Committee on Population


Planning Meeting on Work, the Workplace, and Aging The purpose of this planning meeting is to articulate a research framework that can help explain workplace qualities and policies that promote health and support work into older ages, and lead to the development of interventions to extend work life and promote health, particularly among the most vulnerable members of the workforce. More information on the planning meeting Understanding the Status and Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations The Committee on Population (CPOP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will undertake a consensus study that will review the available data and future research needs on persons of diverse sexualities and genders (e.g., LGBTQ+ and MSM), as well as persons with differences in sex development (sometimes known as intersex), along multiple intersecting dimensions across the life course. More information about the committee

Women’s Mental Health from a Life Course Perspective: Stakeholder Meeting on Maternal Health December 2, 2019 The Keck Center of the National Academies Room 100 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC More information about the meeting
Seminar on Gaps in the Dementia Care Workforce: Research Update and Data Needs May 23, 2019 The Keck Center of the National Academies Room 100 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC More information about the seminar
Expert Meeting on Using Longitudinal Studies of Younger Cohorts for Aging Research June 25-26, 2018 The Keck Center of the National Academies Room 100 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC More information about the meeting
Seminar on Leveraging Existing Data for the Study of Consequences of Disasters for Older Adults June 27, 2018 The Keck Center of the National Academies Room 101 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC More information about the seminar


The Integration of Immigrants into American Society This report summarizes what we know about how immigrants and their descendants are integrating into American society in a range of areas such as education, occupations, health, and language. More Information about the report


Proceedings of a Workshop Forced Migration Research: From Theory to Practice in Promoting Migrant Well-Being This new publication from the Committee on Population summarizes a workshop that was held in May 2019 in response to the increasing number and dire conditions facing forced migrants and the need for a policy-related review of available data and analyses on forced migration and refugee movements. More information
Workshop-in-Brief Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in the United States: Considerations and Complexities This publication from the Committee on National Statistics and the Committee on Population summarizes a workshop held in April 2019 that explored innovative sampling methods, technological approaches, and analytical strategies for estimating the prevalence of sex and labor trafficking in vulnerable populations. The workshop brought together statisticians, survey methodologists, researchers, public health practitioners, and other experts who work closely with human trafficking data or with the survivors of trafficking. More information
Proceedings of a Workshop Future Directions for the Demography of Aging This publication features papers, originally presented and discussed at a workshop held in August 2017, on new advances in the demography of aging and new trends and research directions that call for innovative conceptual, design, and measurement approaches. More information
Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief Women's Mental Health across the Life Course through a Sex-Gender Lens This publication from the Committee on population summarizes a workshop held in March 2018 that looked at research, programs and policies designed to better meet the mental health needs of women. Participants examined trends in mental health as well as risk and protective factors for diverse populations of women, and they considered the research needed for a better understanding of women’s mental health. More information
Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief Demographic Effects of Girls' Education in Developing Countries This publication briefly summarizes presentations and discussion from a workshop that tried to explore the relationship between girls’ education and demographic outcomes and to encourage more research on the determinants, content, context, and consequences of girls’ education. More information
Workshop Summary Improving the Health of Women in the United States This report from the Committee on Population and the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice is the summary of a workshop held on women’s health and demography. The workshop was organized into four topical sessions, each designed to shed light on important determinants, consequences, effects and issues attending the relative disadvantage of women in the United States in comparison with women in other economically advanced nations. More information