2009-2010 POLICY SEMINAR SERIES
These PRB Policy Seminars feature experts presenting results from new research and interventions in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Covering a wide range of population, health and environmental issues, the PRB Policy Seminar Series promises to offer fresh perspectives and rich discussions.
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PREVIOUS SEMINARS
June 23, 2010: "Family Care for an Aging Population: Demographic Contexts and Policy Challenges"
Sponsored by the Population Reference Bureau and the Hopkins Population Center
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Place: National Press Club, Washington, DC
Andrew Cherlin, Benjamin H. Griswold III, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Dept. of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
Nancy Folbre, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts
Madonna Harrington Meyer, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence, Professor of Sociology, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
John Haaga, Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research, National Institute on Aging
Today Americans are more likely to marry and to divorce than in almost any other Western nation. Serial marriages, rising levels of cohabitation, delayed childbearing, and nonmarital parenthood have added complexity to American families. At the same time, increases in women's attachment to the labor force have altered the allocation of time to work and caregiving for older and younger generations. Demographically, the coming generation of elderly Americans—the baby boomers—were themselves the pioneers in the great changes that have transformed family life over the past several decades, and their aging is one of the most anticipated demographic events of this century. While the number of Americans without medical insurance is high, the number without any insurance against the costs of long-term care is far greater. The burden of day-to-day care falls most often to family members and friends who provide unpaid assistance. Declines in fertility and increasingly diffuse and complex kin ties thus have substantial consequences for long-term care in the United States: There may be an increase in the demand for formally provided services and reductions in the availability of family support.
May 18, 2010: "Marriage Go-Round: Partnership Turnover and its Consequences for Parents and Children"
Andrew Cherlin, Benjamin H. Griswold III, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Dept. of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University
April 8, 2010: "Control of the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Innovative Approaches and Role in U.S. Foreign Policy"
Dr. Peter Hotez, Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, George Washington University.
Feb. 24, 2010: "Do Family Policies Work During the Second Demographic Transition? Evidence From Europe and the United States"
Frances Goldscheider, Professor of Sociology, Emerita, Brown University; and Senior Scholar, Child Trends
Jan. 20, 2010:
"Has the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Peaked?"
John Bongaarts, Vice President and Distinguished Scholar of the Population Council
Dec. 16, 2009: "Overcoming Global Health Inequalities—Where Next?"
Davidson Gwatkin, Senior Fellow, Results for Development Institute
Nov. 18, 2009: "Blurring the Color Line: The New Chance for a More Integrated America"
Richard Alba, Distinguished Professor (emeritus), State University of New York at Albany
Oct. 21, 2009: "Unequal Burdens: Predicting the Mortality Impacts of Climate Change and Mortality in the U.S. and India"
Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Environmental Economics, MIT
Sept. 16, 2009: "The Demographic and Health Surveys at 25 Years and Beyond"
Jacob Adetunji, Office of Population and Reproductive Health, Bureau for Global Health, USAID
Ann Way, Director of DHS, ICF Macro
Saifuddin Ahmed, Associate Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, and Department of Biostatistics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
The PRB policy seminar series is partially funded by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
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