Civic Health, Voting, and Public Health: What’s at Stake in 2024

Overview:

This is a 90-minute recording of a live webinar held on October 23, 2024.

Explore the critical connections between civic engagement, voting, and public health in this interactive webinar. We will dive into how civic health shapes policy outcomes, the role of voting in advancing health equity, and the implications of the 2024 election on public health initiatives. Participants will gain practical tools and strategies to strengthen civic engagement and promote equitable health outcomes in their communities or organizations.

Dawn Hunter, JD, MPH, CPH, is a public health lawyer and experienced state health department policymaker who specializes in the use of law and policy to improve health outcomes and advance racial health equity. Specifically, she is interested in civic health and anti-racism in public health practice, was the lead author of the Health & Democracy Index, and is a co-founder of the Collaborative for Anti-Racism & Equity. Dawn is a skilled facilitator who finds joy in leading people through transformative learning opportunities. She has served as an advisor and partner on several key leadership initiatives, including Emerging Leaders in Public Health and Diverse Executives Leading in Public Health. She advocates for strategies to operationalize equity through a healthy and engaged workforce. 

Dawn recently founded The Dawn Lab, a boutique consulting firm that provides research and analysis, training, and leadership development to support more equitable, inclusive communities. Dawn is a certified public health professional and licensed member of the Florida Bar and holds certificates in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace and Inclusive and Ethical Leadership from the University of South Florida Muma College of Business. She is also trained in Facilitation for Racial Justice by the Interaction Institute for Social Change. 

Dawn received her A.B. in English Literature from Princeton University, her B.S. in Microbiology, her M.P.H. in Global Communicable Disease from the University of South Florida, and her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law. Dawn was awarded the APHA Law Section Jennifer Robbins Award for the Practice of Public Health Law in 2021 and received a 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of South Florida, College of Public Health.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Summarize key concepts and findings on civic health, voting, public health, and health equity.
• Explain the significance of civic engagement for public health policy and the implications for the 2024 election.
• Identify tools and strategies to enhance civic engagement and improve civic health in your community.

CERTIFICATE: The course contains three modules: a module for pre-webinar questions, a module to access the webinar, and an evaluation module. After accessing the three modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. When the certificate is available, learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.