Voting in U.S. elections and health are directly connected and ensuring equitable access to the electoral process would advance health equity, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy brief published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. In the paper, ACP makes recommendations about what needs to be done to inform physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals on the links between electoral processes and health, encourage civic participation, and offers policy recommendations to support safe and equitable access to electoral participation to advance health equity for both patients and health care professionals.
