In the News

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.

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.

HIP’s 2023 Year in Review is here: a look back on the wins we fought for and the lessons we learned from the past year, alongside quotes from partners, resources we created, ways we grew together, and more.

Article by Chloe Harnar and Akinori Minagawa in the Springfield News-Leader on the city’s exploitative payday loan industry, referencing HIP’s 2019 report “When Poverty Makes You Sick The Intersection of Health and Predatory Lending in Missouri.”

KQED article by Tyche Hendricks on climate resilience strategies emerging in hard-hit agricultural communities in California’s Central Valley and the need to ensure funding gets to those most impacted by climate change, featuring a quote by HIP Co-Director Solange Gould.

Human Impact Partners’ Capacity Building team is excited to share the second episode of our series: Capacity Building Moments #2: Power in Partnerships, featuring three examples of governmental public health and community partnerships who are working together to build power for health equity.

The Street article by Jena Greene on Walmart’s pandemic recovery, featuring HIP’s report on how lack of paid sick time at Walmart prolonged the pandemic and increased mortality.

Op-ed by Amber Akemi-Piatt in Truthout on HIP’s research detailing the severe health harms of women’s prisons in California.

Build Healthy Places Network video blog post featuring HIP Housing Justice Program Director Will Dominie in conversation with Colleen Flynn on how the AFFH rule can support racial and health equity, and housing justice.

The Daily Californian article by Carolyn Yu about the death of Candice “Cody” Vanburen at Santa Rita Jail and community outrage at inhumane conditions in the jail, including HIP’s joint release after the death.

The Davis Vanguard  article by Patty Yao on HIP’s joint statement with other Bay Area organizations calling to shut down Santa Rita Jail after the death of Cody Vanburen, the fourth person to die in the jail in six weeks.

Article in The Davis VanGuard by Belen Avelar on the release of our research report, From Crisis to Care: Ending the Health Harm of Women’s Prisons, and the need for investing in health-promoting community support instead of prisons.

Nonprofit Quarterly article on the power of narrative to advance health equity, featuring a discussion of our Health Equity Narrative Infrastructure Project with County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.

9News article on organizing around housing justice in Colorado featuring a quote from a 2019 HIP research brief outlining the importance of rent stabilization in Colorado to support healthy communities.

Catch up on all the latest from HIP – including a note from HIP on reproductive justice; the latest on our Health Equity Awakened Leadership Institute; a new resource for community organizers to engage with governmental public health departments; introductions to a crew of new HIP staff, and more!

Press call organized by Welcome With Dignity demanding the Centers for Disease Control put an end to the misuse of public health authority to unjustly expel refugees from our borders, featuring HIP Co-Director Solange Gould as a speaker.

The Markup article by Dara Kerr and Maddy Varner on how Amazon is putting its workers’ health in jeopardy by prematurely rolling back Covid precautions, featuring an interview with HIP Co-Director Lili Farhang and our recent letter urging Amazon to do more to protect its employees amidst the global pandemic.

Sacramento Bee article by Jeong Park and Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks on retail worker conditions during the holidays, featuring HIP Co-Director Lili Farhang on the letter organized by HIP and signed by over 200 public health experts urging Amazon to improve conditions for workers.

The Hill article by Chris Mills Rodrigo on a letter sent to Amazon by over 200 public health experts organized by HIP calling on the company to improve its workplace conditions, featuring HIP Co-Director Lili Farhang on the public health impacts of Amazon's inhumane workplace practices.

Guardian article by Michael Sainato on the urgent need for increased wages at Walmart, featuring HIP’s recent research on the massive health benefits that would result from a $5 an hour wage increase at America’s largest employer.