Urbanization and Slums: New Transmission Pathways of Infectious Diseases in the Built Environment

This National Academies report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop on handling health inequities across racial and ethnic boundaries. Focusing on strategies to advance racial and health equity, the workshop included presentations by keynote speakers and the review of case studies. Participants explored the role of historical contexts and dominant narratives in the interpretation of information, the framing messages for social and political outcomes, and the preparation required for people to institutionalize the methods to…

This annual report from Measure of America of the Social Science Research Council focuses on disconnected youth—young people between ages 16 and 24 who are neither working nor in school. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, youth disconnection rates had steadily decreased between 2010 and 2019 in the U.S.—meaning fewer young adults were disconnected from institutions, communities, and experiences that prepared them for adulthood. This 2023 report focuses on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on…

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is a private, nonprofit organization focused on conducting and using demographic data analysis to inform the public about the population, health, and the environment and to engage researchers, policy makers, and advocates with evidence on these issues. The PRB has several ongoing projects and initiatives in the United States and internationally with partners in the government, nonprofit, research, business, and philanthropy sectors. The PRB produces large data sheets and data…