Attaining Global Health: Challenges and Opportunities (PDF: 344KB)

  This Population Bulletin looks at trends in health over the past century and identifies the ways that we can pursue the goal of better global health. The authors explore the multiple factors that determine health and stress the need for action from the individual to the international level to improve health. (BUL55.1, March 2000)

Controlling Infectious Diseases (PDF:438KB)

 Malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases kill nearly 60 million people and cause more than 600 million lost years of healthy life annually. This Bulletin identifies high-risk groups, geographic disparities, and the impact of infectious diseases on global health. Special sections on diarrheal diseases, malaria, and tuberculosis examine the scope of the problem, populations most at risk, proven preventions, and recommended treatments. (BUL61.2, June 2006)

Critical Links: Population, Health, and the Environment (PDF: 340KB)

 The impact of the world’s 6.3 billion people on the environment is unprecedented. The fundamental relationships are easy to grasp: Earth provides energy and raw materials for human activities, and those activities in turn generate pollution and damage to environmental resources, in the process harming human health and well-being. This Population Bulletin explores the critical interactions among population, health, and the environment. (BUL58.3, September 2003)

Disability in America (PDF: 540KB)

This Population Bulletin provides a broad overview of disability in America in the 21st century. It reviews basic concepts and measures of disability and shows recent U.S. trends on the demography of disability. This report also defines support systems and supportive living environments for disabled individuals and it describes current federal programs and policies pertaining to those with disabilities. (BUL59.3, September 2004)

Infectious Diseases - New and Ancient Threats to World Health

 Infectious and parasitic diseases (IPDs) are a leading cause of death and disability in low-income countries, and are re-emerging as a serious health problem in developed countries. This Population Bulletin examines the phenomenon of "new" and re-emerging IPDs from an international perspective and explores strategies for slowing the rise of IPDs. (July 1997)

Injury and Violence: A Public Health Perspective (PDF: 325KB)

 Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, especially for young people. The United States is at the forefront of an injury control movement that incorporates expertise from many disciplines in the social, medical, and physical sciences. Injury control experts assert that injuries are predictable and preventable, and this Population Bulletin explains why and how. Websites and other major sources of information on injury and violence are also included. (BUL53.4, December 1998)

New Population Policies: Advancing Women's Health and Rights (PDF: 568KB)
This Population Bulletin reviews the evolution of national population policies, particularly following the historic 1994 Cairo conference. It describes the new focus on improving reproductive health and women's rights and how governments have tried to incorporate this new approach in their policies and programs. (March 2001)

Population and Health: An Introduction to Epidemiology (PDF: 261KB)
This Population Bulletin explains the terms, methods, and materials scientists use to study the health of populations, as well as the historical underpinnings of the modern-day science of epidemiology. Epidemiology provides a unique way of viewing and investigating disease and injury. (BUL54.4, December 1999)

Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
This Population Bulletin provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intraurban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers. The Bulletin begins with an overview of the multiple dimensions of urban poverty and a summary of internationally comparable evidence on the urban health differentials associated with poverty. (BUL64.2; June 2009)

World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 945KB)

 This Population Bulletin is the companion report to PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet. The Bulletin highlights key findings from the data sheet on: world population trends, malnutrition, environment, HIV/AIDS, urbanization, and migration. (BUL62.3, September 2007)

World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2008 World Population Data Sheet (PDF: 854KB)
This Population Bulletin is the companion report to PRB's 2008 World Population Data Sheet. The Bulletin highlights key findings from the data sheet on: world population trends, nutrition, environment, HIV/AIDS, urbanization, and migration. (BUL63.3, September 2008)