If you made what you thought was a mistake, what they did at the Corner was to pour back into you how you could get back up and change it. Corner Health Center, a renowned Michigan teen health clinic, is one of many programs that have sprung from work early in the 20th Century by women such as birth control activist Margaret Sanger. Established in 1981, the Corner has been a national model for other centers started in the last two decades. It serves people ages 12-21 from Washtenaw, Wayne and Livingston counties. More than 85 percent are poor.
Half have no insurance.
Combating diseases Birth control always has been a key service at the center, located in a historic, two-story building in downtown Ypsilanti. But the center's new challenge is sexually transmitted diseases among young people. One of every four teens who are sexually active gets a sexually transmitted disease each year. The Corner eases into the discussion by being a full-service health clinic. On any weekday, the lobby is filled with blue-jeaned girls, some pregnant, others with toddlers on their laps.