9	2.5
% Bought Insurance		8.5	6.7
% Insured by Medicare		4.1	2.0
% insured by Former Employer		4.4	4.9
% Insured by Someone Not Living in Household		1.3	0.5
1Federal Poverty Level
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Louisiana Health Insurance Survey,
Conducted by the LSU Public Policy Research Lab, Released April 21, 2004. U.S. Data: DeNavas-Walt, Carmen,
Bernadette D. Proctor, and Robert J. Mills,
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/reports.asp	<key words: health insurance survey>.
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
	United States	Louisiana	EaStCarroll
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)
Family Practice	not available	849	2
General Practice		278	0
Infectious Disease		11	0
Internal Medicine		1,901	1
Obstetrics & Gynecology		594	0
Pediatrics		817	0
Total PCP		4,439	3
Mental Health Provider
Psychiatrists		442	0
Social Workers		3,133	0
Total Mental Health Providers		3,575	0
Nursing Homes Facilities
Number of Facilities		317	2
Number of Beds		39,246	235
Source: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Health Standards, March 2005, Licensed Beds