Local Civic Health Guide
In the same way that doctors conduct an annual check-up to assess our health, we can collect information to assess the civic health of our communities. Civic health includes factors…
Public Health Law in a Minute: Civic Engagement and Voting
Dawn Hunter on Public Health and Civic Engagement
How and why we must improve civic health
Our nation is tackling a global health pandemic. Calls for reforms that place racial equity are front and center. Is the civic health of our communities strong enough to help…
Connecting Civic Health and Local News
“The evidence is increasingly clear that the civic health of communities is inextricably linked to the future of local news. Our analysis represents a step toward evaluating the state of…
How medical providers are checking on patients’ civic health
According to Census data, fewer than three-quarters of eligible Americans are registered to vote. Since 2019, a nonprofit called Vot-ER has taken voter registration efforts into medical exam…
Defining and Measuring Civic Infrastructure
As part of its series, “Countering Truth Decay” the Rand Corporation released its new 2023 report, Defining and Measuring Civic Infrastructure. The paper presents a definition (places, policies & programs)…
Americorps Reigniting Civic Life Series- What is Civic Engagement?
New webinar series from Americorp- Reigniting Civic Life Series featured their first in the series in March 2023, “What is Civic Engagement? Exploring New Paradigms” It reviews the key constructs…
Chicago Civic Health through an Equity Lens- 2022 Report
The Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago is releasing a report that challenges past narratives suggesting Chicago’s civic life is precarious.…
2023 County Health Rankings National Findings Report- Civic Health
2023 focuses on the connection between civic health and thriving people and places. Civic health reflects the opportunities people have to participate in their communities. It starts in our local…
Why Public Spaces Are Critical Social Infrastructure
Governing Magazine, May 16 2019 https://www.governing.com/gov-institute/voices/col-parks-community-centers-public-spaces-critical-social-infrastructure.html We need to reimagine them and invest in them as platforms for health, equity and neighborhood wellbeing. Our community centers, parks and other public…