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Study: Grandmaternal perinatal serum PCBs and prevalence of obesity in adult daughters and granddaughters →

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$600K in funding distributed to global projects for advancing laws and programs for women & girls
185 countries where PHI can immediately hire staff
840K Californians provided greater COVID-19 response & vaccine equity access

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Filling Critical Gaps in Reproductive Healthcare in Emergency Departments

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Supporting Community Resilience Through a Trauma-Informed Approach

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HPI Helps Build Equity in California State COVID-19 Response, Serving as Model for Future Public Health Responses

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Providing High School Students with Experience in Clinical Settings

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Supporting Statewide Implementation of Medi-Cal Policies for People with Asthma

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California Overdose Prevention Network Plays Critical Role in Addressing Substance Use and Overdose Crisis

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Engaging Stakeholders to Help Reduce Preventable Pregnancy-related Deaths and Associated Health Disparities

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Creating Space for BIPOC Racial Equity Practitioners to Share Experiences, Deepen Skills and Transform Workplaces for Equity

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Advocating to Build a Just and Resilient Food System

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Community Members in California’s San Joaquin Valley are Breathing Cleaner Air due to a New Air Filtration System

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Guides for Inclusive Communication: Making Written Communication Easy to Understand

Webinar Recording: Addressing Pests Through Asthma Remediation

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Crosswalk Essays: Stories About the Connection Between Health and Place

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Tools to Protect Your Community from Wildfires & Extreme Heat

Communities across the U.S. and around the world are grappling with dangerous wildfires and extreme heat. Explore PHI's resources, tools, programs and impacts to help protect your community—with a focus on ways to reach systemically excluded groups with key resources and information, and invest in transformative solutions to promote safety, equity and resiliency.

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