Engagement and Participation in US Health Politics

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

How do our health experiences affect our political engagement and participation? This panel, featuring original research from junior health policy scholars, examines how the diverse health experiences of people in the US affect their relationship to the political system and their engagement in political actions. The panelists variously examine how different types of disability, depressive symptoms, being on the receiving end of a surprise medical bill, and public health education impact a range of political behaviors from protesting to running for office. Taken together, the papers offer insights into the determinants of political engagement at an individual level as well as what can be done to promote it.

Sub Unit

• Division 48: Health Politics & Health Policy

Cosponsor

• Division 36: Elections and Voting Behavior

Individual Presentations

• Disability in the American Political System - April A. Johnson, Kennesaw State University; Sierra Powell, Mount San Antonio College

• Depression and the Development of Political Habits - Christopher Ojeda, University of California, Merced; Julianna Pacheco, University of Iowa

• Surprise! Understanding American Experiences with Surprise Medical Bills - Timothy Herbert Callaghan, Texas A&M University; Simon F. Haeder, The Pennsylvania State University; Steven M. Sylvester, Utah Valley University

Chair

• Simon F. Haeder The Pennsylvania State University

Discussant

• Michael Sances Temple University