National study shows Ohio suffers from health disparities, impacting ability to vote – Ohio Capital Journal

A voter shows identification to an election judge during primary voting on May 3, 2022 in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

An analysis of the link between health outcomes and voting disparities shows that Ohio suffers from barriers in both health and voting access. The nonpartisan Healthy Democracy Healthy People coalition, with researchers from the Network for Public Health Law, updated its Health and Democracy Index this month to compare 12 “public health indicators” and voter …

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