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8 STATUS OF ORANGE COUNTY Health Overall population growth in Orange County has increased 9.7 percent since 1980, showing an expanding population in the county. There is a greater percent of single women than men due to longer female life expectancy and more divorced women in the County. High percentage rates of single women suggest a high poverty concentration among female older adults and heads of household with children. Almost 75 percent of all women with children in Orange County are working, and approximately one - quarter of the have children under age five. compared to state statistics, Orange County does not seem to have a serious problem with births to teenage women and infant mortality rates. However, whenever there are teenage mothers, children face risk factors associated with poverty. (Dobelstein 1989). (print logo) PERCEIVED NEEDS FOR CHANGE /IMPROVEMENT • Provide more health clinics -- Provide more prenatal clinics -- Provide more mobile units -- Provide night clinics -- Provide school -based clinics -- Provide child care at clinics • Provide more caseworkers to refer clients -- Referral to other available resources -- Education for single parents • Provide comprehensive health care for teens • critical need for comprehensive transportation services -- Provide better coordination of transportation -- coordinate with existing human services system • Need for better employee health benefits - --Need for guaranteed insurance plan with expanded benefits -- Employers should provide prenatal programs - Required prenatal care in health insurance -- Employers should examine and improve health benefits -- Employers should provide prorated insurance benefits for part -time workers • Need licensing and malpractice coverage for retired physicians who volunteer their services • Need more non - categorized county funds which could be targeted at health care needs 1