Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Collecting, analyzing, and using gender-related indicators in projects is critical to addressing many of the underlying challenges that communities around the world face, particularly in integrated Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) projects.
(2010) An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.
(2014) Recognizing the significance of young people for the growth and well-being of the global population, UNFPA has declared "Investing in Young People" the theme of World Population Day 2014. As the size of the global youth population—already larger than at any other time in history—continues to grow, the importance of addressing adolescent health grows as well.
Project: Appalachia: Demographic and Socioeconomic Trends
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
(2009) While the main function of the U.S. decennial census is to provide counts of people for the purpose of Congressional apportionment, the primary purpose of the ACS is to measure the changing social and economic characteristics of the U.S. population.
Project: Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Network