PRINTER'S NO. 2610
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
323
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, CERRATO, CONKLIN,
D. WILLIAMS, DALEY AND NEILSON, FEBRUARY 20, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 20, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of August 2024 as "Civic Health Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Civic engagement is a critical opportunity for a
voter to shape the policies that affect the health challenges
facing the voter's local community; and
WHEREAS, Civic health describes the capacity of a community
to address issues that impact the well-being of community
members through participation in elections and other civic
engagement activities; and
WHEREAS, Civic participation gives a voter the ability to
shape the policies that affect a voter's personal health
outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Civic health is recognized as a social determinant
of an individual's health; and
WHEREAS, An individual who votes as a form of civic
participation self-reports better health than an individual who
does not vote; and
WHEREAS, Health outcomes may be determined by nonmedical
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