(2006) Although mental health is a sensitive topic the world over, the prevalence of mental illness and its consequences can no longer be overlooked. While mental disorders include a range of illnesses (such as anxiety, schizophrenia, and autism), depression is the most common and is pervasive worldwide.
Attendees explored respondent privacy, data quality, and uses of data from the American Community Survey at the meeting, organized by PRB and the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2010) In 2004, the Interagency Gender Working Group, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, published The "So What?" Report: A Look at Whether Integrating a Gender Focus into Programs Makes a Difference to Outcomes. The 2004 report presented evidence of the value of integrating gender into programs for promoting positive reproductive health and gender outcomes.
While many economic measures are looking up, key health and education indicators are backsliding, according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Socioeconomic inequality and racism-related stress are at the root of Black-white health disparities, requiring policies and interventions targeting both economic inequality and exposure to high levels of stress.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
The products share key data and policy commitments related to youths’ reproductive health.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia is one of the nation’s most expensive old-age health conditions and the most time consuming for family caregivers.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2017) The KIDS COUNT Data Book—now in its 28th year—provides an up-to-date and detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States, nationally and in each state.