NCN CEO Pete Upton will be participating in a conversation on “Indigenous Examples of Governance, Democracy, and Economic Change” on February 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PT. This workshop event is being hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine which will dive into Economic Systems as a Structural Driver of Population Health, Democracy and Governance.
Economic systems are a structural driver (or determinant) of population health. This event will critically examine the intersection of the US economic system and democracy, and how interactions between the two, shape health and health inequities. Presentations and discussion may reflect on how democratizing our economic system can mitigate harmful dynamics currently exacerbating health inequities and poor health outcomes. Participants may also explore models and approaches that show promise in spurring change toward a more broadly prosperous democracy and a more democratic economy that in turn advance population health and health equity.
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