A Growing Number of U.S. Children Live in Counties Affected by the Drug Epidemic
The number of U.S.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
New Evidence on Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease
(Issue 38) Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too much or too little is associated with mortality among older adults.
Citizenship Question Risks a 2020 Census Undercount in Every State, Especially Among Children
The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census may put almost one in 10 U.S.
Population, Health, and Environment Approaches Enhance Youth Leadership and Development
(2018) Youth constitute a large share of the world’s population. According to the United Nations, 33 percent of the global population is between the ages of 10 to 29.
Policy Brief. Population, Health, & Environment Approaches: Enhance Youth Leadership & Development (PDF)
(2018) Young people are critical to achieving global development goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals, Family Planning 2020, and the 2008 Abuja Call to Action, as well as national development plans.
Interactive: Population, Health, & Environment Approaches: Enhance Youth Leadership & Development
Young people are critical to achieving global development goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals, Family Planning 2020, and the 2008 Abuja Call to Action, as well as national development plans.
Involving Everyone in Gender Equality by Synchronizing Gender Strategies
(2018) Much has changed since 2010 when the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) published the breakthrough report Synchronizing Gender Strategies: A Cooperative Model for Improving Reproductive Health and Transforming Gender Relations.
Interactive. FGM/C and Its Health Consequences: Implications for Policy, Advocacy, and Investment
This site offers a clear understanding of the health effects of FGM/C to provide direction for future investment by donors, highlight important knowledge gaps for further research, help medical professionals identify and manage complications, and strengthen advocates’ messages.
FGM/C and Its Health Consequences: Implications for Policy, Advocacy, and Investment
This web feature offers a clear understanding of the health effects of FGM/C to provide direction for future investment by donors, highlight important knowledge gaps for further research, help medical professionals identify and manage complications, and strengthen advocates’ messages.
Understanding the Impact of Medicalization on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
PRB has developed a web feature, “Understanding the Impact of Medicalisation on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting,” that outlines the best available information on medicalization.