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SUMMARY: Ballot Initiatives\, Healthcare\, and Health Equity
DESCRIPTION: Event title: Ballot Initiatives\, Healthcare\, and Health Equi
 ty Date and time: Monday\, Feb. 23\, 4:00-5:00 pm Location: Farrell Learnin
 g and Teaching Center\, Room 301 Event description: This event will be a di
 nner-for-democracy and will engage students from across WashU in a discussi
 on of how ballot initiatives shape health policy\, influence democratic par
 ticipation\, and affect health […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <ul><li>Event title: Ballot Initiatives\, Hea
 lthcare\, and Health Equity</li><li>Date and time: Monday\, Feb. 23\, 4:00-
 5:00 pm</li><li>Location: Farrell Learning and Teaching Center\, Room 301</
 li><li>Event description:<ul data-editing-info="{"applyListStyleFromLevel":
 true}"><li>This event will be a dinner-for-democracy and will engage st<img
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 p/uploads/2026/02/1080x1350-Instagram-Grid-645x806.png" alt="" width="297" 
 height="377" />udents from across WashU in a discussion of how ballot initi
 atives shape health policy\, influence democratic participation\, and affec
 t health equity. The event aims to promote civic learning and encourage mea
 ningful participation in democratic processes among WashU students.</li><li
 >Caitlin McMurtry (Assistant Professor\, Brown School at WashU in St. Louis
 \; Co-Director\, Advocacy/Global Health Pathway\, WashU School of Medicine)
  and Cerise Siamof (Medical Student at Washington University School of Medi
 cine in St. Louis) will present key findings from their research on healthc
 are ballot initiatives and translate these insights into real-world policy 
 implications.</li><li>By grounding the discussion in interdisciplinary scho
 larship\, the event will promote inquiry\, integrity\, and critical thinkin
 g around the role of direct democracy in shaping public health outcomes.</l
 i><li>In addition to building understanding\, the event will highlight acti
 onable ways students can engage in ballot initiative voting and civic actio
 n\, reflecting the Institute’s mission to prepare students for active\, inf
 ormed participation in civic life.</li></ul></li></ul><p>Register <a href="
 https://gephardtinstitute.wustl.edu/calendar_event/caw26-cipe/">here</a>.</
 p>
CATEGORIES:On WashU Med Campus (Other)
LOCATION:Farrell Learning &amp\; Teaching Center (FLTC)
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