Are the 58 Million Girls Who Married Early Overlooked by Policies and Programs?
(2011) Despite the recent attention to ending early marriage around the world, married adolescents remain invisible to many policymakers and program developers.
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Three States Account for Nearly Half of U.S. Population Growth
(2015) California, Florida, and Texas made up a combined 27 percent of the U.S. population in 2015 but accounted for 48 percent of U.S. population growth between 2014 and 2015, according to new Census Bureau estimates.
Promoting Healthy Behaviors Among Youth to Tackle Kenya’s Growing Noncommunicable Diseases Epidemic
Kenya is experiencing a growing epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). A window of opportunity exists to address the four key NCD risk behaviors ( tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity) in Kenya's large and growing youth population.
The State of Metropolitan America
(2010) The State of Metropolitan America, by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, identifies five demographic trends and developments that dominated the first decade of the 2000s in the 100 largest metro areas of the United States.
Family Planning Improves the Lives and Health of the Urban Poor and Saves Money
(2010) This year's World Health Day (April 7) focuses on the importance of urban health. Urbanization is occurring so rapidly in some parts of the world that cities are not able to keep up with increased demand for environmental, health, and educational services, not to mention the employment, housing, and transportation needs of a population that may double in size in less than 25 years.
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Accelerating Family Planning Progress in Tanzania
Data from the latest Demographic and Health Survey show that Tanzania did not achieve its commitment to increase the contraceptive prevalence rate to 60 percent by 2015.
STI Risks High Among Zimbabwe’s Youth
(2003) With young people comprising a sizable proportion of Zimbabwe's population, government officials, health workers, and community leaders face the overwhelming task of meeting the reproductive health needs for this special group.
Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Case Studies From Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda
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21st Century Will Transform World Population
(2001) It is now clear that the 21st century will feature a major transformation in world population.