Contraception Counts: California District 6
The Need for Services
• 22,050 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in California's 6th congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 16 family planning clinics in California's 6th congressional district. 1 is run by a health department, 1 is run by a hospital, 2 are run by Planned Parenthood, 3 are run by community health centers and 9 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 24,120 women, including 7,070 teenagers.* 16% are served by health departments, 3% are served by hospitals, 44% are served by Planned Parenthood, 2% are served by community health centers and 35% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 8 of the family planning clinics in California's 6th congressional district are supported by Title X. 1 is run by a health department, 0 are run by hospitals, 2 are run by Planned Parenthood, 3 are run by community health centers and 2 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in California's 6th congressional district serve 16,820 women, including 4,450 teenagers.* 23% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 64% are served by Planned Parenthood, 3% are served by community health centers and 11% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 6th 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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