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- Title
Results of a Voter Registration Project at 2 Family Medicine Residency Clinics in the Bronx, New York.
- Authors
Liggett, Alisha; Sharma, Manisha; Yumiko Nakamura; Villar, Ryna; Selwyn, Peter
- Abstract
PURPOSE Federally qualified health centers provide care to medically underserved populations, the same individuals often underrepresented in the electoral process. These centers are unique venues to access patients for voter registration services. METHODS We undertook a clinician-led, nonpartisan voter registration drive within 2 university-affiliated federally qualified health centers in the Bronx, New York. Patients were approached by voter registration volunteers in clinic waiting areas during a 12-week period. RESULTS Volunteers directly engaged with 304 patients. Of the 128 patients who were eligible and not currently registered, 114 (89%) registered to vote through this project. This number corresponded to 38% of all patients engaged. Sixtyfive percent of new registrants were aged younger than 40 years. CONCLUSIONS This project was successful in registering clinic patients to vote. Clinics are not only health centers, but also powerful vehicles for bringing a voice to civically disenfranchised communities.
- Subjects
BRONX (New York, N.Y.); VOTER registration; SERVICES for patients; FAMILY medicine; MEDICAL centers; MEDICALLY underserved areas
- Publication
Annals of Family Medicine, 2014, Vol 12, Issue 5, p466
- ISSN
1544-1709
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1370/afm.1686