Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Race may be a social construct but it’s one with consequences that may span generations. While both Black and white families can experience upward or downward wealth mobility from one generation to the next, studies show the dramatic socioeconomic disadvantages for Black families have persisted across generations.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
(2018) The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
The etonorgestrel (ENG)-releasing subdermal implant is a small plastic rod that is four centimeters in length and contains 68 milligrams of the progestin ENG. The implant is a long-acting reversible contraceptive method that is effective for three years. It must be inserted and removed by a trained provider and does not contain estrogen.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
(2018) As part of efforts to share cross-cutting information and increase dialogue and visibility of multisectoral approaches, PRB's PACE project has translated the revised Population, Health, and the Environment course for USAID’s Global Health e-Learning (GHeL) Center, managed by the Knowledge 4 Health project (K4Health).
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Simiyu has a higher rate of teenage pregnancy than Tanzania as a whole
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Older women in the United States continue to live longer than men, on average, but they’re spending an increasing share of their later years living with a disability, research suggests.
