7 Current Issues in Social Policy: Healthcare, Housing, Welfare, and Social Security

Introduction to Current Issues in Social Policy: Healthcare, Housing, Welfare, and Social Security … 295

PRIMARY SOURCES

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act … 296
United States Congress, 1986

Fair Housing Act … 300
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Housing and Enforcement Section, 1988

Health Security for All Americans …. 303
William Jefferson Clinton, 1993

The Hidden Side of the American Welfare State … 308
Christopher Howard, 1993

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. … 311
United States Congress, 2003

The Welfarization of Health Care … 316
Richard K. Armey and Newt Gingrich, 1994

Momma Welfare Roll … 321
Maya Angelou, 1994

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 … 324
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 1996

"They Think You Ain't Much of Nothing" …. 328
Karen Seccombe, Delores James, and Kimberly Battle-Walters, 1998

Covering the Uninsured through TennCare: Does It Make a Difference? … 333
Lorenzo Moreno and Sheila D. Hoag, 2001

Law Limits Ritalin Recommendations … 337
Cable News Network, 2001

Maximize Self Sufficiency Through Work and Additional Constructive Activities … 340
White House Press Secretary, 2002

Food Stamps Program … 345
Tim Boyle, 2004

Race, Class, and Real Estate … 348
Sheryll D. Cashin, 2004

Once Woeful, Alabama Is Model in Child Welfare … 352
Erik Eckholm, 2005

WIC Approved Food List … 356
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services(DHSS), 2005

The Drug Decision … 359
Milt Freudenheim, 2005

Breastfeeding Promotion in WIC … 362
USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 2005

The President's Savings Plans … 365
Norbert J. Michel, 2005

Officer Next Door Program … 368
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2004

Yonkers Moves to Limit Where Sex Offenders Live … 370
Michael Gannon, 2005

Federal Costs Dropping Under New Medicare Drug Plan, Administration Reports … 372
Robert Pear, 2006

Ban on Most Abortions Advances in South Dakota … 375
Monica Davey, 2006

HUD Charges Philadelphia Landlords with Six Violations of Fair Housing Act … 378
Antoinette Banks, 2006

HUD Creates New, Expanded Hurricane Disaster Voucher Program. . 381
Donna White, 2006

HUD Announces Nearly $25 Million in "Sweat Equity" Grants to Help Families Build Their Own American Dream … 383
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2006

Jackson Addresses Indian Leaders' Washington Summit … 386
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2006