The Population Action Council extended the mission of the Population Institute (est. 1969) to support family planning and reproductive healthcare internationally. At the time of this brochure, world population was projected to reach 7 to 11 billion by 2020. World population has doubled since the first Earth Day, reaching 7.7 billion in 2019.
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circa 1978
Center for Population and Family Health records
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This report accompanied a letter to form an advisory Committee to the Draper/Population Crisis. The Center for Population and Family Health (CPFH), led by Allan Rosenfield, participated in the initial committee.
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The Urban explosion
Washington, D.C.: Population Crisis Committee, 1981
Center for Population and Family Health records
Columbia University’s School of Public Health Dean and Center for Population and Family Health founder, Allan Rosenfield, offered expert opinion regarding population control. Click to enlarge:
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September 27, 1985
Center for Population and Family Health records
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June 8, 1984
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Photograph Collection