Healthy communities are powered by an inclusive democracy. Health is a unifying topic that that people agree on – and vote to defend. As Daniel Dawes says, "Voting is arguably the most important aspect of the political determinants [of health].” In this talk at NextMed Health, Aliya Bhatia, Executive Director of Vot-ER describes how voter participation is associated with better self-reported health, even after controlling for individual and country characteristics.

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