KOHC members and oral health advocates in Kentucky are working hard to improve oral health for Kentuckians. An important part of this process is bringing elected officials on board to support policies that will uplift the health, well-being, education, and workforce needed for communities to access oral healthcare.
On the 2024 ballot, Kentuckians will be voting for more than the next U.S. President on November 5th – we will be electing Kentucky’s six U.S. House of Representatives, half of the state Senate and the full state House of Representatives, local officials, as well as two proposed state constitutional amendments.
Kentucky Youth Advocates has created an Electoral Advocacy Toolkit slideshow to help you prepare your organization, community group, or self to speak with candidates. Page 7 of the toolkit (Economic Well-Being) and page 9 (Health) address issues of access to nutrition, housing, dental care, and workforce needs.
Before you begin, you can also access statewide data on child well-being, including health and food insecurity, or see it broken down according to county or race/ethnicity.
After learning how kids are faring in your community, ask your candidates what they plan to do to improve the lives and oral health access for kids and their families.
KOHC encourages oral health advocates to engage with the candidates this election season and make your plan to vote:
- See what your sample ballot will look like before heading to the polls on November 5, 2024.
- Prepare for the 2024 election:
- Register or renew your current voter registration. The last day to register for the General Election is October 7, 2024.
- Make your plan to vote! Check out updates from the Secretary of State’s office on Absentee Ballot, Mail-In, and Early voting requests.
- Find your local polling location.
- Get to know your candidates and read up on the proposed constitutional amendments.
- Utilize the Electoral Advocacy Toolkit in preparation for or as a guide when speaking with candidates.
- Watch a recording of the Blueprint Lunch & Learn: Strengthening Your Electoral Advocacy Toolkit.
For a reminder of KOHC’s work on 2024 policy priorities, see our 2024 legislative recap blog. KOHC will be voting on policy priorities for 2025 at our upcoming in-person December Annual Meeting on Friday, December 13th in Bowling Green.
Thank you for all you do to advocate for better oral health in Kentucky!
