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Oklahoma Rural Health Works is providing two Oklahoma documents
for each of the 77 counties in Oklahoma. These are available to any interested
parties. The documents are:
"The Importance of the Health Sector on a County's Economy"
"County Data and Information
"The Importance of the Health Sector on a County's Economy"
includes information on healthcare changes, concerns, trends. Information also
includes national healthcare expenditures. Secondary data for the county
includes population, employment, personal income, labor statistic, health data,
etc. Sources of data include the U.S. Census, Regional Economic Information
Service Bureau of Economic Analysis, Woods and Poole Economics, Inc., and the
Oklahoma State Department of Health. The economic impact of the health sector
on the county's economy is the final section of the paper. The health sector is
illustrated through five health sub-categories:
Hospitals,
Physicians, Dentists, and Other Health Professions,
Nursing and Residential care Facilities,
Pharmacies, and
Other Medical and Health Services.
The direct impact of each of the five health categories and the
total sector are shown. The secondary impacts are then measured utilizing
multipliers generated from a well-accepted economic model and database. The
secondary impacts are then combined with the direct impacts to show the total
impact of the health sector on a county's economy. The total impact of a
county's health sector is an important component in the local community's
economic development strategy.
The second document, "County Data and Information," includes any
and all current relevant sources of data and information about the county and
county's health care system. This information includes data in the following
areas:
economics,
health/behavioral,
education,
traffic, and
crime data.
The data are gathered from a variety of data sources including
the sources listed above.
Contact Information:
For additional information, please contact:
Fred Eilrich
Email: eilrich@okstate.edu
or
Cheryl F. St. Clair
Email: cheryl@okstate.edu
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Oklahoma State University
513 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-6083
Fax: 405-744-9835
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