Digital and Economic Divides Put U.S. Children at Greater Educational Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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By Linda A. Jacobsen

Digital and Economic Divides Put U.S. Children at Greater Educational Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In 2018, roughly 10% of U.S. children ages 5 to 17 did not have a computer—desktop, laptop, or tablet—at home, and 23% did not have home access to paid high-speed internet. Fully one-fourth of all school-age children were lacking either a computer or high-speed internet.

August 18, 2020
By Mark Mather

Life on Hold: How the Coronavirus Is Affecting Young People’s Major Life Decisions

The past two decades have been tumultuous for the United States. During the first 20 years of the 21st century, the nation experienced a major terrorist attack, a housing market meltdown, a severe economic recession, a significant downturn in the stock market, and a pandemic that led to the highest …

July 23, 2020
By Linda A. Jacobsen, Mark Mather and Beth Jarosz

Coronavirus and the 2020 Census: Where Should College Students Be Counted?

Just as the 2020 Census is getting underway, many colleges and universities across the country are closing their campuses and moving classes online in response to concerns about the coronavirus or COVID-19.

June 23, 2020
By Population Reference Bureau

How Can We Holistically Address Equity, Conservation, Reproductive Health, and Livelihood Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Nearly everyone has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping the globe, straining health systems and people’s abilities to maintain their livelihoods. This global health crisis combines with the climate crisis to exacerbate existing inequalities.

June 17, 2020
By Toshiko Kaneda and Lori S. Ashford

Sub-Saharan Africa’s Demographic and Health Characteristics Will Influence the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, few sub-Saharan African countries had reported a single case of the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Since then, it has spread at an alarming rate, with more than half of countries in the region no…

June 10, 2020
By Paola Scommegna

Coronavirus Stress and Fear Could Take a Toll on Our Health

Stress and fear during coronavirus social isolation can alter gene activity in ways that affect your immune system, but doing good deeds can bolster health.

May 14, 2020
By Population Reference Bureau

Le PRB et le CRSD soutiennent la sensibilisation des communautés religieuses d’Afrique de l’Ouest face au coronavirus

WASHINGTON DC, USA, 23 avril 2020 – Le Population Reference Bureau (PRB) et le Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD), une organisation inter-religieuse basée au Sénégal, viennent de publier deux vidéos appelant les communautés religieuses du Sénégal et de la région africaine d…

April 23, 2020
By Population Reference Bureau

PRB, CRSD Supporting Coronavirus Outreach to Faith Communities in West Africa

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD), an interfaith organization based in Senegal, have released two videos calling on faith communities in Senegal and Africa’s Sahel region to adopt new worship and health practices to …

April 20, 2020
By Toshiko Kaneda and Charlotte Greenbaum

How Demographic Changes Make Us More Vulnerable to Pandemics Like the Coronavirus

The world is better equipped to fight a pandemic today than it was in 1918, when influenza swept the globe and infected up to one-third of the world’s population.1 While science and medical advances have given us new advantages in fighting disease, some demographic trends since 1918 may increase the…

April 13, 2020
By Beth Jarosz and Toshiko Kaneda

Oldest Areas May Be Hardest Hit: The Importance of Age Structure in Understanding Mortality During the Coronavirus Pandemic

While we have much to learn yet about the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2, commonly known as COVID-19, evidence to date suggests that deaths among people who have tested positive for the coronavirus are highest at older ages and near zero for young children.

March 26, 2020
By Mark Mather and Beth Jarosz

Workers at Risk During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Four in 10 Food Preparers and Servers Are Low-Income

The COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe in 2020 will have long-term and widespread effects on the U.S. economy and labor force. A PRB analysis finds that workers in one of the hardest-hit sectors—food preparation and server-related occupations—are among the most economically vulnerable.

March 26, 2020
By Paola Scommegna, Mark Mather and Toshiko Kaneda

Older Americans’ Greater Health Problems May Make Them More Vulnerable to Coronavirus’s Effects

Older Americans on average have a higher level of age-related health problems than their counterparts in Europe and many other countries (see table). That’s according to a recent Lancet study that shows the United States ranked 53rd out of 195 countries.

March 25, 2020
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