Many of the most successful initiatives to reduce population growth can be attributed to taking an integrated approach, one that addresses the quality of life through programs that not only provide for family planning and sex education, but also work to alleviate poverty, increase education for girls and women, protect the environment, and prevent AIDS and other sexually transmissible infections. In this category we will be addressing issues such as health conditions and population growth, environmental migration, and resource consumption in the United States. (Women’s health issues and prenatal development concerns will be discussed in the Health category.)