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.
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...
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,...
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 vi...
Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. Miringoff and Opdycke clearly show that social progress has stalled and the country's energies need to be directed at critical domestic issues in the years ahead.The authors propose a new agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around sixteen key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, health insurance coverage, and affordable housing. They maintain that social conditions, like economic conditions, must be...
Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. Miringoff ...
Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. Miringoff and Opdycke clearly show that social progress has stalled and the country's energies need to be directed at critical domestic issues in the years ahead.The authors propose a new agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around sixteen key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, health insurance coverage, and affordable housing. They maintain that social conditions, like economic conditions, must be...
Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. Miringoff ...
