(2010) This year's World Health Day (April 7) focuses on the importance of urban health. Urbanization is occurring so rapidly in some parts of the world that cities are not able to keep up with increased demand for environmental, health, and educational services, not to mention the employment, housing, and transportation needs of a population that may double in size in less than 25 years.
Population Bulletin, Vol. 66. No. 2, July 2011
This guide explains what’s behind falling fertility rates, unpacks common assumptions about fertility decline, and explores how policymakers can respond.
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
(2014) Poor sleep is often considered an individual problem, but it's also a public health issue.
(2010) One-third of Egyptian women have been physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey; and 7 percent said they are beaten "often." These women mostly suffered silently and did not seek help.
Vol. 62, No. 2: (2007) The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to fascinate and concern the rest of the world. With two-thirds of the world’s known petroleum reserves, the region’s economic and political importance far outweighs its population size.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
A country’s age structure is primarily driven by its past fertility trends, which have important economic, social, and political implications.
(2011) Germany's recovery from the devastation of World War II is often called an "economic miracle" because its economy is now Europe's largest. Immigration has been an important part of the country's modern demographic history.
