Rock the Vote: Civic Engagement as a Social Determinant of Health

Sunday, May 5, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 715 A

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Taylor Rosenbaum, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

Slides

Co-Leader(s)

Jasmine Dillard, MD (she/her/hers)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Baylor College of Medicine/ Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States

Slides
Natalia Sidhu, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, United States
Michael Luke, MD (he/him/his)

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Disclosure(s):

Taylor Rosenbaum, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Jasmine M. Dillard, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Natalia I. Sidhu, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Michael J. Luke, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop

Description: The decisions made by the government affect every aspect of the lives of the patients we care for daily. Legislation impacts education, housing, healthcare, insurance, immigration policy, social services, etc. As pediatricians, we screen for social determinants of health (SDoH) and provide care and resources to support our patients and their families. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), “voting is a social determinant of health”. We should, therefore, also provide information and resources to families to ensure they have voting access. In this workshop, we will brainstorm productive, non-partisan actions we can implement to increase civic engagement among our patients, their families, and our surrounding communities.

Although the American Academy of Pediatrics encourages pediatricians to vote through their #VoteKids campaign, on average, doctors vote less than the general population. This workshop will also discuss historically successful methods that have increased voter turnout among pediatric trainees and healthcare providers. Lastly, participants will leave this workshop with a customized voting commitment plan and resources to help them become more informed voters.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe barriers to voter registration and how this impacts health.
Upon completion, participants will be able to develop plans to increase civic engagement among healthcare providers, their patients, and their patients’ families.
Upon completion, participants will be able to empower themselves to implement learned strategies to become more informed voters.