Contraception Counts: New York District 17
The Need for Services
• 44,530 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in New York's 17th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 10 family planning clinics in New York's 17th congressional district. 1 is run by a health department, 3 are run by hospitals, 4 are run by Planned Parenthood, 1 is run by a community health center and 1 is run by an other type of agency.
• Together, these clinics serve 21,750 women, including 6,690 teenagers.* 5% are served by health departments, 13% are served by hospitals, 49% are served by Planned Parenthood, 28% are served by community health centers and 5% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 5 of the family planning clinics in New York's 17th congressional district are supported by Title X. 1 is run by a health department, 1 is run by a hospital, 3 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 New York's 17th congressional district serve 10,220 women, including 3,290 teenagers.* 10% are served by health departments, 7% are served by hospitals, 83% 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 17th 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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