Can voting make us healthier?
May 11, 2023
On the opening episode of Season Two of Justice Above All, the Thurgood Marshall Institute team explores how access to the ballot can make Black
On the opening episode of Season Two of Justice Above All, the Thurgood Marshall Institute team explores how access to the ballot can make Black communities healthier. In 2022, the American Medical Association classified voting as a social determinant of health. Equal and fair ballot access is the pinnacle of a healthy, functioning democracy, and it also has crucial downstream impacts for physical, mental, and emotional health. Dr. Sandhya Kajeepeta, TMI Senior Researcher, walks listeners through the impacts voting has on the health of our communities.
On the opening episode of Season Two of Justice Above All, the Thurgood Marshall Institute team explores how access to the ballot can make Black
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