California’s Marin County Ranked #1 with the Healthiest Men in America
April 22, 2012 — The Examiner
Study: Marin County Men have the Highest Life Expectancy in the Nation, Women Rank No. 2
April 19, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Why Women Weather Recessions Better than Men
April 13, 2012 — The Washington Post
Culture of Poverty in America
April 12, 2012 — Huffington Post
Milken Institute Global Conference: May 1, 2012
Sarah Burd-Sharps will chair a panel on Managing Disasters: Readiness, Then Response at the Milken Institute in Los Angeles. View event details here, and event program here.
The Institute for Economics and Peace: April 25, 2012
The Institute for Economics and Peace and Measure of America co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis are hosting a discussion around the launch of the 2012 United States Peace Index: The Social and Economic Impact of Violence in the U.S.
SchoolsRule-Marin, Venables Bell, IJ Relaunch Fundraising Campaign
April 5, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Equity for Children: Book Launch of ‘Global Child Poverty and Well-Being,’ April 16, 2012
Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will be speaking on a panel to discuss child well-being in the United States, the topic of MOA’s contributed chapter to the newly published Global Child Poverty and Well-Being. MOA’s chapter is entitled “Child Well-being in the US: Proposal for the Development of a ‘Tot’s Index’ Using the Human Development Conceptual Framework.”
Philanthropy New York: Breathing Life into Numbers, April 10, 2012
Join Measure of America Co-Directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, and those with a keen interest in using the Index to address the challenges facing ordinary Americans, as we examine a new way to understand well-being and access to opportunity in America today. View event details here.
Asian Population Swells in Bay Area, State, Nation
March 22, 2012 — San Francisco Chronicle
