America's Social Health: Putting Social Issues Back on the Public Agenda

By Sandra Opdycke and Marque-Luisa Miringoff

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765616742
• ISBN13: 9780765616746
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"