Public Health In The Off-Year Election Wrap Up

<p>Last week, a lot of the coverage regarding the U.S. off-year election cycle focused on the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/02/us/election-news">victory of Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia</a>.</p><p>But there were a number of amendments throughout state elections that focused on public health initiatives.</p><p>Listen to <em>Health Affairs</em>' 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.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hp20210625.884928/full/">The Importance Of Mental Health Workers For Mobile Crisis Response</a> (<em>A Health Podyssey</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.00678">Enlisting Mental Health Workers, Not Cops, In Mobile Crisis Response</a> (<em>Health Affairs</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.governing.com/now/policing-pot-housing-and-the-right-to-food-which-ballot-measures-passed">Policing, Pot, Housing And The 'Right To Food': Which Ballot Measures Passed</a> (<em>Governing</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.natlawreview.com/article/new-environmental-rights-amendment-to-new-york-constitution">The New Environmental Rights Amendment To The New York Constitution</a> (<em>National Law Review</em>)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/08/infrastructure-bill-passes-whats-next-for-biden-build-back-better-plan.html">As The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes, Here's What's Next For Biden's Economic Plans</a> (<em>CNBC</em>)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/po