Engaging Voters to Promote Health
May 17, 2012 12:30 pm
GIH Public Policy Strategies Audioconference Series
When:
Thursday, May 17
12:30 p.m. Eastern/11:30 a.m. Central/10:30 a.m. Mountain/9:30 a.m. Pacific
Who:
Lindsey Hodel, Service Providers and Civic Engagement Project
Helena Huang, Oregon Voice & Northwest Health Foundation
Geri Mannion, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Despite unusually high rates of voter participation in the 2008 election, only 60 percent of the nation’s voting-eligible population turned-out at the polls four years ago and an even smaller proportion cast votes in the 2010 mid-term elections. As highlighted in a recent GIH Issue Focus article, health funders can and do have an important role to play in empowering communities through voter engagement efforts. This webinar considered the non-partisan activities that grassroots organizations conduct to increase voter registration and mobilization in traditionally under-represented groups and explored legitimate ways health funders can help support these efforts within existing legal boundaries.
RSVP:
To register for this call, please send an e-mail to publicpolicy@gih.org. You will receive the call-in number and related materials prior to the event.
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