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Aligning public health with social justice to drive collective action
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Targeting root causes through power-building, equity, and systemic change
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Policy & Organizing
Policy & Organizing
Policy & Organizing
Leveraging public health research, organizing, and advocacy to create structural change
Housing Justice
Working alongside housing justice movements to win housing and health for all
Community Safety
Re-envisioning community safety by centering health instead of punishment
Climate Justice
Building a regenerative future by uniting health equity and climate justice movements
Economic Justice
Building worker power for healthy wages, benefits, work conditions, and social policies
Bridging Partnerships
Bridging Partnerships & Strategies
Bridging Partnerships & Strategies
Bridging governmental public health and social justice movements to build community power
Power-building Partnerships for Health
Cultivating powerful partnerships between local health departments and community power-building organizations
Capacity Building
Capacity Building
Capacity Building
Building the capacity of public health organizations to advance transformative health equity and racial justice practice
Training and Technical Assistance
We provide the analysis, skill-building, and tailored support public health organizations need to advance health equity and racial justice
Leadership Institute
A transformative learning community for public health practitioners
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Access valuable research and tools to advance health equity and social justice initiatives
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Stay informed with the latest developments, insights, and announcements in health equity and social justice
Latest Reports
Home Sick: Uncovering the Health Harms in Homes of America’s Manufactured Housing Communities
2024 Year in Review
Reimagining Public Health Advocacy: Findings from a National Scan of Public Health and Community Power-building Groups
Latest News
Some Florida mobile home residents are paying the price of lower-cost living with their health
Report: Florida residents in manufactured home parks face steep rent hikes, neglect by corporate landlords
Poor Conditions in Mobile Home Parks Put Residents at Risk
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Leadership institute Fellows
2022-2023
Hillsboro, OR
Gwyn Ashcom
Washington County Department of Health and Human Services
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Los Angeles, CA
Jason Dawson
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Detroit, MI
Renai Edwards-Malayil
Detroit Health Department
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Detroit, MI
Adaora Ezike
Detroit Health Department
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Buffalo, MN
Benjamin Grimm
Wright County Public Health
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Riverside, CA
Wendy Hetherington
Riverside County Department of Public Health
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Holland, MI
Sandra Lake
Ottawa County Department of Public Health
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New York, NY
Kendall Lasane
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Chicago, IL
Kate McMahon
Chicago Department of Public Health
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New York, NY
Caroline Miller
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Hillsboro, OR
Phyusin Myint
Washington County Department of Health and Human Services
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Santa Anna, CA
Hieu Nguyen
Orange County Health Care Agency
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Santa Anna, CA
Sardis Rodriguez
Orange County Health Care Agency
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Birmingham, AL
Natasha P. Shumpert
Jefferson County Department of Health
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Los Angeles, CA
Meher Singh
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Birmingham, AL
F. Darlene Traffanstedt
Jefferson County Department of Health
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Chicago, IL
Genese Turner
Chicago Department of Public Health
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Holland, MI
Gwen Unzicker
Ottawa County Department of Public Health
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Buffalo, MN
Ellie Vanasse
Wright County Public Health
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Riverside, CA
Salomah Wagaw
Riverside County Department of Public Health
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New York, NY
John Yates
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Washington, DC
C. Anneta Arno
District of Columbia Department of Health
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Louisville, KY
Aja Barber
Louisville Metro Department of Public Health & Wellness
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Durham, NC
Jannah Bierens
Durham County Department of Public Health
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Spokane, WA
Heleen Dewey
Spokane Regional Health District
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Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Kristie Egge
Wood County Health Department
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Creede, CO
Isaac Grody-Patinkin
Silver Thread Public Health District
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New Orleans, LA
Torrie T. Harris
City of New Orleans Health Department
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Milwaukee, WI
Marques Hogans
City of Milwaukee Health Department
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Oroville, CA
Wendy Kaplan
Butte County Public Health
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Santa Rosa, CA
Sarah Katz
Sonoma County Department of Health Services
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Philadelphia, PA
Xavier Lofton
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
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San Andreas, CA
Michael Magaña
Calaveras County Public Health
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Gastonia, NC
Alyssa Mouton
Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services
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Madera, CA
Stephanie Nathan
Madera County Public Health
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Spokane, WA
Rowena Pineda
Spokane Regional Health District
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Saint Paul, MN
Maria Sarabia
Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health
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Merced, CA
Kristynn J. Sullivan
Merced County Department of Public Health
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Portland, OR
Oliviah Walker
Multnomah County Health Department
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Denver, CO
Ashley Wheeler-Bell
Denver Public Health
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2017 - 2018
Fairfield, CA
Meileen Acosta
Solano County Public Health Department
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Long Beach, CA
Katie Balderas
Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services
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Brenton Harbor, MI
Nicki Britten
Berrien County Health Department
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Pasadena, CA
Manuel Carmona
City of Pasadena Public Health Department
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Lansing, MI
Debbie Edokpolo
Public Health Services, Ingham County Health Department
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Burlington, VT
Martha Friedman
Vermont Department of Health
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Portland, OR
Rujuta Gaonkar
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Buffalo, MN
Sarah Grosshuesch
Wright County Health & Human Services Department
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Oak Forest, IL
Kiran Joshi
Cook County Department of Public Health
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New York, NY
Sabrina Lakhani
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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New York, NY
Javier Lopez
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Monterey, CA
Elsa Mendoza Jimenez
Monterey County Health Department
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Alameda, CA
Tram Quang Nguyen
Alameda County Public Health Department
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Los Angeles, CA
Heather Jue Northover
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
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Madison, WI
Alia Stevenson
Public Health Madison & Dane County
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Evanston, IL
Evonda Thomas-Smith
Evanston Health & Human Services Department
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San Mateo, CA
Justin Watkins
San Mateo County Health System, Health Policy and Planning
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Kansas City, MO
Carolyn White
Kansas City, Missouri Health Department
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2014 - 2015
Boston, MA
Nashira Baril
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Columbus, OH
Suellen Bennett
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Chicago, IL
Jim Bloyd
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Grand Rapids, MI
Teresa Branson
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Tacoma, WA
Jacques Colon
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
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Denver, CO
Sarah Hernandez
Office of Health Equity, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Los Angeles, CA
Jan King
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San Francisco, CA
SaraT (ST) Mayer
Code for America
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Bloomington, MN
Maria Regan Gonzalez
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Birmingham, AL
Gregory C. Townsend
Jefferson County Department of Health
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Independence, MO
Andrew Warlen
City of Independence, Missouri, Health Department
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Omaha, NE
Andy Wessel
Douglas County Health Department
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