Public Health Alliance of Southern California

The California Healthy Places Index (HPI) is a powerful tool developed by the Public Health Alliance of Southern California (Alliance) in partnership with the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health, that can be used to explore and change those community conditions that predict life expectancy. The purpose of the HPI is to prioritize investments, resources and programs. It contains user-friendly mapping and data at the census tract level across California.

Everyone should have the opportunity and resources to live a healthy life. The Alliance positively contributes to a fair, just, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable future for all.

Everyone should be protected from the health impacts of climate change. The Alliance works to address the public health and equity nexus with climate change adaptation, mitigation, and recovery efforts.

Everyone should live in a place that offers them the opportunity and ability to lead their healthiest lives. The Alliance advances equitable policies such as economic wellbeing, nutritious food, active transportation, clean water, and affordable housing.

Cherished Futures for Black Moms & Babies is a multi-sector collaborative working to reduce Black infant deaths and improve patient experience and safety for Black families in Los Angeles County. Grounded in data and Black women's experiences, we bring together decision-makers from local hospitals, public health departments, health plans, and Black community leaders. Together, we co-design systems-change solutions at the clinical, institutional, and community levels. Cherished Futures is a joint initiative of Communities Lifting Communities, the Public Health Alliance of Southern California, and the Hospital Association of Southern California. Learn more at www.cherishedfutures.org

The Public Health Alliance of Southern California is supporting Riverside County with implementing its CDC COVID-19 Reducing Health Disparities grant by providing equity-focused technical assistance, developing equity-focused guidance documents and resources, offering Healthy Places Index trainings to departmental staff, policymakers and community-based organizations, and establishing a a health systems pilot.

The Public Health Alliance of Southern California is providing technical assistance to the California Department of Public Health and Southern California local health jurisdictions on advancing an equitable and just COVID-19 response and recovery. This includes trainings on the Public Health Alliance's Healthy Places Index (HPI), equity TA to the State and LHJs, convening a Regional Equity Learning Collaborative, and hosting virtual learning sessions on a report focused on advancing an equitable COVID-19 response and recovery.