Menu

doctor holding a stethoscope and an apple

Health Care & Population Health

Making health care—and health—accessible, affordable and effective for all

Our Impact

See all Health Care & Population Health Impacts

Doctor giving COVID-19 vaccine to elderly patient
  • 85% of hospitals surveyed committed to population health
  • 263K Californians with access to CHW services
  • 10K+ healthcare internship hours worked by at-risk youth

Our Work

Access to high-quality, affordable health care is critical in creating healthier populations. Yet much of what makes people healthy is determined outside the doctor’s office—from housing and safety to education and employment. That’s why physicians today investigate housing conditions to prevent asthma, why banks invest in childcare centers, and why hospitals address hunger in neighboring communities. To ensure successful collaboration and better health, PHI brings together a broad cross-section of partners. PHI programs help align resources, guide strategic investments, and uncover financing and payment mechanisms that make healthcare—and health—accessible, affordable and effective. For everyone.

PHI Priority

Building Health Equity

PHI's California Coalition for Black Birth Justice brings together birth equity and reproductive justice experts from across California and the nation to drive coordinated, collaborative efforts that accelerate birth justice. In 2023, they released the California Black Birth Justice Agenda, which provides a roadmap for healthcare and public health practitioners to build longer-term, upstream, sustainable solutions that advance birth justice and equity for Black families.

Work With Us

You change the world. We do the rest. Explore fiscal sponsorship at PHI.

Bring Your Work to PHI

Support Us

Together, we can accelerate our response to public health’s most critical issues.

Donate

Find Employment

Begin your career at the Public Health Institute.

See Jobs

Aerial view of wildfire smoke

Close

Wildfires & Extreme Heat: Resources to Protect Yourself & Your Community

Communities across the U.S. and around the world are grappling with dangerous wildfires and extreme heat. These threats disrupt and uproot communities and pose serious risks to environmental and community health—from rising temperatures, unhealthy air pollutants, water contamination and more. Find PHI tools, resources and examples to help communities take action and promote climate safety, equity and resiliency.

Get started

Continue to PHI.org