Contraception Counts: New York District 15
The Need for Services
• 85,020 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New York's 15th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 11 family planning clinics in New York's 15th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 4 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 5 are run by community health centers and 2 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 24,250 women, including 4,820 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 58% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 28% are served by community health centers and 14% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 6 of the family planning clinics in New York's 15th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 3 are run by hospitals, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 2 are run by community health centers and 1 is served by an other type of agency.
• These Title X-supported clinics in New York's 15th congressional district serve 18,200 women, including 3,660 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 72% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 15% are served by community health centers and 13% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 15th 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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