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Psychiatrists
In 2004,[36]
there were 490 active psychiatrists licensed
to practice in Arizona for a ratio of
8.5 psychiatrists per 100,000 population
(Table 39).
Sources: Arizona Medical Board (2004),
and Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners
in Medicine and Surgery (2004); U.S. from
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration,
Bureau of Health Professions (1999).
- In 2004, there were 138 psychiatrists
in the Arizona Border Counties. There
were 11.1 psychiatrists per 100,000
population in this region, a ratio that
was higher than the State ratio of 8.5.
In each case, the counties within 62
miles of the Border and State ratios
for psychiatrists in Arizona were lower
than the U.S. ratio of 14.2.
- In the counties more than 62 miles
from the Border, there were even fewer
psychiatrists per 100,000 population
than in the counties within 62 miles
of the U.S.-Mexico Border with a ratio
of 7.8 psychiatrists per 100,000 population.
Psychologists
In 2004, there were 1,165 active psychologists
licensed to practice in Arizona for a
ratio of 20 psychologists per 100,000
population (Table 40).
Sources: Border States includes data
from Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners
(2004), California Department of Consumer
Affairs (2004), New Mexico Health Policy
Commission (2003), and Texas State Board
of Examiners of Psychologists (2003);
U.S. from U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Bureau of Health Professions
(1999).
- There were 317 psychologists in counties
within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border
or 25 psychologists per 100,000 population.
This ratio was similar to the State
ratio of 20 per 100,000. Both the Border
Counties and State ratios for psychologists
were lower than the Border States and
U.S. ratios of 27 and 28 per 100,000
population, respectively.
- In the counties more than 62 miles
from the U.S.-Mexico Border, there were
even fewer psychologists per 100,000
population than in the Arizona Border
Counties with a ratio of 18.9 per 100,000
population.
Social
Workers
In 2004, there were 2,131 active social
workers licensed to practice in Arizona
for a ratio of 37 social workers per 100,000
Arizona residents (Table 41).
Sources: Border States includes data
from Arizona Board of Behavioral Health
Examiners (2004), California Department
of Consumer Affairs (2004), New Mexico
Health Policy Commission (2003), and Texas
State Board of Social Worker Examiners
(2003); U.S. from U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and
Services Administration, Bureau of Health
Professions (1999).
- There were 571 social workers in
the counties within 62 miles of the
U.S.-Mexico Border; this was 46 social
workers per 100,000 population. This
ratio was higher than the ratios for
the State (37 per 100,000), Border States
(43 per 100,000) and the United States
(36 per 100,000).
- In the metropolitan[37]
counties within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexico
Border, there were twice as many social
workers per 100,000 population than
in the non-metropolitan counties within
62 miles of the Border: 49 and 24 social
workers per 100,000 population, respectively.
- The Arizona counties more than 62
miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border had
fewer social workers per 100,000 population
than the counties within 62 miles of
the U.S.-Mexico Border with a ratio
of 35 per 100,000 population.
Health
Infrastructure
In Arizona, there were a similar number
of certified nursing home beds across
the State with 29 per 100,000 population
in the Border Counties and 28 per 100,000
in those counties more than 62 miles from
the U.S.-Mexico Border. This was comparable
to the State ratio of 28 per 100,000,
but lower than the Border States ratio
of 40 per 100,000 population (Table 42).
Statewide, there were 23 licensed hospital
beds per 10,000 population. Counties within
62 miles of the Border had 26 per 10,000
population, while counties more than 62
miles from the Border had fewer beds (22
per 10,000 population, Table 43).
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