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What is civic health?

The University of Washington has adopted the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy’s definition of civic health, which notes that civic health is “… the ways in which residents of a community or state participate in activities that strengthen wellbeing, enhance interconnections, build trust, help each other, talk about public issues and challenges, volunteer in government and nonprofit organizations, stay informed about their communities and participate directing in crafting solutions to various social and economic challenges.”