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SEE YOU NOW Insight 9: When Voting is Easier, Health Gets Better

August 14, 2025
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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.

Wherever we make it more inclusive, more representative, and when the policies make it easier, we have better health outcomes.
Jeanne Ayers, RN, MPH, Executive Director, Healthy Democracy Healthy People

To listen to this Insight clip’s full episode visit SEE YOU NOW Podcast Episode 122: When We All Vote at Apple, Spotify, or YouTube or at your favorite streaming platform.

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SEE YOU NOW Insight 8: Voting Is a Vital Sign
In this SEE YOU NOW Insight, nurse leader Elizabeth Cohn, emergency physician Alister Martin, and health policy strategist Aliya Bhatia make the case that civic engagement, especially voting, is a public health intervention.

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