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PRB Discuss Online: Are the News Media Holding Governments Accountable on Promises to Improve Public Health?
(2010) Perhaps the greatest satisfaction for a journalist is to see one's reporting produce positive change. Journalists are the link between policymakers and the public, and their role as watchdog is to monitor the actions of government and hold those in charge accountable.
Rethinking Age and Aging
(December 2008) According to the United Nations (UN), "Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past."
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Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Short Videos Highlight Important FGM/C Data
(2017) The videos aim to expand understanding of key data issues in FGM/C research, including the importance of looking beyond national prevalence to identify hotspots or areas within a country where FGM/C is widely practiced, analyzing change over time by comparing older and younger cohorts rather than changes in overall prevalence, and understanding the various questions and data gaps that are raised by newly available data in Indonesia.
2020 Census Self-Response Rates Are Lagging in Neighborhoods at Risk of Undercounting Young Children
Self-response rates are lowest in neighborhoods with high concentrations of racial and ethnic minorities in the young child population, which could mean fewer dollars for communities that need funds the most.
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[caption] => 2020 Census Self-Response Rates by Risk of Undercounting Young Children June 18, 2020 to June 25, 2020 analysis by PRB.
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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
New Evidence on Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease
(Issue 38) Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too much or too little is associated with mortality among older adults.
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PROGRAM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | NO. 38 | OCTOBER 2018
Sleep, Health, and Aging
Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous
studies have shown that sleeping too little or too much is associated with mortality
among older adults. A growing body of research indicates that not getting enough
sleep may also increase the risk of several conditions and chronic diseases including
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression.
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PROGRAM AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS | NO. 38 | OCTOBER 2018
Sleep, Health, and Aging
Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous
studies have shown that sleeping too little or too much is associated with mortality
among older adults. A growing body of research indicates that not getting enough
sleep may also increase the risk of several conditions and chronic diseases including
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression.
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Cities No Longer Lead Fertility Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa, New Research Reveals
Why would the shift to smaller families slow or stop in sub-Saharan African cities, where fertility remains so much higher than in other parts of the world?
PRB Discuss Online: Marriage Is Good for Your Health
(2009) Mounting research shows that married people are healthier and live longer than unmarried people.