Contraception Counts: West Virginia District 2
The Need for Services
• 29,910 women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies live in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district.
Meeting the Need
• There are 43 family planning clinics in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. 16 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 15 are run by community health centers and 11 are run by other types of agencies.
• Together, these clinics serve 19,170 women, including 5,780 teenagers.* 61% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 18% are served by community health centers and 21% are served by other types of agencies.
The Key Role of Title X
• 37 of the family planning clinics in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district are supported by Title X. 15 are run by health departments, 1 is run by a hospital, 0 are run by Planned Parenthood, 12 are run by community health centers and 9 are served by other types of agencies.
• These Title X-supported clinics in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district serve 18,610 women, including 5,600 teenagers.* 62% are served by health departments, 0% are served by hospitals, 0% are served by Planned Parenthood, 16% are served by community health centers and 22% are served by other types of agencies.
* These women may or may not live in 2nd 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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