(2020) To combat obesity and diabetes, lawmakers in a number of U.S. cities have taxed sodas, sports drinks, and sweetened tea, and many are now considering health warning labels.
As coronavirus cases rise in less densely populated states in the Midwest and West, the disease, combined with high levels of obesity in rural America, could pose major challenges for health care systems, suggests Mark Lee at the University of Minnesota.
(2020) As low- and middle-income countries transition from paper to digital systems, family planning programs can benefit from unprecedented opportunities to improve services.
By Julia Greene
PRB is a partner on the Palladium-led, USAID-funded Health Policy Plus (HP+) project that strengthens and advances health policy priorities at global, national, and subnational levels.
By Julia Greene
PRB produced a global interactive database and a series of regional policy reports and data sheets that highlight the importance of taking action now to address noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors among youth.
By Julia Greene
Working to achieve sustained improvements in family planning and reproductive health by conducting research for addressing a broad range of social norms
An ENGAGE™ multimedia presentation that describes the necessary investments in young people’s health, education, employment opportunities, and participation in governance that can create a window of opportunity for accelerated economic development.
By Julia Greene
PRB supports the We Decide project in its critical step of communicating new evidence on the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and young people with disabilities and the gender-based violence (GBV) that many of them endure.
By Julia Greene
Breakthrough RESEARCH accelerates social and behavior change (SBC) by conducting state-of-the-art research and evaluation and promoting evidence-based solutions to improve health and development programs around the world.