Description
Book SynopsisMeasurement of Community Health examines the underlying assumptions of constructing a social health index. Some of the questions addressed by the book include: how is personal health different from community social health? What does community social health mean? What is the process of obtaining a community social health index? The author uses data from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Power analysis suggests that the social health index is a useful tool for monitoring social disadvantage. Most importantly, the results of this study suggest a reliable method of targeting federal funds or block grants for economic opportunity to states.
Table of Contentschapter 1 Overview chapter 2 To Tell a Story of Community Social Health chapter 3 Theoretical Framework: Structural Effects and Health Status chapter 4 The Specified Social Health Index chapter 5 Data and Methods chapter 6 Findings chapter 7 Discussion and Conclusion chapter 8 Appendix: Tables of Indicators chapter 9 Bibliography chapter 10 Index
