Measure of America: American Human Development Project http://www.measureofamerica.org The Measure of America is the first-ever human development report for a wealthy, developed nation. It introduces the American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by gender, race, and ethnicity. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 29 Reasons for Optimism on Health Care Spending http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/29-reasons-for-optimism-on-health-care-spending/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/29-reasons-for-optimism-on-health-care-spending/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:21:17 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1290 RELEASED March 11, 2010. Residents of 29 countries live longer lives, on average, than Americans—while spending up to eight times less on their health. A new report by American Human Development Project ranks the 50 states and Washington, D.C. against 80 countries in the world on life expectancy at birth, infant death rates, and annual per person spending on health care. The results powerfully demonstrate how better care and reining in costs are not incompatible. Read the report: Health Care Doesn’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg: 29 Reasons for Optimism from Comparisons between Countries and U.S. States.

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/29-reasons-for-optimism-on-health-care-spending/feed/ 0 Boston Review http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/boston-review/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/boston-review/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:02:46 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1255 “…if politics is more like trench warfare and scholars are the ammunition mules, then Measure provides a great deal of firepower. It especially arms progressives with more arguments, evidence, data, and numbers—many, many numbers—to challenge the worldview that adding dollars to the GDP is a sufficient public agenda.” —Claude S. Fischer, BOSTON REVIEW, November/December 2008.

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/boston-review/feed/ 0 Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy, March 22, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/katrina-5-partners-in-philanthropy-march-22-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/katrina-5-partners-in-philanthropy-march-22-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:46:55 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1246 Co-director Kristen Lewis will give the opening lunch plenary at the Association of Small Foundation’s “Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy” conference, taking place on Monday, March 22, 2010, at the New Orleans Marriott. For more information, visit www.KatrinaAtFive.org.

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/katrina-5-partners-in-philanthropy-march-22-2010/feed/ 0 Queens Chronicle, March 4, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/queens-chronicle-march-4-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/queens-chronicle-march-4-2010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:43:25 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1244 “New Yorkers are living longer, study finds”

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/queens-chronicle-march-4-2010/feed/ 0 Stanford Social Innovation Review, March 3, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/stanford-social-innovation-review-march-3-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/stanford-social-innovation-review-march-3-2010/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:14:26 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1236 The Right Measures

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/stanford-social-innovation-review-march-3-2010/feed/ 0 ASA Footnotes, Vol. 38, Issue 2 (Feb. 2010) http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/asa-footnotes-vol-38-issue-2-feb-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/asa-footnotes-vol-38-issue-2-feb-2010/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:36:56 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1233 “The Measure of America: Introducing the American Human Development Project”

The Measure of America: Introducing the American Human Development Project

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/03/asa-footnotes-vol-38-issue-2-feb-2010/feed/ 1 The American Reporter, February 17, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/the-american-reporter-february-17-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/the-american-reporter-february-17-2010/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:45:19 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1226 “On the human scale, is America a lightweight?”

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/the-american-reporter-february-17-2010/feed/ 1 Called to Serve Conference, April 28, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/called-to-serve-conference-april-28-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/called-to-serve-conference-april-28-2010/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:05 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1207 Co-Director Kristen Lewis will present The Measure of America to the Episcopal Church conference “Called to Serve: The Church Responds to Domestic Poverty,” from 3:00 to 4:30 PM on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. For registration information, please visit the event’s website.

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/called-to-serve-conference-april-28-2010/feed/ 0 MÁS Magazine, February 4, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/mas-magazine-february-4-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/mas-magazine-february-4-2010/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:27:36 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1193 “Vying for Votes”

]]> http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/02/mas-magazine-february-4-2010/feed/ 0 Fresno Bee, January 15, 2010 http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/01/fresno-bee-january-15-2010/ http://www.measureofamerica.org/blog/2010/01/fresno-bee-january-15-2010/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:17 +0000 admin http://www.measureofamerica.org/?p=1160 “Rep. Costa faces threat from the left”

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