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.
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.
Listen produces: a defined issue grounded in lived experience
Step 02SHARE
We turn what we hear into a Community Issue Brief.
That brief documents the issue in a way that is public, clear, and action-oriented. It helps translate community insight into something decision-makers, journalists, advocates, and supporters can understand and respond to.
Share produces: a published Community Issue Brief
Step 03ACT
We use that brief to build an advocacy campaign.
Together, we identify the change needed, the people or institutions responsible, and the strategy required to build pressure and move the issue forward.
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Act produces: a campaign strategy and public action pathway
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.