Measurement of community health : the social health index / Yoku Shaw-Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw-Taylor, Yoku.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health status indicators.

Social indicators.

Medical statistics.

Community health services--Evaluation.

Community health services.

Physical Description:

xi, 98 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [1999]

Summary:

Measurement 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [87]-93) and index.

ISBN:

0761814140

OCLC:

41118820