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Leveraging the Strengths of Public Health & Health Care for a Healthy Democracy

Leveraging the Strengths of Public Health & Health Care for a Healthy Democracy

FromIn Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health


Leveraging the Strengths of Public Health & Health Care for a Healthy Democracy

FromIn Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jun 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Public health and health care systems can play an important role in improving civic health. In the third episode of this series, hosts Beth Silver and Ericka Burroughs-Girardi dive into examples of public health and health care organizations’ efforts to increase civic participation. They are joined by Jeanne Ayers, the executive director of Healthy Democracy Healthy People, who discusses both challenges and victories to increase voter registration during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Aliya Bhatia, executive director of Vot-ER, shares how bringing voter registration into emergency rooms, hospitals and community health centers has moved health beyond the exam room. 
Released:
Jun 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

In a complex, modern society, we’re deeply connected in ways that often go unnoticed. On In Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health, hosts Ericka Burroughs-Girardi and Beth Silver explore these connections through conversations with some of the brightest minds and biggest thinkers in public health. Burroughs-Girardi and Silver talk with authors, activists and scientists to investigate historical context, implications for health, and evidence-based solutions. Join the conversation on In Solidarity today. Brought to you by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.