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Population Reference Bureau
by PRB
The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.Inform. PRB analyzes complex demographic data and research to provide the most objective, accurate, and up-to-date population information in a format that is easily understood by advocates, journalists, and decisionmakers alike. Empower. Our commitment to putting information into action sets us apart. PRB builds coalitions and conducts workshops around the world to give our key audiences the tools they need to understand and communicate effectively about population issues.Advance. PRB works to ensure that policymakers in developing countries and in the United States rely on sound evidence, rather than anecdotal or outdated information, when creating population, health, and environmental policies.
Episodes
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Having Friends, Socializing as Important to Good Health as Diet, Exercise
The more social ties people have at an early age, the better their health in young adulthood and old age, according to a 2016 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their study was the first to definitively link social connections with specific health measures such as...
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NPR Coverage of PRB Aging Report (Clip 1 of 2)
NPR Coverage of PRB Aging Report (Clip 1 of 2) by PRB
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NPR Coverage of PRB Aging Report (Clip 2 of 2)
NPR Coverage of PRB Aging Report (Clip 2 of 2) by PRB
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Sex Ratios in India (Demographer Carl Haub)
Demographer Carl Haub explains what sex ratios are and how there are more males than females in India.
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How is India Passing China in Population? (Demographer Carl Haub)
Demographer Carl Haub explains how India will soon pass China to become the world's most populous country.
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The Global Life (PRB theme song)
Composed by Enoch Kim
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Véronique Filippi on Severe Obstetric Complications in Burkina Faso
Kate Belohlav, research associate at PRB, interviewed professor Véronique Filippi about her research on severe obstetric complications in Burkina Faso. Filippi and her research team from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), University of Oslo, and AfricSanté followed women...
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Jotham Musinguzi Interview With Susan Rich on the PopPov Initiative
At the 2014 PopPov Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Susan Rich, vice president of International Programs at the Population Reference Bureau, interviewed Jotham Musinguzi, regional director of the Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office. Having attended seven PopPov research...
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Jan Monteverde Haakonsen on RCN's ECONPOP
At the 2013 PopPov Conference in Oslo, Norway, PRB staff interviewed Jan Monteverde Haakonsen, special adviser in the Department of Cooperation and Development Research at the Research Council of Norway (RCN) about RCN’s role in the PopPov research initiative. In the interview, Haakonsen outlines...
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Examining Adolescent Health in International Development with Cate Lane, Youth Advisor, USAID
Kate Gilles, a policy analyst at PRB, interviewed Cate Lane, youth adviser for USAID’s Bureau of Global Health, Division of Service Delivery Improvement in the Office of Population and Reproductive Health, about why adolescent health is a key development issue and some of the challenges to…
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Educational Attainment and Mortality for U.S. Adults
Dr. Robert Hummer of the Population Research Center and Department of Sociology at University of Texas, Austin, outlines the key findings from a paper he co-authored, The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality in the United States.
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Remaining Years of Life for U.S. Adults at Age 25 by Educational Attainment, 2005
Dr. Robert Hummer of the Population Research Center and Department of Sociology at University of Texas, Austin, examines the difference in life expectancy based on education attainment. These findings are from a paper he co-authored, The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality in the...
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Linking Educational Attainment to Adult Mortality and Life Expectancy
Elaine Hernandez, a PhD research candidate at University of Texas at Austin Population Center, describes the relationship between educational attainment and adult mortality in the United States. This finding is from a paper she co-authored, The Effect of Educational Attainment on Adult Mortality…
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The "positivity effect": An Interview with Dr. Laura Carstensen
Marlene Lee, program director of Academic Research and Relations at PRB, interviewed Professor Laura Carstensen about her research on the "positivity effect." This effect is an age-related preference for positive information over negative information. The effect was identified by testing the...
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Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Crisis
Mia Foreman sat down with Janet Meyers, the Deputy Director of Health Policy and Practice and International Medical Corps, to talk about the importance of reproductive healthcare during humanitarian crises. Janet has worked in the industry for over a decade and here she describes the challenges...
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Views From the International Conference on Family Planning: Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
The International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal in November 2011 brought together over 2,000 researchers and advocates dedicated to improving the lives of women and families through reproductive health, with the ultimate goal of universal access to family planning. Sarah…
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Noncommunicable Diseases and Youth in Developing Countries: Interview With Wendy Baldwin, PRB
A lot of attention is given to infectious diseases in developing countries such as malaria, measles, HIV/AIDS and more, but noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, are becoming increasingly prevalent in developing countries as people move to cities, incomes rise, and lifestyles change. NCDs are…
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Involving Youth in Development Programming: Interview With Cate Lane, USAID
In an effort to harness the energy, imagination, and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the challenges facing humankind, the United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on Aug. 12, 2010. To commemorate the close of the Year of Youth, PRB has produced a series of…
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Integrating Family Planning and Maternal Child Health Services: Interview With Debbie Bain Brickley
Some countries have found that the path to economic growth and development is enhanced by providing family planning together with maternal and child health care—the health services women seek before, during, and after pregnancy, and for their children's health. Offering these services together is…
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Demographic Impacts and Response to the 2004 Florida Hurricanes: Stanley Smith, Uni. of Florida
The 2004 hurricane season was the worst in Florida's history. Four hurricanes caused $45 billion in damages and widespread population displacement. About 1.6 million people evacuated their homes. Based on sample surveys with 11,000 residents in heavily hit areas, Stanley Smith, professor of...
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Cost-Effectiveness Research and Health Care Reform: Interview With Alan Garber, Stanford University
Dr. Alan Garber is the Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor at Stanford University, where he is also a professor of Medicine, of Economics, Health Research and Policy, and of Economics in the Graduate School of Business. In this interview, Garber discusses cost-effectiveness research and its importance…
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Ending Child Marriage: Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Member of the Elders
According to PRB's new Policy Brief, Who Speaks for Me? Ending Child Marriage, 1 out of 9 girls have been forced into marriage between the ages of 10 and 14 in developing countries. With limited education and economic opportunities, child brides are often condemned to a life of poverty, social...
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Commemorating International Women's Day
Nafis Sadik has had an unequaled international career as a champion of women's reproductive health and rights. Sadik joined the United Nations in 1971 and served from 1987 to 2000 as the executive director for UNFPA, becoming the first woman to head one of the United Nations' major agencies.…
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Providing Opportunities for Girls Through Education and Combating FGM/C in Rural Kenya
Kakenya Ntaiya was born in a rural village in southern Kenya, one of eight children. When she was 5 years old, her parents arranged an engagement to a local boy. She was to be circumcised before becoming a teenager to signify the end of her education and the start of married life. Kakenya is now...
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Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Natural Disasters
Susan Cutter is a distinguished professor of geography at the University of South Carolina where she directs the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute. Cutter researches what makes people and the places where they live vulnerable to extreme events such as hurricanes or tornadoes, and how...
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Assessing the Impact of U.S. Antipoverty Programs
A wide range of antipoverty programs have been in place in the United States for decades, and millions of Americans depend on them. How effective have these programs been? Are they wasteful or efficient? Who do they reach? In this interview, Robert Moffitt, the Krieger-Eisenhower professor of...
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Connecting Population Research to Poverty Reduction
Family planning and reproductive health is an important, and often overlooked, component of poverty reduction. To study this connection further, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation supported the creation of the PopPov Research Network, a group of academic researchers and funders that examine...
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The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.Inform. PRB analyzes complex demographic data and research to provide the most objective, accurate, and up-to-date population information in a format that is easily understood by advocates, journalists, and decisionmakers alike. Empower. Our commitment to putting information into action sets us apart. PRB builds coalitions and conducts workshops around the world to give our key audiences the tools they need to understand and communicate effectively about population issues.Advance. PRB works to ensure that policymakers in developing countries and in the United States rely on sound evidence, rather than anecdotal or outdated information, when creating population, health, and environmental policies.
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