Domestic Violence: An Ongoing Threat to Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2001) Despite laws against domestic violence, many women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be failed by the legal system.
(2001) Despite laws against domestic violence, many women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be failed by the legal system.
(2010) Racial and ethnic minorities make up a growing share of the U.S. population—35 percent in 2009, up from 31 percent in 2000, according to new population estimates from the Census Bureau.
(2010) Most poor children achieve less, exhibit more problem behaviors, and are less healthy than children raised in more-affluent families. Looking beyond these well-known correlations between poverty and negative outcomes in childhood, recent studies have assessed the effects of childhood poverty in the United States on later attainment and health.
(2010) There is an urgent need for stronger links between family planning/reproductive health and HIV policies, programs, and services.
A careful look at the data on baby boomers dispels misconceptions about their characteristics and enables policymakers to accurately assess the potential implications of their aging and retirement for U.S. society and the economy.
(2010) The relationship between HIV/AIDS and the natural environment is complex and operates at many levels in countless ways. HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality may affect people's use of natural resources and the institutions that govern resources, while environmental change may affect people living with HIV/AIDS and increase susceptibility to illness and even HIV infection among certain groups, especially women and girls.