{"id":96,"date":"2008-09-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/hungerrumblings\/2008\/09\/18\/how-are-you-and-your-state-doing\/"},"modified":"2008-09-18T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-18T18:00:00","slug":"how-are-you-and-your-state-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/worldhunger\/how-are-you-and-your-state-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"How are you and your state doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that poverty is inextricably linked to hunger. Amoung other things, people living in poverty have less access to health care and education, both of which affect a person&#8217;s ability to get and keep a job. And as we all know, different states &#8211; and regions within a state &#8211; fare differently on the poverty scale. But did you ever wonder exactly how <em>your<\/em> state or area fare? Or even you as an individual?<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.measureofamerica.org\/\">www.measureofamerica.org<\/a>. Interactive maps let you look at different areas of the United States, and the &#8220;Well-O-Meter&#8221; will let you plot your own place on the American Human Development Index.<\/p>\n<p>And if you find you aren&#8217;t satisfied with the results, consider ways to tell your elected politicians about the changes you&#8217;d like to see. One place to start is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/advocacy\">www.elca.org\/advocacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"right\">-Nancy Michaelis<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that poverty is inextricably linked to hunger. Amoung other things, people living in poverty have less access to health care and education, both of which affect a person&#8217;s ability to get and keep a job. 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