World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
(September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban.
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Fact Sheet: Attaining the Demographic Dividend
Many countries in Asia and Latin America have experienced impressive economic growth over the last two decades, and researchers, economists, and demographers have attributed these gains in part to demographic changes that have facilitated growth.
World Vasectomy Day: Male Engagement Infographic
Engaging men as clients, partners, and agents of change can increase family planning use, improve health outcomes for men and women, strengthen families and communities, advance gender equality, and transform gender norms.
Putting Citizens at the Heart of Localization
By acknowledging the direct link between individuals and public policies, PRB reinforces the relevance of data, showing that every citizen has a stake in decisions grounded in facts.
How Fear and Loneliness Shape Body Chemistry and Health
(2013) The chronic stress of living in poverty, loneliness of social isolation, and fear endemic in some high-crime neighborhoods can alter gene activity and contribute to disease, according to Steve Cole, professor of medicine and behavioral sciences at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
A Shift in Hunger: U.S. Food Policy and What We Learned From the Pandemic
Food insecurity rates increased as pandemic-backed support came to a halt.
Elderly White Men Afflicted by High Suicide Rates
(2006)In June, the body of Philip Merrill, a Maryland-based publisher and philanthropist who had donated tens of millions of dollars to his favorite causes and served on many high-profile diplomatic and intelligence assignments, was found in the Chesapeake Bay. An autopsy confirmed that Merrill, age 72, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Population Aging Impact Differs Across Countries
People are living longer and having fewer children, but the impact of this differs among nations.
Aging U.S. Baby Boomers Face More Disability
(2013) Baby boomers in the United States are more likely than the previous generation to have a disability as they near late-life, suggest a growing number of researchers.