Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 

Contraception Counts: New York District 16


The Need for Services

• 126,240 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New York's 16th congressional district.

Meeting the Need

• There are 22 family planning clinics in New York's 16th congressional district. 0 are run by health departments, 4 are run by hospitals, 1 is run by Planned Parenthood, 14 are run by community health centers and 3 are run by other types of agencies.

• Together, these clinics serve 25,270 women, including 6,070 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 11% are served by hospitals, 19% are served by Planned Parenthood, 56% are served by community health centers and 13% are served by other types of agencies.

The Key Role of Title X

• 4 of the family planning clinics in New York's 16th congressional district are supported by Title X. 0 are run by health departments, 0 are run by hospitals, 1 is 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 16th congressional district serve 10,140 women, including 2,180 teenagers.* 0% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 48% are served by Planned Parenthood, 33% are served by community health centers and 19% are served by other types of agencies.


* These women may or may not live in 16th 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.