Documents the impact of the financial crisis of 2008-2009 on wages around the world. Provides practical illustrations of how collective bargaining, minimum wages, and income policies can help to address income equity questions. From the International Labour Office
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Latest issue of the nation’s data book. Also serves as a guide to other statistical publications and sources through introductory essays, and table source notes. From the Bureau of the Census
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k11/305/305PrivateIns2k11.htm
Examines the trends in forms of payment to substance abuse treatment facilities since passage of legislation on health insurance reform and parity in coverage of medical and behavioral health conditions. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Terse presidential memorandum which officially ends the existence of the Joint Forces Command, centered in Norfolk, Virginia., but not all its functions. From the White House
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/01/20110107a.html
Press release which announces proposed changes of regulation for fluoridation of public drinking water and reasons for the changes. Also provides links to proposed regulation for public comment and to other documents on community water fluoridation. From the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db55.pdf
This report focuses on the differences in health insurance and access to health care among Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black young adults aged 20-29 years. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db54.pdf
Presents the latest national data on advance directives in three different populations: those receiving home health care, those in hospice care, and those residing in nursing homes. Covers prevalence and types of advance directives. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/AP050/AP050.pdf
Tracks trends in canned fruit and vegetable expenditures and consumption in the U.S. and breaks down expenditures by demographic characteristics of households. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture