“The people closest to a problem are often closest
to the solution.”
Help shape and advance community-rooted action for health fairness.
The PHP Community Leadership Council brings together community members, students, advocates, clinicians, educators, and public health professionals who want to help move urgent issues toward visibility and action.
Organized across states, local communities, and campuses, Council members help identify what communities are facing, elevate those realities publicly, and support efforts to create change.
Members may contribute by:
surfacing urgent community issues
sharing local or campus perspective
helping shape public-facing issue briefs
supporting advocacy and campaign efforts
strengthening PHP’s presence in their geography
Whether you are rooted in a community, leading on a campus, or connected to local change efforts, this is a place to help turn lived experience into collective action.
*You do not need formal public health training to participate. Lived experience, community involvement, and local perspective are incredibly valuable.
Three ways to lead through PHP
State Leads
State Leads help strengthen PHP’s presence across a state by building relationships, identifying emerging issues, and supporting local activity where needed. They help connect people, spot broader patterns, and strengthen coordination across communities.
Local Leads
Local Leads help anchor PHP in a specific city, county, region, or community. They listen to what people are experiencing, help surface urgent issues, and support the development of public-facing work and advocacy action at the local level.
Campus Leads
Campus Leads help connect student leadership to community-rooted change. They engage students around health fairness issues, help identify concerns affecting students and surrounding communities, and connect campus-based energy to PHP’s broader work.