Colorado Youth Matter Youth Advocacy Council

Are you interested in being a youth leader in protecting and supporting youth health and rights? Colorado Youth Matter is recruiting youth between the ages 15-22 for its statewide Youth Advocacy Council. Click here to learn how to apply.

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar 2011 will take place on October 19th & 20th in Denver. We are excited to announce that this year we will be co-sponsoring with The Healthy Colorado Youth Alliance.

Interactive Map

Looking for local contacts? The latest birth rate data specific to where you live? Explore our interactive map that includes the most recent data from our 2011 State of Adolescent Sexual Health Report.

Fast Facts

From 2005-2009, Colorado's Latina teen birth rate has declined by nearly 30% . . . more than any other race or ethnicity.

Youth Action Day

Colorado Youth Matter brings together youth from across Colorado to lobby their state legislators about the importance of addressing the sexual health of adolescents and supporting young families. Click here to watch the 2010 Youth Action Day video.

La Plata County

Birth Rate Data STI/HIV Data

Title X Clinics Planned Parenthood School-Based Health Centers

Birth Rate Data:

	Average birth rate to teens (2007-2009) by age group				Average number of births to teens (2007-2009) by age group		Change in teen birth rates (ages 15-19) by county for individual years
	ages 10-14	ages 15-19	ages 15-17	ages 18-19	ages 10-14	ages 15-19	1991 to 2009	2005 to 2009
Colorado	0.5	35.4	21.2	57.4	82.3	6204	-36.8%	-10.7%
La Plata	0.9	24.8	16.8	33.8	1.3	51	-34.1%	38.1%

Birth rates = births to females of a specific age group, per 1,000

*Indicates data unavailable or unable to calculate.

--In counties with less than 15,000 population, cases will not be reported by age group.

Source: Health Statistics Section, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, data provided to Colorado Youth Matter Feb. 2011.

STI/HIV Data:

Chlamydia rate ages 15-19 (2009)

Gonorrhea rate ages 15-19 (2009)

HIV rate ages 15-19 (2009)

Colorado

96.9

96.7

100.0

La Plata

0.0

STI/HIV rates = infection per 100,000
** data unavailable for this county due to small population or incidence of indicator

Source: HIV/STI Surveillance Section Data Sources, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment,

data provided to Colorado Youth Matter Jan. 2009 from CDPHE STD*MIS NETSS Data Transfer Files.

Title X Clinics:

Title X Family Planning clinics provide a variety of preventive health services, including reproductive health exams, contraception, pregnancy testing, screening for cancer & STI/HIV, and referrals to other health and social services. All services are confidential and charges are based on the patient’s ability to pay. You do NOT have to live in the county where services are received.

San Juan Basin Health Department

281 Sawyer Dr.

PO Box 140

Durango, CO 81301

970-247-5702

http://sjbhd.org

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains:

Durango

46 Suttle St

Durango, CO 81303

p: 970.247.3002

f: 970.382.0328

School-Based Health Centers:

* Provides Reproductive Health Services

*Durango High School SBHC

Durango High School

2390 Main Ave.