Contraception Counts: Alaska District at-large
The Need for Services
• 32,230 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Alaska's at-large congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 77 family planning clinics in Alaska's at-large congressional district. 15 are run by health departments, 40 are run by hospitals, 3 are run by Planned Parenthood, 12 are run by community health centers and 7 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 24,530 women, including 7,210 teenagers.* 45% are served by health departments, 34% are served by hospitals, 13% are served by Planned Parenthood, 4% are served by community health centers and 4% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 16 of the family planning clinics in Alaska's at-large congressional district are supported by Title X. 2 are run by health departments, 10 are run by hospitals, 3 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Alaska's at-large congressional district serve 10,450 women, including 3,320 teenagers.* 48% are served by health departments, 14% are served by hospitals, 30% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 7% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in at-large congressional district.
Credits
This Facts in Brief was made possible by support from the Open Society Institute and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Definitions and Data Sources
References for information contained in this fact sheet are available at www.guttmacher.org.
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