Advocated for federal actions to support healthy, equitable, and thriving communities.
Prevention Institute partnered with health equity, civil rights, social and racial justice, and public health advocates to pursue policies and investments that strengthen community-centered health, safety, and wellbeing. PI also supported over 45 advocacy actions throughout 2024; examples include:
- Community Safety: Co-leading public health efforts with Safe States Alliance and Big Cities Health Coalition to urge funding for Community and Youth Violence Prevention at the CDC; launching an August Recess campaign to oppose the proposed elimination of CDC’s Injury Center
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: Endorsing the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 and continued advocacy on the Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act
- Equitable Built Environments, Land Use and Food Systems: Advocating for increased funding for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program at CDC; endorsing the National Tenants Bill of Rights
- Equitable Public Health and Health Systems: Advocating for robust funding and support across the public health ecosystem, from fully funding CDC to urging support for the Community Health Worker Access Act
- Immigration Justice: Endorsing the Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2024
In late October, PI released our 2025-2026 Federal Policy Priorities and Federal Advocacy Commitments. Inspired by the learnings from policy partnerships at the intersection of public health, health equity, and racial justice, our priorities are grounded in an affirmative policy agenda. This affirmative agenda reflects our steadfast commitment to advancing bold policies that build a transformational future, even as we respond to current policy opportunities and limitations. Our priorities are:
- Strengthening the Public Health Ecosystem and Aligning Investments with Health Equity and Racial Justice
- Community Protective Factors
- Community Safety
- Community Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience
- Climate Justice and Resilience
- Immigration Justice as Essential to Public Health
Prevention Institute relies only on unrestricted funds to support our grassroots and direct lobbying efforts. Non-lobbying support to strengthen our policy partnerships was provided by The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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