Promoting Health Equity and Racial Justice

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.

See our featured work

50+ public health and health groups call for an investment of $268 million for community violence prevention and intervention funding at CDC.

Report: Investing in Equity: Designing and Implementing Public Funding Programs for a Just Recovery in California

Spotlight

Investing in Communities and Futures that are Safe

Video: Public Health Approach to Gun Violence

Report: Centering Equity & Justice in Rebuilding the Nation’s Public Health Infrastructure

Cultivating a Healthier Policy Landscape: The Building Healthy Communities Initiative

National initiative: People, Parks, and Power

Video Series: Built Environment Policy Advocates Winning in LA County

Blog: The economy we need centers community health & racial justice

Prevention Institute at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Webinar: The Promise of Cost of Gun Violence Studies in California

Webinar: Lessons Along the Journey—Taking Action Toward Racial Justice in Public Health Systems

40+ public health and health groups call for an investment of at least $250 million in a new Community Violence Intervention Initiative at CDC

Report: How California’s Community-Based Organizations Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities

Prevention Institute receives generous grant from MacKenzie Scott

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

BLOG February 8, 2022

The economy we need centers community health & racial justice

It’s the first day of #PrideMonth and we are excited #AB518 has passed out of the CA Assembly! AB 518 will expand… t.co/DeiJfR1btx

Racial justice is a public health issue. We must address systemic racism and create a public health ecosystem that… t.co/nN9GQQxiCS

Health equity means every person and community has the opportunity for safety, health, and well-being. Let's create… t.co/yN4f2p0CNT

Systemic racism is the root cause of so many disparities in BIPOC communities. Here’s how we can address it head-… t.co/st3gLbjee9