Exploring the Paradox of U.S. Hispanics’ Longer Life Expectancy
(2013) Despite having lower income and education levels, U.S. Hispanics tend to outlive non-Hispanic whites by several years.
Region: Northern America
Ensuring Skilled Attendants at Birth in Rural Ghana
(2013) While Ghana has made significant improvements in reducing the number of women who die from pregnancy-related complications, many women still needlessly die each year from these preventable problems.
Data Sheet Background Data. Noncommunicable Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: Alcohol Use, Cigarette Use, Physical Inactivity, and Unhealthy Diet
(2013) The four major NCDs—cardiovascular disease, most cancers, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases—will account for approximately 81 percent of deaths in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030, and 89 percent of all deaths in high-income countries.
Policy Brief. Noncommunicable Diseases and Youth: A Critical Window of Opportunity for Latin America/Caribbean
(2013) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a global problem, and the burden they place on individuals and health systems is high and increasing.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 28: The Health and Life Expectancy of Older Blacks and Hispanics in the United States
(2013) Despite advances in health care and increases in income over the past 50 years, significant gaps in life expectancy and health by race and ethnicity persist among older Americans.
A Practical Guide for Managing and Conducting Gender Assessments in the Health Sector
(2013) A Practical Guide for Managing and Conducting Gender Assessments in the Health Sector is a user-friendly Gender Assessment tool for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission staff as well as other United States Government (USG) partners.
For Malnourished Boys, Earliest Days a Critical Window for Cognitive Development
In rural Nicaragua where malnutrition is widespread, improved nutrition and health care during a boy’s first 1,000 days (from the beginning of his mother’s pregnancy to about age 2) has a lasting positive impact on cognitive development and learning, new research finds.
Report. Helping Americans Age in Place
(May 2013) Household modifications, home-delivered meals, mental exercises, and caregiver support programs are among the things that can help keep older Americans living independently, suggests new research reviewed in Helping Americans Age in Place.
Helping Americans Age in Place
(May 2013) Household modifications, home-delivered meals, mental exercises, and caregiver support programs are among the things that can help keep older Americans living independently, suggests new research reviewed in Helping Americans Age in Place.
Black Students More Likely to Be Disciplined at School Than Whites
(2013) Suspensions, expulsions, and arrests are strong predictors of trouble for students. Students in trouble tend to drop out or not graduate on time, which can ultimately diminish their lifetime earnings—and will make them much more likely to be incarcerated than those who graduate.