This letter expresses concern about the Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to terminate data collection and release of future Household Food Security Reports. The letter, which is directed to congressional leaders, urges Congress to reject the Administration’s decision and restore...
To coincide with the 20 anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, The Data Center, a New Orleans-based independent research center, issued a report, " The New Orleans Index at Twenty: Measuring Greater New Orleans’ Progress Towards Resilience .” The report was informed by data from many Federal agencies...
Hurricane Katrina 20 Anniversary 1pager PAA v3.pdf
PAA, APC and COPS submitted comments to the Census Bureau regarding their proposed timeline for implementing the new Federal race and ethnicity data collection standards. #GPAC2024 #LettersandComments #Census
PAA APC comments on race and ethnicity data collection standards in ACS 8-24 FINAL.pdf
National Institutes of Health Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office is developing the Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026 – 2030 NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Sexual and Gender Minority Health (SGM) Research. NIH published a Notice in the NIH Guide to solicit input from the scientific research...
SGM Life Course Letter.pdf
PAA and APC sign multisociety letter on SCOTUS ruling on race and admissions. 47 organizations joined in the statement reaffirming our individual societies commitment to advancing DEI in STEM. #LettersandComments #GPAC2023
SCOTUS Multisociety Statement.pdf
Population Association of America (PAA), the PAA Committee on Population Statistics (COPS), and Association of Population Centers (APC), response to the notice in the 27 January 2023 Federal Register requesting comments on initial proposals for updating the Office of Management and Budget (OMB...
PAA APC comments on race and ethnicity data collection standards FINAL 4-23.pdf
On Thursday, February 16, the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity , an inter-agency advisory group led by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), sponsored a (by invitation only) listening session to receive input on potential revisions to the current...
PAA and APC join other in signing this letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), urging them to revisit standards on federal data on race and ethnicity. #LettersandComments #RacialandEthnicDisparities #Data
Sign-on letter to OMB re revision of race and ethnicity data standards-final_3-4-2022 (1) (1).pdf
Throughout its history, NICHD has led efforts to optimize health for all and to foster an inclusive, diverse workforce. However, social factors are key drivers of health disparities, and unequal career opportunities persist. NICHD launched STRIVE to improve equity, diversity, and...
responses to NICHD STRIVE idea scale 9-21 FINAL.pdf
PAA and APC are pleased to submit comments in response to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI) (NOT-OD-21-066), “Inviting Comments and Suggestions to Advance and Strengthen Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Biomedical Research Workforce and Advance...
PAA comments on NIH UNITE RFI 4-21.pdf