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Health LeadsNational Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW)Convince USAPartners in Health (PIH)
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About Us

Collective Action for Health Equity

No single organization, philanthropist or government agency can solve persistent health equity challenges, yet there are little incentives or rewards for working together.
As a collective of equity-focused local, national and global organizations, community members, philanthropists, government and individuals, from multiple sectors, we bring together a diverse set of committed leaders to advance community-centered, racial health equity and justice globally.
Building on the lessons learned from COVID-19 response as the Vaccine Equity Cooperative, our work is balanced between investing locally, addressing urgent needs and driving longer-term, sustainable changes to local, national and global process, practice and policy towards eradicating health inequities.

Advocacy Aims

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Investing in & Supporting Local Communities

Elevate, sustain, and accelerate organizations and programs advancing community-centered racial health equity, including CBOs and national organizations, through monetary support, advocacy, and coordinating technical assistance.

Our progress
4,000+

Collaborative partners, including local community health workers & embedded public health professionals

Democratizing Data & Information

Create a sustainable learning system that is accessible and shares best practices and critical health information across the health ecosystem and geographies.

Our progress
Coast to coast

Member/programmatic footprint in all 50 states

Advancing Equity-Anchored Policy Practice & Process

“Action Labs” comprised of different stakeholders including community leaders at all levels create policy agenda that change the underlying systems and promote community-centered racial health equity.

Our progress
4,000+

Collaborative partners, including local community health workers & embedded public health professionals

Advisory Group

Our work is guided by a cross-sector team of health equity advocates working across philanthropy, health care, community, public health, government and community organizations.
Alexandre White

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Alice Chen

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Prof., UCLA Health; Senior Advisor, Made to Save

Jemea Dorsey

CEO, Center for Black Women’s Wellness

Joelisa Castillo

CHW Strategy Coordinator, Mental Health America

Kyu Rhee

Senior Vice President and Aetna Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health

Maria Lemus

Executive Director, Vision y Compromiso

Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH

Managing Director, Kresge Foundation

Sriram Shamasunder

Co-Founder, HEAL Initiative; Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Medical Center

Venus Gines

President & Founder, Día de la Mujer Latina

Partners and Collaborators

Organizations can engage with the Collaborative in a range of ways - from sharing expertise in a webinar to joining a working group to designing a community-level fund to helping center on community. 
CDC Foundation
Civic Media
Community Health Acceleration Partnership
Community-Based Workforce Alliance
Convince USA
Families USA
Heath Leads
Mujer Latina
National Association of Community Health Workers
Native Ways Foundation
Partners In Health
Rally
School-Based Health Alliance
The Holding Co.
The Kresge Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
W.K. Kellog Foundation
About Us
Vaccine Confidence
Community-based Workforce Alliance
Mental Health and Well-being Working Group
Children’s Health Working Group
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