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Navigating Public Health and Democracy After the Election

by Darlene Huang Briggs

Overview

Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 1:30 – 3:00 CT

The 2024 election has highlighted the differences in how people perceive and value our government, its role, and who it serves. How we navigate the post-election landscape will have a lasting impact on democracy, the social determinants of health, and public health authority.

Join the Network for Public Health Law, Institute for Responsive Government—the new home of Healthy Democracy Healthy People, and Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence for a discussion about building systems that increase trust in government, and in turn, a healthy democracy that enables the public’s health to also flourish.

Speakers will share what we know about the relationship between health and democracy; the tensions facing government, public health authority, and health equity; and what we can expect in 2025 from the post-election landscape at all levels of government, but especially state legislative opportunities for democracy to deliver for people and communities.

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By attending this webinar, you will:

  • Learn about the evidence and rationale for how health and democracy are interconnected 
  • Hear about efforts in Missouri to improve the state’s public health system  
  • Explore what the 2024 elections and past attempts to limit what actions government can take to protect and promote the public’s health mean for public health and democracy  
  • Connect with a community interested in making government and public health work for the people 

Speakers: 

  • Ashish Sinha, Chief of Staff, Institute for Responsive Government 
  • Gnora Mahs, Health & Democracy Coalitions Advisor, Institute for Responsive Government   
  • Spring Schmidt, Executive Director, Missouri Center for Public Health Excellence; Director of the Office of Public Health Practice, St. Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice

Moderator: 

  • Darlene Huang Briggs, Deputy Director of Special Projects, Network for Public Health Law