Our Vision

We want to create a world where individuals and teams can realize their vision for healthier communities. We believe change must be sustainable, long-lasting, and equitable.

Our Mission

To advance health and equity by increasing the capacity of individuals and teams to transcend boundaries, work collaboratively, and transform their communities.

Our Story

PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact (CHLI) began in 1991 in response to a need for public health leadership. The Center’s first program, the National Public Health Leadership Institute, trained senior leaders at the local, state, and national level on cutting-edge public health practices and leadership trends.

The Center has expanded its expertise and reach over thirty years, evolving to address the complex, intersectional health challenges that require collaboration with diverse stakeholders. Our processes and tools help teams and individuals build healthy, more equitable communities by developing multi-sector partnerships and leveraging local resources.

To date, the Center has worked with individuals and teams from 53 states and territories, supporting work on the most pressing health challenges of our time, including overdose prevention, affordable housing, HIV prevention, and violence prevention.

PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact is a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI), a globally recognized nonprofit.

PHI promotes health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation, and around the world.

OUR AUDIENCE

We work with individuals, teams, and organiztions across sectors to build healthy communities, including:

  • Health departments

  • Government agencies

  • Education/academia

  • Non-profit organizations

  • Health care system

  • Community-based organizations

OUR TEAM

We look forward to applying our expertise to help build your skills and ability to create equitable impact.

Meet our team | Partner with us

Special thanks to the partners and funders who have supported our work

Partners

  • National Network of Public Health Institutes

  • California Department of Public Health

  • Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

  • National Association of County and City Health Officials

  • National Harm Reduction Coalition

  • Prevention Institute

  • Change Lab Solutions

  • YMCA of the USA

  • Reinvestment Fund

  • Public Health Accreditation Board

  • Center for Community Health Evaluation

  • Hawai'i Public Health Institute

  • Inland Empire Public Health Consortium

  • San Joaquin Public Health Consortium

  • Health Officers Association of California

  • California Conference of Local Health Officers

  • Public Health Institute

  • Cypress Resiliency Project

  • Berkeley Media Studies Group

  • Public Health Innovation Lab

  • Public Health Alliance of Southern California

  • California Alliance of Academics and Communities for Public Health Equity

Funders

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • The California Endowment

  • Langeloth Foundation

  • AmeriCorps

  • California Department of Health Care Services

  • California Health Care Foundation

  • The Cigna Group Foundation

  • University of Arizona - Western Region Public Health Training Center

  • University of Arizona - Western Environmental Science Technical Assistance Center for Environmental Justice (WEST EJ CENTER)

  • The Kresge Foundation

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation