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Malnutrition: Nigeria’s Silent Crisis
Each year about 1 million Nigerian children die before their fifth birthday. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of these deaths. The multimedia presentation, Malnutrition: Nigeria’s Silent Crisis, presents the reasons why proper nutrition for women and children is so important, especially in the first 1,000 day period—from the start of a woman’s pregnancy until her child’s second birthday

Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Infographic. Intrauterine Device (IUD)
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.

Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Infographic. Injectable Contraceptive
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.

Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Infographic. Contraceptive Implant
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.
Path to Prosperity: Empower, Educate, and Employ Youth to Realize the Demographic Dividend
Investments in young people are crucial to achieving a demographic dividend. The demographic dividend provides a framework for promoting investments in youth as fertility declines and population age structure changes. Sustained investments in voluntary family planning, health, education, and job growth can help to guide a country towards a demographic dividend.

Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Key Factors Underlying Racial Disparities in Health Between Black and White Older Americans
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: KIDS COUNT Technical Assistance and Training
Data 101 Tutorials on the American Community Survey
In this video tutorial series, PRB introduces data users to the American Community Survey and provides key information about how to access and use ACS data.

Project: Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy
Fact Sheet. Improve Provision of Youth-Friendly Health Services in Kabale District
Young people make up the majority of Kabale District’s population. With access to youth-friendly health services, including family planning for pregnancy prevention, they can lead healthy and productive lives that contribute to Kabale’s society and economy.

Today’s Research on Aging 44: More Than a Feeling: How Social Connection Protects Health in Later Life
Older adults’ social ties are more important for physical and mental health than previously thought, new research shows.