Building Stronger Partnerships
Public Health Doesn’t Happen in Isolation
It grows through building relationships, strengthening trust and working toward shared goals. That’s why strong partnerships are at the heart of meaningful public health work, bringing together community members, advocates and partners across different fields.
At APHA, we are working alongside communities and cross-sector partners, sharing power, aligning efforts, and moving toward common goals. Together, we are building approaches that are more responsive, more inclusive and more effective, grounded in listening, showing up and strengthening connections over time.
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The Public Health for Community Power (PH4CP) Coalition is a growing network of non-governmental public health organizations coming together to strengthen our role within movements for racial, environmental, economic, and social justice by supporting grassroots organizing groups, also known as community power-building organizations.
Launched in 2024, with catalytic support from Health in Partnership, PH4CP is a response to the urgent call from community power-building organizations: public health has a unique opportunity right now to help build community power and protect both health and democracy. As attacks on our communities escalate, so must our collective power to defend them. Read more.