Healthier Democracies is an initiative designed to bolster American democracy by highlighting 15 global case studies of community engagement across the globe, sharing best practices, and providing recommendations to elected public officials on how to better serve their communities.

The initiative lays out a path to fair, deliberative, and collaborative relationships between governments and the communities they serve.

In this Toolkit

Introduction

An overview of the scope, purpose, and work of the project.

Global Case Studies

The democratic best practices from around the world.

Lessons Learned

The most critical takeaways from the project at large.

The Participatory Government Index

A guide that helps public officials and workers improve engagement systems.

Glossary

A compendium of key terms and concepts seen in Healthier Democracies documents.

The Team

Information about the Healthier Democracies advisory board and research team.

Introduction

An overview of the scope, purpose, and work of the project.

Global Case Studies

The democratic best practices from around the world.

Lessons Learned

The most critical takeaways from the project at large.

The Participatory Government Index

A guide that helps public officials and workers improve engagement systems.

Glossary

A compendium of key terms and concepts seen in Healthier Democracies documents.

The Team

Information about the Healthier Democracies advisory board and research team.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is dedicated to building a Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. The views expressed here don’t necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.