Written by Bob Balgemann
When in operation, the county Family Planning clinic had 1,439 visits in 2009 and 950 for a partial year in 2010. The clinic provided preventative health care, screenings, contraceptive distributions and other services.
Currently, 14 percent of the county’s population of about 56,000 is uninsured; the teen pregnancy rate is 33 per 1,000 residents; and 24 percent of the population is under 18.
The board could not formally vote on the issue but there was a consensus for staff to move ahead with an application for federal funding.
Health department hopes to bring back Family Planning program | Belvidere Daily Republican
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Will contraceptives be given to minors without their parents' consent?
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