Population Reference Bureau Inc

PRB ANALYZES AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION ABOUT POPULATIONS AND THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SO IT CAN BE USED TO INFORM DECISIONS THAT IMPROVE LIVES AROUND THE WORLD. PRB DEVELOPS COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS AND STRATEGIES THAT DRIVE POLICY, PROGRAMMING, AND FUNDING DECISIONS. PRB IS A TRUSTED SOURCE, EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO CONNECT DATA USERS WITH DATA PRODUCERS. PRB SEEKS TO MAGNIFY ITS IMPACT BY TRAINING OTHERS TO USE INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF DECISION-MAKING TO ADVANCE OUR VISION AND VALUES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: PRB SHARED EXPERTISE AND ENGAGED AUDIENCES THROUGH THE USAID-FUNDED MOMENTUM KNOWLEDGE ACCELERATOR (MKA), WHICH PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING GUIDANCE ACROSS ALL MOMENTUM PROJECTS SO IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND AFFILIATED USAID STAFF CAN SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM THEIR DIVERSE PARTNERSHIP WORK AND LESSONS LEARNED. PRB CONVENED A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE TO SHARE EXPERTISE AND LEARN ABOUT ACTIVITIES IN DIFFERENT TECHNICAL AREAS. THE CONFERENCE'S 315 PARTICIPANTS TUNED IN FROM 36 COUNTRIES AND ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD FOR SKILL-BUILDING, COLLABORATION, AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING ON TOPICS SUCH AS BARRIERS TO EQUITY IN IMMUNIZATION, DIGITAL HEALTH, AND USING DATA TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PRB'S USAID-FUNDED POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION ENHANCED FOR POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (PACE) PROJECT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SEEKING TO ADVANCE VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING AND POPULATION, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT (PHE) PROGRAMS. THE PACE PROJECT'S KENYA OPERATIONS COLLABORATED WITH COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO GET FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INCLUDED IN SUB-COUNTY BUDGETS. PRB PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO MORE THAN 350 INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS-FROM LOCAL ADVOCATES TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY ADVOCACY. PRB SUPPORTED 389 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, PARTNERED WITH COLLEAGUES IN 110 ORGANIZATIONS, ENGAGED 123 JOURNALISTS IN PRB-ORGANIZED EVENTS, AND PROVIDED SKILL-BUILDING TRAINING TO 342 PEOPLE.

U.S. PROGRAMS: THE KIDSDATA PROGRAM JOINED PRB IN 2021, BRINGING WITH IT MORE THAN 900 INDICATORS THAT TRACK THE SAFETY, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THIS INFORMATION HELPS POLICYMAKERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND ADVOCACY AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTIVELY TACKLE THE TOUGHEST ISSUES IMPACTING CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES. PRB STAFF ARE REGULARLY INVITED TO PRESENT, FACILITATE, AND SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE AT EVENTS LIKE THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA USERS CONFERENCE, WHERE PRB PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO ORGANIZE THE EVENT AND HOSTED NEARLY 500 PEOPLE. PRB STAFF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE DESIGN AND MEASUREMENT OF THE KIDS COUNT INDEX AND COMPILED DATA FOR THE 2021 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK, PRODUCED ANNUALLY BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION. THE 2021 DATA BOOK INCLUDED INFORMATION ON THE CHALLENGES CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE FACING DURING THE PANDEMIC. PRB DEVELOPED A SERIES OF SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS ON RAINFALL, POLLUTION, AND MIGRATION TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS: PRB'S 2021 WORLD POPULATION DATA SHEET TOOK A SPECIAL FOCUS ON GLOBAL FERTILITY, EXAMINING FERTILITY DATA BY AGE GROUP, REGION, EDUCATION AND MARITAL STATUS. PRB PRODUCED NEARLY 200 INFORMATION PRODUCTS IN 2021, ON TOPICS INCLUDING AGING, CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FAMILY PLANNING AND MATERNAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER, POPULATION TRENDS, AND MORE.