Promoting Health Equity

We believe that every person deserves an equal opportunity to be healthy and safe. Health equity guides all of our work.

Advancing Prevention

We work with communities, organizations, government, and philanthropy to design comprehensive primary prevention strategies in several Focus Areas.

Our Tools and Services help strengthen community environments, so all people can be healthy and safe.

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New PI Podcast: How Communities Can Prevent Gun Violence

To Truly Transform Health in California, We Need to Invest in Healthy Communities

Spotlight

Community-Centered Health Homes: Bridging Healthcare Services and Community Prevention, 2nd Edition

Intersections: a healthcare initiative that goes beyond the exam room to address the causes of illness and injury

A System of Prevention: Achieving Health, Safety, and Wellbeing for All is now available in print and as an e-book

Safety Through Connection: A new program to prevent domestic violence

New leadership at Prevention Institute

If you want to talk health, you have to talk income and wealth

Partnering for health equity: Grassroots organizations on collaborating with public health agencies

Fostering Resilience to Address and Prevent Community Trauma

A Time of Opportunity: Water, Health, and Equity in the Los Angeles Region

Community-Centered Health Homes: Bridging Healthcare Services and Community Prevention

California just banned soda tax—it should set off alarm bells everywhere

If you want to talk health, you have to talk social connection.

New Brief: Countering the Production of Health Inequities

Learn more about our tool Tools and services Services to support your work in these Focus Areas.

BLOG February 15, 2019

PI's Media Digest: One year since Parkland, President Trump declares a national emergency at southern border, and a proposal for reparations in Baltimore

The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales in the US,… t.co/g9tpO38d6M

We're excited to share that next Tuesday the LA County Board of Supervisors will introduce a motion to establish an… t.co/R4n2gu50xZ

PI's Weekly Media Digest is up! In this week's edition: One year since Parkland, President Trump declares a nationa… t.co/TemeUqRFHy

How can your community address #gunviolence? Support comp. community safety plans to prevent violence & include… t.co/NvflOhYb2s

Prevention Institute’s new podcast highlights how communities can and are using a #phealth approach to prevent… t.co/eqhxXbOnvl

PI's #MovingUpstream #podcast interviews Lisa Fujie Parks & Alisha Somji, who discuss their experiences working w/… t.co/EQbeAgr3LZ

#Gunviolence is #preventable. Here's what we can do to prevent further violence in our schools, homes, &communities… t.co/I6OsPS8qOS

Voice your support for increased #REACH funding! REACH is only #communityhealth program currently funded by CDC &on… t.co/l2vDqMEwKn

Wonder why @InvestinPlace advocates so much at Metro? A big reason is that #MetroMovesUs in more ways than just bus… t.co/biCcKTwkmd