Ruzicka, Anna
(2023)
Congressional Districting in the United States: The Implications of Gerrymandering on Health Outcomes.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
This essay examines the relationship between health, politics, and law through an investigation of the impact of gerrymandering of Congressional districts on the health of those in the United States. Given Ohio’s history of gerrymandering, attempts at reform, and current struggle to discipline politicians in each branch of government against delaying and preventing the process of fair and constitutional district creation. This essay shows the direct link between districts and health as the way districts are drawn decides who is voting, who is elected, which political party will hold the majority, which policies will be prioritized and passed, and how the legislature will participate and intervene in matters of the public’s health. The aim of the essay is to identify some key infrastructural flaws that lead to the allowance of gerrymandered districts, highlight some implications this may have for Ohioans’ health based on who was elected with these districts, and ultimately to find potential solutions and policy recommendations that can help protect against this process continuing in the future in Ohio and other states in the U.S.
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Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper
(Master Essay)
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Committee Chair | Batra-Hershey, Tina | tbh16@pitt.edu | tbh16 | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Jones, Daniel | daniel.jones@pitt.edu | daniel.jones | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
17 May 2023 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Submission Date: |
18 April 2023 |
| Access Restriction: |
2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years. |
| Number of Pages: |
34 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Health Policy & Management |
| Degree: |
MPH - Master of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
gerrymandering, health policy, Ohio voters, supermajority, redistricting, Congressional districts |
| Date Deposited: |
17 May 2023 15:59 |
| Last Modified: |
17 May 2023 15:59 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/44596 |
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