The People’s Health Project helps communities turn the health challenges they are facing into focused advocacy campaigns that can drive real change.
Our model connects local insight with national momentum - so that when communities raise urgent health issues, they can reach the leaders and institutions with the power to address them.
how we work
Step 01LISTEN
We begin with community lived experience.
We begin with community lived experience. Communities often understand the health challenges affecting them long before those issues receive broader attention. PHP starts by listening to what people are experiencing, where the barriers are, and what feels most urgent to change through storytelling, dialogue, interviews, surveys, and other forms of community-engaged research.
Listen produces: community listening, research, and issue identification
Step 02SHARE
We turn what we hear into a public Community Health Impact Report that combine community perspectives, public health evidence, and policy analysis.
These reports document the issue in a way that is clear, evidence-informed, and action-oriented, helping translate community insight into something decision-makers, journalists, advocates, and supporters can understand and respond to.
Share produces: Community Health Impact Reports and public education
Step 03ACT
We use Community Health Impact Reports to build advocacy campaigns.
Together, we identify the change needed, the people or institutions responsible, and the strategy required to build support, engage decision-makers, and move the issue forward. Campaign teams also document their strategies, outcomes, and lessons learned in Community Health Campaign Reports, with selected reports featured in the Community Health Review.
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Act produces: advocacy campaigns and community-driven change
Most advocacy platforms begin with a pre-set issue and ask communities to support it. PHP begins with communities and helps build the issue from the ground up.
That difference matters. It changes who defines the problem, who shapes the strategy, and whose voice drives the work.