Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment

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Are Parasitic Worms a Root Cause of Global Poverty?

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor Also posted on End the Neglect, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease blog The damaging effects of HIV/AIDS and malaria on individuals, families, and communities in developing ... Read more..

Millennium Villages and the Need for Evaluation in International Development

Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor The Millennium Village program has received a lot of media attention over the past few years. Through targeted health, education, agriculture, and infrastructure interventions for rural African ... Read more..

Recession’s Social Impact on U.S. Population

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor Our very own Mark Mather, associate vice president of Domestic Programs, has been getting a lot of media exposure recently based on his recent article on the social ... Read more..

New Blog on the U.S. 2010 Census

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in Population Basics | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor It’s hard to believe, but 2010 is just around the corner. Next April, the 2010 U.S. Census will determine how many people live in the United States, ... Read more..

World Population Data Sheet 2009 – 7 Billion People by 2011

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 Posted in PRB News, Population Basics, Youth | 2 Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor On August 12, PRB launched the annual World Population Data Sheet and accompanying Population Bulletin in Washington, DC, highlighting country, regional, and global population, health, and environment data and ... Read more..

Fertile Fringes: Population Growth at Protected-Area Edges

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Environment | No Comments »

Jason Bremmer, program director of the Population, Health, and Environment program at PRB, was recently a discussant on a panel discussion with Justin Brashares, Assistant Professor, College of Natural Resources, University ... Read more..