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PRB’s commitment to data-driven policies that support effective family planning and reproductive health programs and services has been our ballast for nearly a half-century.
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Q&A With Kyler Sherman-Wilkins
PRB spoke with him about his goals for the program and future implications for the study of demography.
Neighborhood Racial Segregation and Negative Sentiments Toward People of Color Linked to Premature Births
By asoares
New research on neighborhood racial segregation and sentiments toward people of color is highlighting how racism-related stress may be contributing to inequities in premature birth.
Population Age Structure and Pathways to Inclusive, Effective Governance
Among countries with a youthful population, a window of opportunity to achieve key development goals opens across four sectors―health, education, the economy, and governance―as fertility declines and the age structure of the population gets older.
How Will We Measure the Accuracy of the 2020 Census?
Getting an accurate 2020 Census count is important because census numbers impact daily life in the United States in many ways.
Lucile Packard Foundation Selects PRB as New Home for kidsdata.org
By asoares
(2020) The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has a mission to unlock philanthropy to transform health for kids and moms, in our community and around the world.
Research-to-Action: Reducing Post-Harvest Loss Among Low-Income Farmers in India
To address the issue of food loss between the field to the end-user, a team from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has designed and evaluated an off-grid, clean energy cooling system for low-income farmers.
PRB Receives $1.5 Million Award to Support Youth Family Planning Policy and Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
By asoares
The funds will continue the work of the Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy (EEDA) project, which supports youth in influencing and shaping the family planning policy decisions that impact their lives.
Avortements à risque—une crise pour la RDC et pour la province du Sud-Kivu
Étant un des pays avec la plus forte mortalité maternelle dans le monde, à 846 décès maternels sur 100 000 naissances vivantes, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) s’engage à réduire les décès évitables, comme ceux dus à l’avortement à risque.
PRB Appoints Robert Crosnoe, Patricia Foxen and Kyler Sherman-Wilkins to its Board of Trustees
By asoares
Population Reference Bureau (PRB) today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees: Dr. Robert Crosnoe, associate dean of liberal arts and Rapoport Centennial Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin); Dr.