As California faces a growing housing crisis, advocates and experts point to housing as a healthcare issue, with those experiencing homelessness often also lacking access to crucial care and services. Earlier this month, PHI's Build Healthy Places Network spoke with healthcare organizations who are pioneering innovative solutions to addressing homelessness in California, including a multisector collaborative that is part of the Saint Rest + Food to Share Hub project in Fresno, and the East Beamer Neighborhood Campus--a multi-sector effort to co-locate a shelter and permanent supportive housing with critical services all on a single campus. "[The Hub] was just the right investment to make...it shows the residents and others that we believe in this community and that we want to create a healthier environment for them," said Ivonne Der Torosian, Vice President of Community Health & Well-Being, St Agnes Medical Center. Watch these and other video snapshots: https://lnkd.in/gPFrtdpE #CrossSectorPartnerships #CommunityInvestment #Housing
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The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally and internationally. PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search.
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http://www.phi.org
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- Oakland, California
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- 1964
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- Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Communicable Disease Prevention, Global Health, Capacity Building, Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs, Women, Youth & Children's Health, Healthy Communities, Public Health Systems, Services & Research, and Technology & Innovation
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Hundreds of genetic variants impact an individual's risk of breast cancer—offering a potential avenue for scientists, researchers and doctors to better understand, prevent and treat the disease. But most studies identifying those gene variants have largely involved people with European ancestry, giving a less accurate picture of breast cancer risk for people who are not white. Last week, researchers published a genome-wide association study on breast cancer in roughly 40,000 people of African descent, marking a leap forward in scientists’ knowledge of breast cancer genetics in people of African ancestry. https://lnkd.in/dFVr6GEw #BreastCancer #Research #RacialHealthEquity
Black Americans’ risk for breast cancer gains clarity in analysis of 40,000 genomes
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There's a growing movement to fund and support community-based organizations to solve their own challenges—yet only 2% of philanthropic dollars actually reach local leaders. In Alliance Magazine, PHI's Rise Up highlights strategies for funders looking to expand their grantmaking to local organizations, including: provide support beyond just funding; recognize local leaders as the experts they are; build meaningful, long-term partnerships; and, shift decision-making practices to share power with communities. These recommendations—guided by insights from hundreds of Rise Up leaders advancing gender justice and equity in their own communities around the world—offer a powerful roadmap not only for the philanthropic sector, but all fields looking to more authentically build sustainable, collective partnerships for health, equity and community change. https://lnkd.in/gcHKTue6 #PublicHealthFunding #Grantmaking #LocalLeadership
Local Leaders Have the Solutions: Why Aren’t We Funding Them? - Public Health Institute
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On the latest episode of the People.Power.Perspectives podcast, PHI's CA4Health speaks with Oussama Mokeddem, the Director of State Policy at Public Health Advocacy in Sacramento, CA., on how racism is a public health crisis and how to work with diverse communities equitably. “I believe that no matter the issue, if you educate people enough, empower them enough, and give them the avenue to advocate for themselves, the sky is the limit,” says Oussama. Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/g2ARS9FD #PublicHealthPolicy #Racism #HealthEquity #CA4Health
Podcast: People. Power. Perspectives. - Public Health Institute
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Tomorrow at 1 pm PT, join PHI’s The Lotus Project for the latest in their webinar series on how trauma shapes the mental health, physical health, and identity of Asian Americans and immigrants today. This webinar will explore the impacts of and approaches to address intergenerational trauma within AAAI communities, focusing on the specific experiences of Southeast Asian communities. Speakers will discuss the unique historical contexts, experiences and personal narratives related to Southeast Asian intergenerational trauma and share culturally sensitive practices to promote healing for Southeast Asian youth and across generations. Register: https://lnkd.in/gBjrnK8W #AAAICommunities #MentalHealth #TraumaInformedCare
Register: Intergenerational Trauma Among Asian American & Asian Immigrant Communities (Webinar Series) - Public Health Institute
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Latinos represent the largest ethnic minority in the United States, and Latino communities and leaders have been at the forefront of organizing around racial justice for decades. However, a 2023 study conducted by PHI’s Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG) in collaboration with UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) suggests that Latino perspectives and voices are severely underrepresented in news coverage on racial equity and systemic racism. The report also includes recommendations for journalists, philanthropists, community advocates and others for how to expand and deepen their understanding of racial equity and to improve news coverage of Latinos. One recommendation: Expand and integrate authentic voices to diversify newsrooms. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkeKRBu4 #Media #RepresentationMatters #LatinxMedia #RacialJustice
Elevating Latino Voices, Experiences & Perspectives in News Coverage About Racial Justice - Public Health Institute
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In 2023, Seattle passed a citywide ordinance to address institutional racism, which states that all departments in city government are responsible for “implementing change toward ending institutional racism." The ordinance builds on decades of work to address the racial wealth and income gap and ensure more equitable access to housing, healthcare and educational opportunities--and puts the responsibility of working to end institutional racism as part of every city employee’s job, core to the functioning of municipal government: https://lnkd.in/gYaiWn4V #RacialEquity #AntiRacism #HealthInAllPolicy #UrbanPolicy
What Cities Can Learn From Seattle’s Racial and Social Justice Law
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In west Maui, thousands of people are living in the burn zones — in or near homes that absorbed heavy amounts of toxic smoke from the most deadly wildfire in U.S. history. Now, many residents say their health is compromised or declining because of exposure to the ash, debris and smoke. The fire also crippled the island’s health-care infrastructure, with a particularly heavy impact on Native Hawaiians, Latinos, Pacific Islanders and Filipinos: #PublicHealth #EnviroHealth #ClimateChangesHealth #Wildfires #HealthEquity
Months after Maui fires, residents report troubling health problems
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A 2014 report from PHI’s Tracking California examined exposure to agricultural pesticides near more than 2,500 California schools. It found that Latinx children were 46% more likely than White children to attend schools with any pesticides of concern applied nearby and 91% more likely than White children to attend schools in the highest quartile of pesticide use. A recent Los Angeles Times article by Anabel Sosa looks at Assembly Bill 1864, which would require farms within a quarter mile of a school to notify county officials before spraying pesticides, aiming to reduce exposure to carcinogens and address racial health disparities, according to bill author Assemblymember Damon Connolly. "Strengthening the enforcement of pesticide regulations in school zones is critical to student health, particularly in our rural school districts," Connolly said. "Children are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of pesticides, and insufficient enforcement of pesticide regulations disproportionally impacts students of color." Read more -- https://lnkd.in/gQK36-hp #Pesticides #PollutionExporsure #PublicSchools #CAPolicy
Assembly passes bill to require farmers to notify county before using pesticides near schools
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The growing burden of unpaid caregiving in the United States is increasingly falling on young people: of the estimated 48 million caregivers in this country, an estimated 14 million are under the age of 24. And as more and more young people take on this work, experts warn that greater systems of support are needed--highlighting the importance of interventions within education and health care as key to supporting young caregivers. https://lnkd.in/g_xkDtWq #Caregiving #FamilyCaregiving #SocialSafetyNet #UnpaidCarergiving
Caring for young caregivers, a hidden population
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