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Economic and cultural factors lead to China’s low fertility rate, more so than government’s one-child policy
May 18, 2010China is famous for its one-child policy. Thirty years ago, most Chinese women gave birth to two to three children, already one of the lowest among developing countries. In its first decade of chaotic implementation, China's fertility stayed at a level of more than two children per woman, followed by an accelerated drop in fertility…
CPC studies link neighborhood characteristics to obesity, other health outcomes
March 18, 2010Obesity is one of the most pressing global population health issues, and importantly one that affects race/ethnic minorities and those of low socioeconomic status disproportionately. Each day, we learn more and more about the complex relationships between biologic, socioeconomic, demographic, environmental and cultural factors operating over the course of a person’s life that ultimately influence…
Hope for Haiti comes from within: religion, resilience, and recovery
February 1, 2010In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, people gather in song and prayer. Amidst destroyed homes and churches, many say "Bondye bon" which means "God is good." Survivors grieve for their loved ones and for what they have lost. And they pray that God will help transform their suffering into hope, a hope for…
Changes in ecosystem of humans and land in Eastern and Southern Africa are focus of CPC study
December 18, 2009In the iconic landscape of East Africa where lions roam across a vast green plain, the native people have named it Siringet, meaning “endless plains where the land meets the sky.” But for Tanzania's Maasai tribe, the Siringet, much of what is now known as the Serengeti National Park, no longer stretches towards the horizon.…