Our Work
We address public health’s greatest challenges and scale the impact of individuals and teams to build healthy communities, develop cross-sector partnerships, and create equitable outcomes.
Advancing leadership
Helping existing teams to strengthen ability to work across sectors
Creating equitable, sustainable impact across a wide range of issue areas in public health
Ongoing networking and professional development opportunities after program completion
Overdose prevention
Online events and workshops that highlight innovation & best practices across prevention, treatment, and justice
Tools & curated resources to address equity, build partnerships, use data, and more.
Year-long program for California-based coalitions to accelerate impact at the local level
Public health workforce development
Career exploration and job opportunities for students and recent graduates
Building a pipeline between academia & governmental health departments
Developing skills & capacity for existing public health professionals through training, workshops, and more.
ADVANCING LEADERSHIP
Developing agile public health leadership skills and cross-sector collaboration
The Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health (LAPH) provides training to four-person multi-sector teams from across the country to advance their leadership skills and achieve health equity in their community. Our teams collaborate on an applied health leadership project, focusing their growth and skills to support existing work in their communities.
“The key leadership skill that I developed is to recognize the needs of our community and partner with others to implement strategies for better outcomes.”
-CALAPH participant
OVERDOSE PREVENTION
Accelerating local impact and building networks to save lives
The Overdose Prevention Network runs both nationally and in California. The California Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) is the largest overdose prevention network in the country with active coalitions serving 85% of California’s 39 million people. Through our COPN Accelerator, local coalitions participate in a 12-month cohort program to share ideas, discover prevention strategies, and stop overdose deaths.
Our National Overdose Prevention Network (NOPN) is a national learning community that supports local, regional, and statewide overdose prevention efforts that draw communities together to save lives.
Visit the National Overdose Prevention Network website ⭢
Learn more about the California Overdose Prevention Network ⭢
Learn more about the COPN Accelerator program ⭢
“Before COPN we operated in a more isolated way...COPN has broadened our prospective and given us a sense of unity with other coalitions tackling our nation's overdose epidemic.”
-COPN local coalition team member
“We have been able to develop a partnership that will allow us to work with providers to learn about what is going on with MAT access and prescription of buprenorphine in our counties. We hope to develop resources and educational materials for our medical providers.”
-COPN Accelerator 3.0 team member
PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Expanding how we provide training, capacity building, and direct placement of professionals
Leadership Pathways for the Public’s Health, managed by PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact (CHLI), supports a more equitable public health workforce. Since 2018, the AmeriCorps VISTA Hub has sponsored service year opportunities supporting overdose prevention and COVID-19 impacts.
In 2022 we launched the California Academic Health Department to build connections between California public health schools/programs and governmental public health. We also collaborated with the California Alliance of Academics & Communities for Public Health Equity (California Alliance) to build connections between public health educators, programs, and communities most impacted by health inequities.
Most recently, we partnered with the University of Arizona Western Region Public Health Training Center to support public health departments through building capacity of staff, accreditation (PHAB) needs assessment, and continuing education. And through the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), CHLI serves as a key training partner for public health departments in the Western Region.
Learn more about Workforce Pathways ⭢
Learn more about the AmeriCorps VISTA Hub ⭢
Learn more about the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG) ⭢
Learn more about the California Academic Health Department ⭢
Learn more about the California Alliance ⭢
“The most valuable piece has been the VISTA member. A dedicated staff person to carry out the goals of the coalition and to keep everyone on task has been immeasurably helpful.”
-COPN coalition member
