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Events

  • Tuesday, January 15, 2019,
    8:30 am to 3:30 pm

    Honoring and exploring the impact of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement

    The California Endwoment
    To honor MLK Jr’s dream of racial justice and social equity, the Greenlining Institute, Prevention Institute, Community Intelligence, members of the Greenlining Coalition and members the Healthy, Active, Equitable, Land Use Network are joining forces to present an MLK Jr. Day workshop. MLK, Jr....

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  • Thursday, September 13, 2018,
    8:30 am to 3:00 pm

    Creating Safe and Healthy Communities: Healthy Land Use Planning, Community Engagement, and Zoning

    The California Endowment
    The HEALU Network presents a summit on Creating Safe and Healthy Communities:  Healthy Land Use Planning, Community Engagement, and Zoning this Thursday, September 13th  at The California Endowment in Los Angeles.

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  • Tuesday, August 7, 2018,
    8:00 am to 9:00 am

    Igniting Change from the Ground Up: Uplifting Best Practices for Community Organizing and Leadership Engagement

    Igniting Change from the Ground Up: Uplifting Best Practices for Community Organizing and Leadership Engagement will focus on tools and resources communities have utilized to build a strong base of support and mobilize leaders around efforts that advance health and equity. Presenters will highlight...

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  • Thursday, February 8, 2018,
    7:00 am to 8:00 am

    Webinar: (Part 2) Community Strategies to Improve Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Part II - Cultivating Our Roots: Leveraging a Gendered and Cultured Lens to Advance Community Strategies to Improve Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing Mental wellbeing has a tremendous impact on the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Now is an opportune time for our nation to...

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  • Thursday, January 25, 2018, 7:00 am to Thursday, February 8, 2018, 8:00 am

    Webinar: (Part 1) Exploring the History of Community Mental Health and Population Wide Mental Health Strategies

    Part I - Back to Our Roots: Exploring the History of Community Mental Health and Identifying Strategies to Advance Population Wide Mental Health and Wellbeing Event Description: Mental health is at the heart many of the challenges we face, including trauma and adverse childhood experiences, social...

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  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017,
    2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

    Join PI’s Larry Cohen for discussion and readings from Prevention Diaries

    Social Research Library
    The UC Berkeley Schools of Public Health and Social Welfare invite you to join Prevention Institute Founder Larry Cohen on Tuesday, November 28, for an evening of refreshments, great conversation and selected readings from Prevention Diaries: The Practice and Pursuit of Health for All.

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  • Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 8:00 am

    Tackling Gentrification and Displacement in Creating Vibrant Communities

    Join PI’s Rachel Bennett for a Webinar: Tackling Gentrification and Displacement in Creating Vibrant Communities on November 15, 2017 at 2pm Eastern, 11am Pacific

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2017,
    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Webinar: Impact of state and local level policies on violence prevention efforts: sustaining and leveraging the health approach

    This HJA webinar will feature representatives from the Prevention Institute, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and YouthAlive! as we unpack state and local level strategies to systematize the health approach to violence prevention. 

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  • Saturday, November 4, 2017, 5:00 am to Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 2:00 am

    PI Sessions at 2017 APHA Meeting

    Prevention Institute (PI) looks forward to seeing colleagues new and old at the annual APHA conference in in Atlanta Nov 4 to Nov 8, 2017. 

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  • Monday, October 9, 2017, 10:00 pm

    In the First Place: Prevention Matters

    Long Island University
    IN THE FIRST PLACE – PREVENTION MATTERS by Larry Cohen, founder of Prevention Institute, Oakland, California. Author of Prevention Diaries: The Pursuit of Health for All The author will share strategies and tools for achieving health, safety, and equity in the first place, and excerpts from his...

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  • Monday, October 9, 2017, 4:30 am

    My Brother’s Keeper: Uplifting Men and Boys & Women and Girls of Color in California

    The California Endowment
    Please consider attending the 2017 Community Intelligence Making Connections Conference at the California Endowment on Monday 10/9/2017. This year's theme is My Brother’s Keeper Initiatives: Uplifting Men and Boys & Women and Girls of Color in California.

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  • Tuesday, July 25, 2017,
    9:00 am to 10:30 am

    Integration Forum July All Partner Call (webinar)

    The Integration Forum will host a July 25 call with all partners for a discussion on bridging clinical care and community action through the implementation of the Prevention Institute's Community-Centered Health Homes (CCHH) model. 12 pm - 1:30 pm PT; 3 pm - 4:30 pm EDT

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  • Monday, May 1, 2017, 7:00 am

    ENACT Day Action Center

    Once a year, Californians converge in Sacramento for ENACT Day, a key opportunity to speak up for legislation that supports healthier, safer, and more equitable communities.  This year's legislative agenda includes five bills that will streamline access to free school meals for students enrolled in...

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  • Saturday, March 4, 2017,
    5:00 am to 12:00 pm

    Westmont/West Athens Unity Summit

    Los Angeles Southwest College - Little Theater
    Prevention Institute is partnering with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) for a day of community dialogue to address violence and build a more peaceful and resilient Westmont/West Athens. The community's vision statement for the summit is: Investing in our communities through...

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  • Tuesday, February 28, 2017,
    8:30 am to 10:00 am

    Leadership Approaches to Defending and Advancing Prevention and Public Health

    Join Larry Cohen from Prevention Institute and Georges Benjamin from the American Public Health Association, and President/CEOs Mary Pittman from Public Health Institute and John Auerbach from Trust for America’s Health, for a Feb. 28 D4H webinar on policy priorities for public health and...

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  • Tuesday, February 28, 2017,
    8:30 am to 10:30 am

    Leadership Approaches to Defending and Advancing Prevention and Public Health

    Please join Prevention Institute and our co-sponsors for the Leadership Approaches to Defending and Advancing Prevention and Public Health Dialogue4Health Web Forum - a panel discussion will engage public health leaders who will detail policy priorities for advancing prevention and wellbeing with...

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  • Saturday, October 29, 2016, 5:00 am to Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 5:00 pm

    PI Events and Sessions at 2016 APHA Meeting

    Prevention Institute (PI) looks forward to seeing colleagues new and old at the annual APHA conference in Denver Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 2016. We’re hosting and participating in several panel discussions, a book signing, a reception, and more, as outlined below.   Location: Colorado Convention Center...

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  • Friday, September 30, 2016,
    7:30 am to 8:30 am

    Engaging the Community Development Sector to Promote Community Safety and Positive Early Childhood Development: Opportunities, Challenges, and Next Steps

    The community development sector invests over $200 billion per year in neighborhoods across the U.S. with low and moderate average household incomes. Do you know what this sector does and how to engage it in ensuring these investments make communities safer and improve outcomes for young children...

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  • Tuesday, August 16, 2016, 3:00 pm

    P2Health Presents: More than Healthcare: Innovation and the Social Determinants of Health

    Prevention Institute
    In spite of the funding frenzy in digital health, few tech startups focus on the main drivers of health outcomes: the social determinants of health. Join P2Health at Prevention Institute for a panel discussion that will explore how applying a public health lens to digital health can spark new...

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