Issues Relevant to Population Health in Political Advertising in the United States, 2011‐2012 and 2015‐2016

Policy Points Political advertising can influence which issues are public policy priorities. Population health–relevant issues were frequently referenced in televised political advertising in the 2011‐2012 and 2015‐2016 US election cycles, with about one‐fourth of all ads aired mentioning traditional public health and health policy topics and more than half referencing broader determinants of population health. The volume of population...