Resources
Population Bulletins
The quarterly Population Bulletins—on subjects ranging from immigration to world health to gender—are known for their balanced and up-to-date treatment of domestic and international population research. Each Bulletin is devoted to one topic and includes graphs and tables, references, and suggested resources.
Graphics Bank
The Graphics Bank contains more than 100 PowerPoint presentation graphics that put international population and health topics into perspective. The graphics cover seven topics: aging, poverty, youth, family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and population trends. Many slides include talking points.
Training of Trainers Manual for Making Population Real
This manual provides a set of training materials selected from PRB's award-winning lesson plans, Making Population Real. The materials are designed for 45-minute or three-hour workshop sessions and include PowerPoint presentations and handouts on methods for teaching population. The manual includes background information that would be useful to any teacher developing lesson plans on population topics for their classrooms.
Country Statistics and Reports
PRB's country pages provide quick access to essential information on population, health, and the environment for over 200 countries. On each country page, you will find a fact sheet with demographic, health, and other development indicators, selected PRB reports or articles, and links to key sources of information, including the most relevant searchable databases on international development. Funding for these pages has been provided by the United States Agency for International Development. To access country pages, use the drop-down menu of Countries.
Population Reference Bureau's Population Handbook
This handbook is a quick guide to population dynamics for journalists, policymakers, teachers, and students. It explains how to calculate and use major rates, ratios, and other measures—from the birth rate to the life table. Also includes tips on interpreting population data.
Presentation: Promoting Healthy Behavior
This PowerPoint presentation is based on a longer report by the Population Reference Bureau, "Promoting Healthy Behavior." You may use the presentation to prepare a talk, plan a lesson, or use it in any other way that may be helpful. The presentation discusses the role of behavior in health, and focuses on behavior change models and theories. See the Notes page view for elaboration of slide outline points. You may also print out these notes and use them for reference during your presentation. (2005)
Presentation: Improving the Health of the World's Poorest People
This PowerPoint presentation is based on a longer report by the Population Reference Bureau, "Improving the Health of the World’s Poorest People." You may use the presentation to prepare a talk, plan a lesson, or use it in any other way that may be helpful. The presentation highlights the health disparities that exist between the poor and the rich both within and between countries. Disparities in life expectancy, child mortality, and skilled attendance at birth are discussed. See the Notes page view for elaboration of slide outline points. You may also print out these notes and use them for reference during your presentation. (2004)
US in the World
US in the World is a project to help Americans explore how shared concern for the environment links people in the United States to people in other parts of the world. The project includes the production of a series of fact sheets which compare US and developing country trends and demonstrate how population structure, growth, and dynamics can lead to environmental degradation and threaten human well-being in both locations. These profiles were prepared by the Population Reference Bureau in collaboration with the Population and Habitat Campaign of the National Audubon Society and the Population Coalition of local Leagues of Women Voters. (1998-2000)
Glossary of Population Terms
This resource is part of PRB's Population Handbook (PDF: 464KB), 5th Edition (2004).