NATIONAL REPORTS
The Measure of America 2010-2011:
An easy-to-understand guide to where different groups stand today, and why. The book contains American Human Development Index rankings for all 50 states, 435 congressional districts, major metropolitan areas, racial and ethnic groups, as well as men and women. It concludes with a set of recommendations for priority actions required to close the stark gaps that separate groups. Order from NYUP or Kindle.
The Measure of America 2008-2009:
The first report marks the first-ever human development report for a developed nation, as well as the first life expectancy calculations for major racial and ethnic groups, states, and congressional districts in the United States. The report introduces the American Human Development Index, and outlines challenges as well as recommendations to improve human development scores.
STATE REPORTS
A Portrait of California 2011:
This timely report goes beyond the state’s fiscal and budgetary woes to examine the well-being of its people using the American Human Development Index to rank all 233 Census neighborhoods, and introduces the ‘Five Californias’ to highlight the varied opportunities open to differing groups.
A Portrait of Louisiana 2009:
Louisiana ranks 49th among U.S. states and Washington, D.C. on the American Human Development Index. This study examines the wide disparities within the state by parish, race, and gender in Louisiana, and calls for action to address the acute human vulnerability that persists today, four years after Hurricane Katrina.
A Portrait of Mississippi 2009:
Mississippi ranks last among U.S. states on the American Human Development Index. But some groups in the state enjoy well-being levels similar to those in top-ranked Connecticut, while others experience levels of human development of the average American nearly a half century ago.
COUNTY REPORT
A Portrait of Marin 2012:
While Marin as a whole scores extremely high on the American Human Development Index, a closer examination at the Census Tract level shows large gaps between differing groups. This report outlines particular human development challenges in Marin and concludes with a set recommendations to close these gaps.
THEMATIC BRIEFS
Women’s Well-Being: Ranking America’s Top 25 Metro Areas:
Women are not a monolithic group, and this report explores how different women are faring in the country’s most populous metropolitan areas. How do metro areas stack up when it comes to women’s choices, opportunities, and overall well-being? And how does your hometown rate?
A Century Apart 2010:
Our national conversation about race tends to take place in black and white, yet the greatest disparities in human well-being to be found in the U.S. are between Asian Americans in New Jersey and Native Americans in South Dakota. An entire century of human progress separates the worst-off from the best-off groups within the U.S.
29 Reasons for Optimism 2010:
Residents of 29 countries live longer lives, on average, than Americans—while spending up to eight times less on their health. This report 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.
Goals for the Common Good 2009:
This report is a companion piece to the online Common Good Forecaster,™ a joint product of United Way and the American Human Development Project. It takes a closer look at the ten indicators featured on the Forecaster and makes the case for why education matters to each of these critical areas.
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