HIV/AIDS Behaviors and Interventions in Chinese Americans
(2008) The prevalence of HIV/AIDS increased faster among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States than in any other group between 2001 and 2004.1
(2008) The prevalence of HIV/AIDS increased faster among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States than in any other group between 2001 and 2004.1
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
The injectable contraceptive is a progestin-only dose of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), a progestin that mimics the natural progesterone hormone. Two DMPA formulas exist: One is administered into the muscle and one is administered into the tissue layer under the skin. The short-term reversible contraceptive method is effective for about three months. The injectable should be administered by a trained provider every three months to maintain protection from unintended pregnancies. The progestin-only injectable does not contain estrogen.
(2002) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)* is the most water-scarce region of the world. Home to 6.3 percent of the world's population, the region contains only 1.4 percent of the world's renewable fresh water.
Project: BRIDGE: Bringing Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness
(2009) Family planning is a lifesaver for millions of women and children in developing countries according to a new report by the Population Reference Bureau.
A century beyond the country’s strictest immigration law, here’s what the data tell us about who’s coming to the United States
PRB works to promote the health and well-being of children in California by making information about children's well-being easily accessible.
(2010) Climate change poses one of the greatest challenges for health and development in the 21st century.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
The copper IUD is a T-shaped plastic device wrapped in copper wire. The hormonal IUD is a T-shaped plastic device that contains 52 milligrams of levonorgestrel (progestin hormone). Both are long-acting reversible contraceptive methods. The copper IUD is effective for 10 years and the hormonal IUD is effective for three to five years. This method must be inserted and removed by a trained provider and does not contain estrogen.