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.
Artículo 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.
Join us on Tuesday, March 26th, from 1-2:30pm ET / 10-11:30am PT for a resource release and panel discussion on developing transformative partnerships between health departments and community-based organizations. Hosted in partnership with CDC Foundation, and with the generous support of Kaiser Permanente.
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.
Register to join us on Wednesday, March 6th at 11-12pm PT / 2-3pm ET for a webinar and resource release, and learn how the public health field can support a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction.
Build your capacity with HIP! Explore our new Capacity Building trainings and resources to support your team's health equity and racial justice practice.
Every year, we take time together as a staff to share the things that moved or spoke to us this year, from podcasts and songs written by our friends to actions for justice and inspiring videos. Explore our 2023 collection here.
Our fate as a public health movement is linked to that of so many other movements for equity and justice. Join us today by donating to HIP to support a strong ecosystem of health equity advocacy.
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.”
This summer, HIP’s Capacity Building team launched Capacity Building (CB) Moments, a multi-media short series that shares stories of the health equity work we do and the people we do it with. Support our work today to help us continue to build capacity for health equity 💫