Public Health In The Off-Year Election Wrap Up

Last week, a lot of the coverage regarding the U.S. off-year
election cycle focused on the victory of Republican Glenn
Youngkin in Virginia.


But there were a number of amendments throughout state elections
that focused on public health initiatives.


Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Jeff Byers review
some of the public health ballot measures, which touched on
topics such as food insecurity, right to food, environmental
rights, and police reform.


Related Links:


The Importance Of Mental Health Workers For Mobile Crisis
Response (A Health Podyssey)

Enlisting Mental Health Workers, Not Cops, In Mobile Crisis
Response (Health Affairs)

Policing, Pot, Housing And The 'Right To Food': Which Ballot
Measures Passed (Governing)

The New Environmental Rights Amendment To The New York
Constitution (National Law Review)

As The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes, Here's What's
Next For Biden's Economic Plans (CNBC)






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