Guilford County, North Carolina
(2008 data unless otherwise noted)

Population: 472,216
Race (%):
White: 57.6
Black: 31.6
Hisp/Latino Origin: 6.4
American Indian: .6
Asian: 3.2
Females (15-44): 51.9%
Median Age of Females: 38.2
Abortion Rate: 26.2% (†)

Median Household Income: $47,836
Population below Federal Poverty Line: 13.6
Infant Mortality: 9.9 per 1,000 live births
Teen Pregnancies: 53 per 1,000 teens
AIDS Cases: 563 per 100,000
HIV Cases: 1,140 per 100,000
Syphilis Rate: 7.3 per 100,000
Gonorrhea Rate: 219.1 per 100,000
Chlamydia Rate: 496.9 per 100,00

(*) denotes data that should be used with caution. For example, the State Center for Health Statistics notes that infant mortality rates based on less than 10 deaths are unreliable and should be interpreted with caution. Teen pregnancy rates that are based on fewer than 20 cases are also viewed as unstable.
(†) Rate reports on legal induced abortions per 1,000 females, ages 15-44.

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Health Department
http://www.ncalhd.org/county

Free Clinics:
NC Association of Free Clinics
http://www.ncfreeclinics.org

Hospital(s):
N.C. Health Info - health and medical resources for North Carolinians
http://www.nchealthinfo.org/
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RICHES Contacts:

Women's Resource Center of Greensboro - The mission of the WRC is to promote the self-reliance of women by assessing needs, providing services and acting as a gateway to community resources.

Charmaine Purdum
Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality
1203 Maple Street, 3rd Floor, Greensboro NC, 27405
(336) 641-6775 (telephone)
cpurdum@co.guilford.nc.us

Lisa Alexander
Nurse Manager
Community Services
Guildford County Department of Public Health
http://www.guilfordhealth.org/
1100 E. Wendover Ave., Greensboro NC, 27405
(336) 641-6130 (telephone)
(336) 641-6250 (fax)
lalexan@co.guilford.nc.us

Mary Connor
Community Health Educator
Planned Parenthood of Greensboro
Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc
http://www.pphsinc.org/
1704 Battleground Ave, Greensboro NC, 27408
336) 808-1111(telephone)
(336) 275-3127 (fax)
mary.connor@pphsinc.org

Susan Cupito
Program Director
YWCA of Greensboro
http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=imKWJdNXJtF&b=409233
1 YWCA Place, Greensboro NC, 27401
(336) 273-3461, ext. 117 (telephone)
scupito@ywcagsonc.org

Tracy Hines
YWCA of Greensboro
http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=imKWJdNXJtF&b=409233
4007 Hazel Lane, Greensboro NC, 27408-
ccrypch@bellsouth.net

Heather Owens
Regional Manager
Triad Baby Love Plus
4265 Brownsboro Road, Suite 115, Winston-Salem NC, 27106
(336) 896-7944 (telephone)
(336) 896-7684 (fax)
heather.owens@ncmail.net

Wenda Clinard
Doula
Piedmont Area Doula Association
http://www.padanc.org/
225 Fernham Place, Lewisville NC, 27023
(336) 397-1008 (telephone)
wenda@triad.rr.com