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Abstract
Research on family planning clinics has found that some population health outcomes vary
with regard to proximity to reproductive health care. This research paper discusses the impacts of
proximity to both Planned Parenthood clinics and Crisis Pregnancy Center locations on county-level health outcomes. Using a two-model regression, I analyzed the relationship between
proximity and health outcome data concerning HIV rate and teen birth rate of 3,138 counties
within the United States. These regressions controlled for relevant demographic and other factors
that could influence health outcomes, such as class and race. Predicted values of HIV rates
increased with proximity to Planned Parenthood clinics and increased with proximity to CPC
locations. Additionally, predicted teen birth rates decreased with proximity to Planned
Parenthood clinics and did not clearly increase or decrease with proximity to CPC locations. To
conclude, this paper proposes various types of public health research that could help clarify the
effects of proximity to CPCs and Planned Parenthood clinics on population health outcomes
within the United States.