Liselle Yorke
Former Senior Public Relations Manager
As PRB’s senior public relations manager, Liselle Yorke spearheaded public relations initiatives across the organization. She joined PRB in 2019 after serving in senior communications roles in international development and public policy organizations. Most recently, she worked at Grameen Foundation, where she led communications outreach supporting financial inclusion initiatives in Asia, Latin America, and sub-Saharan Africa. Yorke holds a master’s degree in communications from Howard University and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of the West Indies.
Email: media@prb.org
Featured Resources
Why Are So Many Young Children Undercounted in the U.S. Census?
(2020) Children under the age of 5 face the highest risk of being undercounted in the U.S.
Featured News & Insights
“New Normal” Still Hard for California Families and Kids, Especially Children With Special Health Care Needs
Encinitas, Calif., November 15, 2022—Children with special health care needs in California still face significant COVID-related challenges nearly three years into the pandemic, new survey findings reveal.
PRB Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of Public Health Reporting Fellows
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2022—PRB announced today the launch of its Public Health Reporting Corps with a group of 18 journalists based in India and Nigeria.
PRB’S MOMENTUM Knowledge Accelerator Announces Elizabeth Leahy Madsen as New Project Director
John Penn also joins as new Senior Director, Strategic Communications
PRB Releases 2022 World Population Data Sheet, Providing Comprehensive Look at COVID-19 Pandemic's Demographic Impacts in More Than 200 Countries
Nearly 15 million excess deaths reported globally in 2020 and 2021, with life expectancy dropping in many countries, including the United States
Rise in Obesity Is Slowing Gains in Life Expectancy and Widening Racial Health Disparities New Research Shows
WASHINGTON—Rising obesity rates in the United States are slowing life expectancy gains, accelerating aging and widening racial health disparities, according to “Rising Obesity in an Aging America,” a new report published by PRB.
PRB Commits to Supporting Family Planning Policies as Part of the FP2030 Partnership
WASHINGTON—PRB today announced it has joined FP2030, a global partnership dedicated to advancing the rights of people everywhere to access reproductive health services safely and on their own terms.
PRB Appoints Yoonjoung “YJ” Choi to Its Board of Trustees
WASHINGTON—PRB today announced the appointment of Yoonjoung “YJ” Choi to its Board of Trustees. A data scientist and demographer, Choi is the founder and director of iSquared, a consulting firm specializing in public health and international development.
COVID Could Erase Recent Life Expectancy Gains for People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Says New Research
Adults with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than other adults diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2020.
Dying Young in the USA: Americans Under Age 25 Face Higher Death Rates Than Peers in Other Affluent Nations
WASHINGTON, January 19, 2022—Americans ages 15 to 24 are twice as likely to die as their peers in France, Germany, Japan and other wealthy nations, while the infant mortality rate is up to three times higher in the United States.
New Data Show Family Violence and Stress Related to COVID-19 Remain High, But Beginning to Ease for California Families
Encinitas, Calif., October 7, 2021—High levels of stress and family violence among California’s children and their caregivers persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PRB’S 2021 World Population Data Sheet Released
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Birth and Death Rates Unclear, With Many Countries Lacking Reliable Data WASHINGTON, DC—COVID-19 is likely the cause of an increase in crude death rates in some countries around the world and a dip in life expectancy in the United States.
Changing the Face of Investigative Journalism in Bangladesh
Jesmin Papri, alumna of the PACE Women’s Edition program, discusses the successes, challenges, and opportunities of her work as a female reporter.
Rising Inequality Could Make Post-Pandemic Recovery Tougher for Low-Income Working Families
Millions of working families could recover at a slower pace because of rising income inequality and limited opportunities for higher paying jobs.
Neighborhood Racial Segregation and Negative Sentiments Toward People of Color Linked to Premature Births
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.
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.
