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For the past twelve years, the annual release of the Index of Social H ealth has been a major event, cited in The New York Times, The Washing ton Post, and other national media as our most reliable barometer of p rogress in addressing America's social ills. Now, in The Social Health of the Nation, the Index for 1999--an invaluable fount of information --is available for the first time in book form.

Rejecting the notion that economic indicators are the only valid measu res of progress in the United States, the authors offer a fuller and d eeper view of the quality of life in the United States, presenting rel iable information on such factors as the well being of America's youth, accessibility of health care, the quality of education, and the adeq uacy of housing. The book will include initial publication of this yea r's Index of Social Health, developed;by the authors, which has been a nationally covered media event for the past twelve years. Drawing on a grant from the Ford Foundation,...