Human Impact Partners

HUMAN IMPACT PARTNERS TRANSFORMS THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO CENTER EQUITY AND BUILDS COLLECTIVE POWER WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS.

CAPACITY BUILDING: HIP PROVIDES TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTITIONERS TO USE A POWER AND STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION FRAMEWORK TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND CENTER RACIAL JUSTICE. IN 2021, HIP PROVIDED TRAINING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 15 STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY (500+ PEOPLE). WE DESIGNED AND RECRUITED OUR FIFTH COHORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH EQUITY AWAKENED 21 LEADERS FROM 11 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCE RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE STRATEGIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. WE LAUNCHED OUR 2021 COHORT OF POWERBUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH, WHERE WE FACILITATED GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PARTNERSHIPS IN FOUR SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE ALSO PUBLISHED NUMEROUS NEW RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH BOTH THE FIELD BROADLY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SPECIFICALLY TO IMPROVE THEIR SYSTEMS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY GOALS. TOPICS FOCUSED ON POLICE VIOLENCE, INCARCERATION, WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND EQUITY LENS TOOLS.

AWARENESS BUILDING: THROUGH VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES, HIP WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND HEALTH; THE WAYS IN WHICH PUBLIC HEALTH CAN COLLABORATE WITH SOCIAL-JUSTICE MOVEMENTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EQUITY; HOW TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY WITHIN GOVERNMENT; AND THE SUCCESSES AND IMPACTS OF USING PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY IN COMMUNITY-ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS. IN 2021, THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDED PRESENTING AT 28+ CONFERENCES, ORGANIZING OR PARTICIPATING IN 5 NATIONAL WEBINARS, BEING REFERENCED IN 24+ ARTICLES AND NEWS PIECES, INCLUDING PUBLISHING ONE OP-ED, SENDING OUT 50 EMAIL CAMPAIGNS TO OUR 10K+ SUBSCRIBERS, AND PUBLISHING 9 BLOG POSTS. WE ALSO DEVELOPED NEW AWARENESS BUILDING PROJECTS TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE TRANSFORMATIVE NARRATIVES AROUND HEALTH EQUITY, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

ORGANIZING: HIP BUILDS A BASE OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS TO TAKE ACTION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EQUITY AS PART OF BROADER SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT. IN 2021, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AWAKENED INITIATIVE NOW CONSISTING OF OVER 2,800 PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN ALL 50 STATES MOBILIZED AROUND A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING PAID SICK/FAMILY LEAVE, COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY, CLIMATE POLICY, HOUSING JUSTICE, LABOR PROTECTIONS, DECARCERATION, DEFUNDING POLICE, TITLE 42 EXCLUSIONS, AND STOPPING ICE TRANSFERS. MEMBERS SUPPORTED CAMPAIGNS THROUGH TARGETED OUTREACH TO DECISION-MAKERS, PHONE BANKING, OP-EDS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ISSUING FACT SHEETS, MESSAGING GUIDANCE, AND SIGN-ON LETTERS, AND GIVING TESTIMONY AND SPEAKING AT EVENTS. WE ALSO HOSTED QUARTERLY NATIONAL NETWORK MEETINGS AND REGULAR NATIONAL ACTION HOURS, AND CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR CHAPTERS IN MICHIGAN, LOS ANGELES, AND WASHINGTON DC.ADVOCACY: HIP AMPLIFIES THE USE OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, EXPERTISE, FRAMING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO SUPPORT TARGETED CAMPAIGNS AND MOVEMENTS. IN 2021, WE DID THAT FOR 75+ LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL CAMPAIGNS BY SIGNING ON TO CAMPAIGNS; SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS; ORGANIZING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEBATES; HELPING TO COLLECT PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT FEDERAL RULE CHANGES; AND PRODUCING FACT SHEETS AND INFOGRAPHICS TO BRING A HEALTH LENS TO POLICY MAKING.