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COPC Template

Following is a template for you to use in gathering data about your county/area. National and state figures are provided. Spaces are provided for you to record pertinent data on areas of need in your county. A list of suggested resources is included, however, it is by no means all-inclusive.

Template

County Name

Demographics
Population
County:  
Georgia: 8,186,4531
U.S.: 273,643,2692

Population by Gender

  Male Female
County    
Georgia 4,027,113 (49.2%)2 4,159,340 (50.8%)2
U.S. 133,551,356 (49%)2 140,091,913 (51%)2

Population by Age

  0-19 years 19-65 years 65+ years
County      
Georgia 2,414,770 (29%)2 4,986,408 (60.9%)2 785,275 (9.5%)2
U.S. 78,896,550 (29%)2 161,667,666 (59%)2 33,079,053 (12%)2

Population by Race*

  Caucasian Afro-American Hispanic
County      
Georgia 5,128,661 (63%)2 2,349,542 (29%)2 435,227 (.05%)2
U.S. 190,272,964 (70%)2 31,719,090 (12%)2 34,341,066 (13%)2

*Percentages may not equal 100%. They do not include "other" races, nor do they reflect Hispanics who might be classified as Caucasian or Afro-American.

Per Capita Income

County  
Georgia: $27,3243
U.S.: $28,5463

Population below poverty level

County:  
Georgia: 15%3
U.S.: 11.8%4

Unemployment Rate

County:  
Georgia: 3.7%5
U.S.: 4.0%6

Areas of Need (Available state and national figures are given for cardiovascular disease, cancer and stroke--three leading causes of death in Georgia.)

Cardiovascular disease

  Total Hospitalizations Age-adjusted Deaths Death Rate (Per 100,000)
County:      
Georgia: 132,9477 23,4617 375.97
U.S.: 4.5 million
discharges6		 725,1926 267.86

Cancer
Deaths

  Total Deaths Death Rate (Per 100,000)
County:    
Georgia: 84,3588 210.98
U.S.: 549,8386 202.76

Stroke

  Deaths Age adjusted death rate Per 100,000
County:    
Georgia: 4,2539 67.19
U.S.: N/A 62.0710

Other

     
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Resources:

Resource Name Address Phone
Alcohol Programs      
Alzheimers      
Ambulance Service      
Cancer      
Churches      
       
       
       
       
       
Department of Family and Children Services      
Education      
Family Connection      
Head Start      
Health Department      
Heart Association      
Hospice      
Literacy      
Lung      
Mental Health Center      
NAACP      
Recreation      
Senior Citizen Center      
Speech and Hearing      
Substance Abuse Hospital      
Translation Services      
United Way      
Victim Advocacy      
YMCA      
Other      
       
       
       
       
       

Information Sources

1Georgia Info-Carl Vinson Institute of Government. University of Georgia, www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gastat.htm

2US Census Bureau, http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsSerevlet

3Boatright, S.R. and Bachtel, D.C. (Eds.) 2001. The Georgia County Guide. 20th ed. Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development

4US Census Bureau (US Stats in Brief), www.census.gov/statab/www/part4.html

5Georgia Quickstats, http:quickstats.dol.state.ga.us

6National Center for Health Stats-Fastats, www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/?.htm

7Georgia State of the Heart Report, www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/publications/soh/pdfs/soh.pdf

8Georgia Division of Public Health, www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/programs/cancer/pdfs/cancer1.pdf

9Georgia Division of Public Health, www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/publications/stroke

10HRSA Community HEALTH Status Report, www.communityhealth.hrsa.gov

 Contact Information

Dr. Peggy J. Wagner
Research Director
Email: pwagner@mail.mcg.edu
(706) 721-7589		 Sandy Heslop, MA
Project Coordinator
Email: sheslop@mail.mcg.edu
(706) 721-2204
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December 17, 2003