Spanish-language coverage of our report "Home Sick: Uncovering the health harms in Homes of America’s manufactured housing communities," by Alibson Linares for Noticias Telemundo.
HIP Health Instead of Punishment Program Director Christine Mitchell joined public health practitioners, formerly incarcerated organizers, and advocates with the FreeHer Campaign to voice support for Vermont Bill H.456, to prevent the construction of new prisons and divert funds to health-supporting community services.
A town hall conversation featuring HIP Co-Director Solange Gould examining how the new Trump administration is addressing healthcare and pressing issues related to public welfare.
Vermont Business Magazine article on public health workers and advocates calling for an end to the construction of a new women’s prison in Vermont, emphasizing the need for trauma-informed approaches that support public health, healing, and recovery, featuring a quote from HIP Health Instead of Punishment Program Director Christine Mitchell.
Every January, HIP staff take a moment to look back at the books, shows, music, and moments that carried us through the last year. Check out our 2024 edition of the things that brought us inspiration, joy, and laughs through the challenges.
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HIP’s new short film invites viewers to explore how dominant narratives have perpetuated health inequities, and how building transformative narrative power offers a pathway to creating a world that truly supports health.
A new piece from Waging Nonviolence on a coalition of formerly and currently incarcerated women and their allies who have successfully challenged abusive prison conditions and are now working to end women’s incarceration altogether, featuring HIP’s Renae Badruzzaman.
HIP’s housing justice team, Will Dominie and Mariana Huerta, discuss our research on the health harms of corporate landlords and the commodification of housing on KPFA radio. Listen now!
Our October newsletter is here! HIP at APHA; our beautifully revamped Health Equity Guide; sweet photos from our staff retreat in Milwaukee; updates from our Policy + Organizing team; media coverage of our research on the harms of corporate landlords; + more
The Health Equity Guide is a comprehensive resource for implementing long-lasting health equity and racial justice work. Visit our brand new website and register for a webinar to learn more.
Check out this KPBS feature on the challenge of affordable housing in San Diego, featuring a special interview with director of HIP’s Housing Justice Program Will Dominie discussing our recent study on the health impacts of corporate landlords.
NBC News article by Albinson Linares on HIP’s research report exploring how corporate landlords create conditions that harm mental, physical, and community health.
ArtÃculo de Albinson Linares en Noticias Telemundo sobre los daños a la salud de los propietarios corporativos, que presenta la investigación de HIP sobre el tema y citas del personal de HIP.
Health Affairs Journal article by HIP staff identifies ways to close advocacy gaps within the public health ecosystem, and ways in which public health can strategically leverage its power, resources, and expertise to support social justice campaigns and movements.
Los Angeles Daily News OpEd by HIP's Health Instead of Punishment team Christine Mitchell and Renae Badruzzaman on the urgent need for California to focus on the well-being of our communities by investing in the systems that keep us healthy, and by divesting from the systems that harm.
A new piece co-authored by HIP’s Renae Badruzzaman from the Atlanta Community Press Collective explores the public health movement to #StopCopCity in Atlanta.
Inquest article by Cristian Farias on the intersection of abolition and public health, and organizers’ embrace of both in the pursuit of decarceral projects, featuring an in-depth discussion of HIP’s Health Instead of Punishment work.
The Davis Enterprise commentary piece by Indira D’Souza demanding California live up to its name as a leader in reproductive health and take care of its Black women, with reference to HIP’s research on the Central California Women’s Facility.
We’re looking for a Director of Capacity Building! This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of staff to vision, design, and implement systems change processes to advance health equity and racial justice in governmental public health and allied public health organizations. Learn more and apply here.
In coordination with the Dignity Not Detention coalition, HIP joined the UCLA Labor Center to urge the Biden administration to close southern California’s Adelanto immigration detention center in light of its historic and severe health harms.