Insight 9: When Voting is Easier, Health Gets Better

How Voting Access Improves Public Health: The Connection Between Civic Participation, Health Equity, Mental Health, and Population Well-Being

What if voting could help reduce infant mortality? Or improve mental health? Turns out, it can. In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, public health nurse Jeanne Ayers RN, MPH, explains how the Health and Democracy Index reveals a striking truth: when voting is more accessible, population health improves. From historic expansions of the electorate to modern-day health disparities, the data is clear, removing barriers to voting improves health for everyone.

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