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PRB in Consortium Selected by USAID to Establish Global Researcher Network
By asoares
USAID announced that the 11-member consortium, led by the NORC research institute at the University of Chicago, will establish and manage a Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) under a four-year award worth up to $24 million.
Your Research Matters: Make It Accessible to Policymakers
I recently attended a U.S.
2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Trends in Child Well-Being
By asoares
The 2018 Data Book focuses on key trends in child well-being during the economic recovery following the Great Recession. Over the last six years, children experienced gains in economic well-being, but results were mixed for the Health, Education, and Family and Community domains.
Infographic: U.S. Aging and Dementia Trends
The share of older Americans with dementia is decreasing, but the total number will rise as the large baby boomer population ages and more people live longer.
Tanzania: Vijana Na Uzazi Wa Mpango Tanzania
Karibu kila kijana wa kike aliyeolewa mmoja kati ya wane wenye umri kati ya miaka 15 hadi 19 wanatamani kutumia njia za uzazi wa mpango lakini kwa sasa hawatumii njia yoyote.
Income Inequality Among U.S. Working Families
By asoares
While the U.S.
Event: The Role of Population and Family Planning in Peace and Security
By asoares
PRB’s PACE Project is co-sponsored a policy dialogue at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars moderated by PRB Board of Trustees member, Geoffrey Dabelko.
U.S. Poverty Thresholds and Poverty Guidelines: What’s the Difference?
There are two different U.S. poverty measures, both often referred to as “poverty level”—one based on poverty thresholds and one based on poverty guidelines.
Journalists’ Reporting on Reproductive Health Helps Make It a Policymaking Priority
In Senegal, journalists’ reporting on reproductive health issues has drawn policymakers’ attention and spurred action, contributing to a doubling of the country’s modern contraceptive use in less than a decade.