PolicyLink and the Center for Health Equity and Place advances health equity as an essential component of a society that values the well-being of all people.
Healthy people require healthy places: The Center seeks to create the economic, social, and physical characteristics needed for healthy communities in all neighborhoods, with a focus on the unique needs of low-income communities and communities of color.
It is dedicated to achieving and institutionalizing health equity by supporting key stakeholders with technical assistance, policy advocacy tools, research and data analysis, and coalition-building consultation.
What's New
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Building a Culture of Health through Ambassador Fellowship
PolicyLink and FSG recently launched the Ambassadors for Health Equity Fellowship, a new initiative to connect innovative and inspiring leaders to mentorship, education, and opportunities for collaboration around advancing systemic solutions in health equity.
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Institutionalizing Health Equity
This guide equips public and nonprofit health leaders with practical step-by-step guidance on how to implement effective practices, build coalitions and partnerships, advance policy change, conduct communications, and develop and use health equity indicators.
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Healthy Communities of Opportunity: An Equity Blueprint to Address America’s Housing Challenges
From San Francisco, California to Flint, Michigan, the nation is facing an escalating housing crisis. Skyrocketing rents, inadequate infrastructure and stagnant wages are some of the barriers that are preventing millions of low-income Americans and communities of color from reaching their full potential. Healthy Communities of Opportunity: An Equity Blueprint to Address America’s Housing Challenges weaves together insights from the fields of healthcare, housing and economic security to outline a case for progressive, equity-focused policy.
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Health Equity As a Critical Civil Rights Issue
Decades of racially discriminatory policies have marginalized people of color in every way, including in areas of housing, transportation, education, employment, and health. In spite of civil rights laws passed 50 years ago—people of color still face barriers on nearly every quality-of-life measure. Without immediate and strategic intervention to build equitable communities, the outlook for these individuals—and for the nation as a whole—will be bleak.
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Building a Community-Based Food System Transforming West Oakland: A Case Study Series on Mandela MarketPlace
The first of a three-part series by PolicyLink and Mandela MarketPlace, this case study highlights the ongoing work of Mandela MarketPlace and its partners to build a local food system that prioritizes community ownership in the San Francisco Bay Area. This first case study provides an overview of the organization, offers a historical context of its development, and outlines critical factors that contributed to its existing infrastructure and framework of local ownership. Read a blog post from Dana Harvey, executive director at Mandela MarketPlace, and view the accompanying photo essay, with original photography from Mandela MartketPlace.
