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Project: Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Network

Making the Case for Investing in Adolescent Reproductive Health

This report highlights new research from the Population and Poverty (PopPov) Research Initiative that bolsters the case for investments in adolescent reproductive health and family planning programs and identifies knowledge gaps where research is still needed.

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Population Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 4: Rethinking Age and Aging

(December 2008) According to the United Nations (UN), "Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past."

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PRB Discuss Online: Are the News Media Holding Governments Accountable on Promises to Improve Public Health?

(2010) Perhaps the greatest satisfaction for a journalist is to see one's reporting produce positive change. Journalists are the link between policymakers and the public, and their role as watchdog is to monitor the actions of government and hold those in charge accountable.

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Rethinking Age and Aging

(December 2008) According to the United Nations (UN), "Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past."

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Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health

Short Videos Highlight Important FGM/C Data

(2017) The videos aim to expand understanding of key data issues in FGM/C research, including the importance of looking beyond national prevalence to identify hotspots or areas within a country where FGM/C is widely practiced, analyzing change over time by comparing older and younger cohorts rather than changes in overall prevalence, and understanding the various questions and data gaps that are raised by newly available data in Indonesia.

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Project: Demography and Economics of Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

New Evidence on Sleep’s Role in Aging and Chronic Disease

(Issue 38) Sleep may be as important to health in old age as diet and exercise. Numerous studies have shown that sleeping too much or too little is associated with mortality among older adults.

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