Webinar: Extreme Poverty and Health in the United States
(2015) Studies show that a growing number of U.S.
Resource Type: Past Presentation
Webinar. The Impact of Population, Health, and Environment Projects: A Synthesis of the Evidence
(2015) A new working paper by the Evidence Project synthesizes the available research from the latest generation of population, health, and environment (PHE) projects, providing a detailed account of the benefits of integrated projects and gaps in the evidence base.
Urban and Rural Disparities Remain Despite Progress in Closing Health and Development Gaps
By asoares
A majority of the world’s people live in urban areas, a milestone that was reached only within the last decade.
Webinar: Mapping Research Approaches to the Demographic Dividend
The demographic dividend offers a powerful argument linking population dynamics and economic development. This topic has attracted a wide variety of researchers and international development organizations and has recently gained traction among global policy audiences.
Malawians Together: Faith, Population, and Development
“Malawians Together: Faith, Population, and Development” (Amalawi Ogwirizana: Chikhulupiriro, Chiwerengero cha anthu, ndi Chitukuku) is an ENGAGE presentation that aims to align reproductive health issues with faith-based frameworks and beliefs.
Children of Incarcerated Parents
The United States has more than 2 million people behind bars, and 45 percent were living with their children before they were imprisoned. U.
Webinar: Adding It Up–The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Reproductive Health Services
Over the past two decades, striking progress has been achieved in making pregnancy and childbirth safer in developing countries.
Global Family Planning Goals and Measurement: Where Are We Now?
In this webinar, Scott Radloff, senior scientist at the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, and Emily Sonneveldt, director for the Center of M&E and Advocacy at the Futures Institute, describe how mobile technology is being used by local data collectors in Africa and Asia to generate rapid-turnaround data, and how this information is being used in tandem with modeling that leverages service statistics to measure progress across 70 countries in meeting global family planning goals.
ENGAGE Snapshot: Family Planning A Ripple Effect for Child Survival
Around the world, the ripple effects of family planning have powerful benefits for child survival. This PRB ENGAGE Snapshot illustrates how family planning can improve child survival through healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy and achieving health nutrition for mothers and infants.
ENGAGE Snapshot: Family Planning Helps Achieve Nutrition Goals
The period from conception through a child’s second birthday, often called the “one-thousand day window of opportunity,” is a critical period for nutritional investment.