Bøger af Committee on Population

Aging is a process that encompasses virtually all aspects of life. This work looks at the behavioral and socio-economic aspects of aging; and focuses on work, retirement, and pensions; wealth and savings behavior; health and disability; intergenerational transfers; and concepts of well-being.

Examines what immigrants gain by coming to the United States and what they contribute to the country, the skills of immigrants and those of native-born Americans, and the experiences of immigrant women. This book includes information on topics such as immigration policies and practices, and data on where immigrants come from and what they do.

The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. This book evaluates the contributions of social demography, social epidemiology and sociology to the study of aging and identifies promising research directions in these sub-fields.

Child Health in Complex Emergencies (2006)

Presents details of the story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. This book describes the contours of this population, from the perspectives of history, demography, geography, education, family, employment, economic well-being, health, and political engagement.

Supporting Local Health Care in a Chronic Crisis: Management and Financing Approaches in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)

Explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programs. This volume is of interest to scholars, leaders of civil society, and those charged with designing youth policies and programs.

"Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters" provides a basic overview of the state of knowledge of epidemiology of malaria and public health interventions and practices for controlling the disease in situations involving forced migration and conflict.

Examines how to update human subjects protections regulations so that they effectively respond to current research contexts and methods. This book addresses the dramatic alterations in the research landscapes that institutional review boards (IRBs) have come to inhabit during the past 40 years.

"Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies."