Communities Are Public Health.
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PHI is dedicated to promoting health & equity for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world.
We Are All Public Health.
Each and every one of us plays an essential role in building a more just, healthy, and thriving world. Every day this week, PHI will be exploring how these interwoven roles make up the fabric of public health with insights from our 2022 Annual Report. Today, we focus on communities.
Communities are Public Health.
Community-based organizations (CBOs) are rooted deep in their neighborhoods, with years—or generations—of experience working together. They speak the same languages, are trusted and connected, and able to prioritize needs and imagine solutions. Yet without sustainable funding and a solid infrastructure, they are too-often called upon only in emergencies. CBOs need reliable resources, access to operational infrastructure, and to share power with other public health organizations so they can lead as experts, not as implementers. Here’s how we partner with CBOs. See examples of our impact below, and explore the annual report to learn more?→
Fast, Flexible Funding to Communities?to?Stop COVID & Invest in Health
Communities RISE Together (RISE) supports COVID recovery and other health efforts in African American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, rural, immigrant/migrant, low-income and older adult communities. It calls on the capacity of 2,400 community-based organizations who have reached over 100 million people in more than 220 counties across 27 states. The fast, flexible funding approach is a PHI model for working in partnership with communities. In 2022, RISE Director Dr. Somava Saha joined Vice President?Harris and other speakers for?a?White House Summit?to discuss?the program's model and impact, and the important role of community health workers as a part of the public health workforce.
Centering Native Voices for?Culturally Rooted Nutrition
PHI’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition partnered with California Tribal Organizations and community partners to promote healthy living and traditional foods, and to expand collaborative nutrition education activities and opportunities. The CalFresh Healthy Living Tribal Ambassador Committee includes tribal partners from communities, and?has developed a range of new culturally rooted resources that promote healthy living and traditional foods.
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Addressing AAAI Mental Health
PHI’s Lotus Project provides technical assistance?to mental health service providers, clinicians, community health workers?and school staff who work with Asian American & Asian Immigrant (AAAI) children and families affected by traumatic events and stress. Lotus Project high school interns delivered mental health awareness messages through Instagram?and established a Lotus Project Youth Advocacy Network to raise awareness and advocate for policies to improve mental health outcomes for AAAI communities.
Women & Girl Leaders Changing Laws, Changing Lives
In 2022, leaders from PHI’s Rise Up passed laws and policies ensuring greater health and rights for more than 3 million people around the world. Rise Up girl leaders in Honduras advanced policies impacting more than 223,000 girls and adolescents—making comprehensive sexual education a reality through a public policy in the municipality of El Progreso, Yoro and an education program in sexual reproductive health in Jutiapa Atlántida.
Eliminating Lead's Impact in Louisville
The Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health trains multi-sector teams from across the country to advance their leadership skills and achieve health equity in their community. The Louisville Lead-Free Community Team joined NLAPH with a focus on implementing lead-free strategies, starting with one high-need neighborhood, Smoketown, and expanding beyond. The team created local policy recommendations that were implemented in Louisville—including hazard mapping and?campaign ads?about lead prevention that reflected the residents and voices of those living in the Smoketown community.
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