Contraception Counts: Florida District 18
The Need for Services
• 47,200 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in Florida's 18th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 17 family planning clinics in Florida's 18th congressional district. 8 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 4 are run by Planned Parenthood, 3 are run by community health centers and 1 is run by an other type of agency.
• Together, these clinics serve 12,710 women, including 2,180 teenagers.* 39% are served by health departments, 8% are served by hospitals, 20% are served by Planned Parenthood, 16% are served by community health centers and 17% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 11 of the family planning clinics in Florida's 18th congressional district are supported by Title X. 7 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 4 are run by Planned Parenthood, 0 are run by community health centers and 0 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in Florida's 18th congressional district serve 7,270 women, including 1,320 teenagers.* 65% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 35% are served by Planned Parenthood, 0% are served by community health centers and 0% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 18th 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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