Network Engagement Directory

Public Health Institute (CA)

Mission Statement

PHI generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Vision and Impact

PHI's vision: Healthy communities where individuals reach their highest potential.

Competencies:
  • Convening/Partnering
  • Fiscal/Administration Management
  • Health Communications & Social Marketing
  • Health Equity
  • Health Information Services
  • Health Policy Development, Implementation & Evaluation
  • Population-Based Health Programs
  • Research & Evaluation
Community Served:
California
Contact Information:
  • Public Health Institute (CA)
    555 12th Street, 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94607
  • Melissa Stafford Jones, President & Chief Executive Officer
  • mstaffordjones@phi.org
  • 510.285.5516

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Resources contributed by this organization:

Member Webinar Presentation: Advancing Health Equity across the Network

This presentation highlights the successes of the Louisiana Public Health Institute and the Public Health Institute in their implementation and sustainability of the Community Tool for Health & Resilience In Vulnerable Environments via funding awarded to NNPHI through a Cooperative Agreement with the Office of Minority Health.

THRIVE Empowers Youth to Improve Community Safety: A California case example

Learn how the Public Health Institute (CA) partnered with United Way of Merced to implement a THRIVE (Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments) training to empower youth to improve community safety in the San Joaquin Valley.

Supporting Alignment & Accountability in Community Health Improvement: Developing & Piloting a Regional Data-Sharing System

Explore how tax exempt hospitals define community, engage stakeholders, set priorities, and define the content of implementation strategies as part of Community Health Needs Assessments and Implementation Strategies.

2014 Annual Conference Breakout Session: “Cacophony to Symphony: Creating Harmony in Health Priorities”

Kevin Barnett and Reginauld Jackson, (Public Health Institute, CA) and Bridget Booske Catlin and Karen Timberlake (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) explore the development of shared metrics and population health improvement goals.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Practice Design Lab: Engaging with Federal Partners on Health in All Policies

Notes from a Collaborative Practice Design Lab (CPDL) at the 2014 NNPHI Annual Conference.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Practice Design Lab: “Data Systems Design”

Notes from this Collaborative Practice Design Lab (CPDL) at the 2014 NNPHI Annual Conference.

2014 NNPHI Annual Roundtable: “An Introduction to Health in All Policies: A Guide for State and Local Governments”

Learn about key elements of HiAP and Public Health Institute’s (CA) work in facilitating California’s Task Force as one example of successful public-private partnerships between a public health institute and government.

2014 NNPHI Annual Breakout Session: Strategies for Building and Sustaining Health Systems Prevention Capacity

Sue Pechilio Polis (Trust for America’s Health), Kevin Barnett (Public Health Institute – CA), & Jim Hester (Population Health Systems) share strategies for financing public health through Medicaid reimbursement and a new database of funding sources.

2014 Annual Conference Breakout Session: Strategies for Building and Sustaining Health Systems Prevention Capacity

Explore strategies to finance prevention and public health through Medicaid reimbursement as well as a new database of public and private funding sources for community prevention.

CHNA Public Forum Presentation: “Moderator Overview”

Review Kevin Barnett’s (Senior Investigator, Public Health Institute – CA) overview from the CDC Public Forum “Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Strategy Development” meeting.