PinnedAs the Covid-19 Emergency Declaration Expires, Health Inequities Remain an Ongoing CrisisHousing, economic security, labor protections, and decarceration are core public health tools By Clara Long As of today, the federal Covid-19 public health emergency declaration is no longer in effect. Issued in March 2020 just as the US recorded its 100th Covid mortality, this declaration and a hodgepodge of federal…4 min read4 min read
PinnedShifting the Framework for Public HealthBy Solange Gould After nearly a year of the global pandemic, we are in need of a new vision and narrative for the purpose, power, and strategies of public health. In 2020, public health became a catchphrase in popular discourse. In news media surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the uprisings against policing and in defense of Black lives, the term was often deployed to spotlight how various systemic crises cause harm and violence. …Narrative7 min readNarrative7 min read
PinnedHeart-Centered Practice: Embodying a Racial Justice FrameworkBy Lili Farhang We lead with our humanity and the centrality of our relationships, making space to acknowledge how our bodies and hearts feel. We seek to build a sense of belonging and heal from the traumas of living in systems of advantage and oppression. — on Centering the Heart…Racial Justice6 min readRacial Justice6 min read
Jan 302022 Edition: Things we read, watched, listened to, and laughed at that carried us through last yearHIP staff reflect on some of the things that moved us in 2022 By Human Impact Partners Staff As public health organizers and movers, our work at HIP — as in all movement spaces — is often heavy. We’re focused on naming, disarming, and dismantling the many systems of violence…Public Health14 min readPublic Health14 min read
Nov 2, 2022Our Homes, Our Health, Our FuturesBy Will Dominie Recently, while reading a children’s book to my toddler Ellie, I turned the page and was struck by the simplicity and truth of a single statement: “Every animal needs a home.” I’ve spent much of the past decade leveraging statistics, research reports, and academic citations to document…Housing6 min readHousing6 min read
Aug 1, 2022How structural racism set Roe up to fallBy Jessi Corcoran — Content Warning: This blog post discusses direct impacts of the overturning of Roe v. Wade and touches on the history of sexual violence and reproductive control inflicted upon Black, Indigenous, and other people of color. To jump past this content, scroll to the header, “Reproductive justice is public health.” When…Public Health8 min readPublic Health8 min read
Apr 22, 2022Getting Creative for a Climate and Health MovementBy Raina Wellman During my time as a Communications and Advocacy intern at Human Impact Partners last summer, I found myself reflecting on how art, design, and communications can mobilize people to respond to the joint climate and public health crises. …Social Justice5 min readSocial Justice5 min read
Mar 21, 2022Leveraging Narrative Strategy for Health and Racial Equity: The NYC Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention’s JourneyA conversation between Human Impact Partners and New York City Health Department’s Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention At Human Impact Partners, we believe that the language we use to talk about health and wellness matters. Dominant public narratives about what health means and where it comes from affect programs and…Health Equity9 min readHealth Equity9 min read
Mar 8, 2022Racial Justice and Power-sharing: The Heart of Leading Systems ChangeBy Lili Farhang and Solange Gould — “No one can define or measure justice, democracy, security, freedom, truth, or love. No one can define or measure any value. But if no one speaks up for them, if systems aren’t designed to produce them, if we don’t speak about them and point toward their presence or absence, they…Public Health5 min readPublic Health5 min read
Jan 6, 20222021 Edition: Things we read, watched, listened to, and laughed at that carried us through last yearHIP staff reflect on a few of the things that inspired us, moved us and got us through the past year By Human Impact Partners Staff During HIP’s last staff meeting of 2021, we gathered together to share articles, videos, artwork, and other content that moved us over the past…Public Health8 min readPublic Health8 min read
