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Political Determinants of Health
Sat, September 7, 2:00 to 3:30pm, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth A1Session Submission Type: Created Panel
Session Description
To what extent are health outcomes or health disparities related to politics? In this panel, papers take an in-depth look at the political determinants of health. Topics include: the association between black representation and health, racial attitudes and mortality in rural America, the role of partisan composition and health outcomes, and the growing link between political beliefs and health.
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Individual Presentations
Black Representation and the Political Determinants of Health - Matthew B. Platt, Morehouse College; Teri F Platt, Clark Atlanta University
Dying of Whiteness? How Racial Attitudes Kill Rural Americans - Michael E. Shepherd, University of Michigan
Partisan Composition of County Governments & Constituent Public Health Outcomes - Carlos Algara, Claremont Graduate University; Javier M. Rodriguez, Claremont Graduate University
The Growing Link between Political Beliefs and Health Outcomes - Neil O'Brian, University of Oregon; Elizabeth Mitchell Elder, Stanford University