Proposed Changes in Immigration Policy Put Children at Risk of Losing Health Insurance
(2018) Many children may lose public health insurance and nutrition assistance benefits under proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy.
(2018) Many children may lose public health insurance and nutrition assistance benefits under proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Families face the financial burden of paying out-of-pocket for care not covered by Medicare and Medicaid and the emotional toll of day-to-day caregiving.
(2013) When it comes to education beyond high school in the United States, fewer males than females, fewer young people from low-income than high-income families, and a smaller share of blacks and Hispanics than whites and Asians tend to enroll and earn degrees.
To address the issue of food loss between the field to the end-user, a team from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has designed and evaluated an off-grid, clean energy cooling system for low-income farmers.
(2003) Poor access to health facilities and low-quality health care delivery may be among the reasons that Zambia is facing increasing levels of maternal deaths.
Project: Breakthrough RESEARCH
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus with no vaccine that is mostly spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. It can also be passed from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby, causing a unique pattern of birth defects.
With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PRB collaborates with African partners to generate local knowledge, build tools, and foster policy dialogue that position unpaid care work as a structural policy issue, anchored in national data, priorities, and realities.
Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
The United Nations projects that there will be 366 million older Chinese adults by 2050, which is substantially larger than the current total U.S. population of 331 million.
Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Cameroonian youth need contraceptive services and products to protect their health.