Population Council | Research Areas and Issues

RESEARCH AREAS AND ISSUES

Population Council Restructuring

The Population Council is merging its research into three program areas: HIV and AIDS; Poverty, Gender, and Youth; and Reproductive Health. Doing so will enable us to focus on significant topics of global interest, integrate our research across disciplines to promote scientific innovation and meet the needs of diverse populations, and help increase the impact of our work on policy formulation and service delivery. (more)

Area: Biomedicine
Developing and testing innovative products to allow people to enhance their health and have safe, planned pregnancies.

Issues:
Product Research and Development
Reproductive Biology and Immunology

Area: Gender and Family Dynamics
Exploring how social, economic, and cultural factors such as education and gender roles affect individual well-being.

Issues:
Family Dynamics
Men and Male Roles
Power in Relationships
Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Women's Livelihoods

Area: HIV and AIDS
Identifying sustainable and cost-effective responses to the HIV pandemic in the hardest-hit regions of the world.

Issues:
Basic Science of Infection
Consequences for Individuals, Families, and Society
Microbicides
Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Policy Development
Prevention
Stigma and Discrimination
Treatment, Care, and Support
Youth

Area: Infants and Children
Investigating ways of improving the lives and health of infants and children

Issues:
Health and Well-Being
Schooling

Area: Quality of Care
Improving quality of care in family planning and reproductive health programs.

Issues:
Expanding Contraceptive Choice
General Quality of Care

Area: Reproductive Health
Investigating reproductive health and behavior from biomedical, public health, and social science perspectives.

Issues:
Contraception
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Men and Reproductive Health
Postabortion Care
Reducing Unsafe Abortion
Reproductive Tract Infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Safe Motherhood/Postpartum Care
Youth

Area: Social Science
Marshaling social science expertise toward a better understanding of population issues.

Issues:
Aging
Fertility and Reproductive Behavior
Large-scale Experimental Health Programs
Policy Development
Population and Environment
Urban Poverty and Health

Area: Strengthening Professional Resources
Strengthening professional resources in developing countries and creating or adapting research tools and methodologies.

Issues:
Fellowships
Research Tools
Technical Assistance/Institution Building

Area: Transitions to Adulthood
Understanding adolescents' lives and testing interventions to increase opportunities and reduce risks.

Issues:
Child Marriage/Married Adolescents
Critique of Current Approaches
Livelihoods
Safe Spaces
Schooling
Very Young Adolescents

Publications/Resources by Council Area/Issue

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16 January 2007