America's Social Health Putting Social Issues Back on the Public Agenda |
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| Author:
| Miringoff, Marque-Luisa
Opdycke, Sandra |
| ISBN: | 978-1-317-47702-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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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. It proposes an agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around 16 key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, health insurance coverage, and affordable housing.
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. It proposes an agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around 16 key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, health insurance coverage, and affordable housing.