A global database on the prevalence of risk behaviors among youth for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) highlights the need to focus on young people to tackle the growing NCD epidemic—especially in low- and middle-income countries.
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(2020) With the number of coronavirus infections surging, school districts across the United States are grappling with decisions about whether and how to re-open this fall.
(2020) “We live in a country where we have huge numbers of children exposed to parental incarceration.
(2020)The past two decades have been tumultuous for the United States.
(2020) PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the Data Sheet for a variety of topics and activities.
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A new report from Population Reference Bureau (PRB) shows that communities at greatest risk of undercounting young children in the 2020 U.S. Census are already falling behind.
Self-response rates are lowest in neighborhoods with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities in the young child population, which could mean fewer dollars for communities that need funds the most.
Self-response rates are lowest in neighborhoods with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities in the young child population, which could mean fewer dollars for communities that need funds the most.
Some development questions never seem to go away. Questions such as: How do we reduce poverty so that around the world basic needs are met?