Arizona Health Survey » Behavioral Health http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org Arizona Health Survey Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mental Health, Well-Being and Disparities http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=538 http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=538#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:07:23 +0000 admin2 http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=538 A majority of Arizonans characterize their general health and quality of life as being good to excellent, but a significant number have been diagnose by a doctor as having some type of mental disorder. In fact, almost 719,000 Arizonans report a diagnosis of bi-polar or manic depressive disorder; anxiety disorder or major clinical depression. 200,000 Arizonans – roughly the population of the town of Gilbert – are diagnosed with two or more such disorders.

Arizona rates for bi-polar or manic depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are higher than national averages, while depression rates are about the same.

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]]> http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?feed=rss2&p=538 0 Insurance Coverage Among Arizona Adults http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22 http://www.arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:33:06 +0000 admin http://arizonahealthsurvey.org/?p=22 HealthInsuranceCoverageAbundant national research has shown that health insurance matters. It is a key determinant of access to health care. Those lacking health insurance are more likely to have poorer health status.

In 2008, one-in-five Arizona adults lacked health insurance coverage at least part of the year. For working age adults between 18 and 64, this number increased to 25 percent, or 950,500 Arizona adults.

Who are Arizona’s uninsured? What factors relate to whether someone does (or does not) have health insurance?  Where do the uninsured live?  And what effect does health coverage have on access to care, health status, and quality of life in our state?

These and other questions are addressed in SLHI’s report Health Insurance for Arizona Adults.

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