Human Impact Partners (HIP)

Capacity Building Moments 4 is here! Our latest blog, Cultivate, Plant, Harvest, Repeat, dives into the background and process for our recent updates to the Health Equity Guide, a comprehensive online resource of strategic practices and case studies to support health equity work within governmental public health. Read on to learn how to plant your own garden of flourishing health equity strategies! https://lnkd.in/grZkSStm #healthequity #capacitybuilding #publichealth

💫 NEW RESEARCH: Stop Cop Cities, Invest in Public Health Solutions Our latest research uncovers the severe public health threats posed by the proliferation of militarized police training facilities, or “Cop Cities,” across the US. The report, Stop Cop Cities; Invest in Public Health Solutions, draws on a comprehensive review of public health literature, input from community organizers and public health professionals, and data from ongoing resistance efforts against Atlanta’s Cop City to reveal how these facilities exacerbate racial, environmental, and social injustices, undermining community health. It also offers actionable public health strategies to counter harms and truly support community health and safety. Check out the full report at https://lnkd.in/gHWf_8tq #stopcopcity #stopcopcities #atlanta #research #publichealth #healthequity #healthinsteadofpunishment #policing #climatejustice #health

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today we join the call of Indigenous movement leaders around the world to demand decolonization, Land Back, and sovereignty, healing, and justice for all Indigenous peoples. Here are a few resources to take action today in solidarity with Indigenous people today 🌠 : 💫 Learn about the history of the land you're on: https://native-land.ca/ 💫 Support Land Reparations: LandBack.org and the Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit from Resource Generation (https://lnkd.in/eUEKTJwj) 💫 Pay an Indigenous Land Tax in your own community to redistribute stolen resources (learn more about the incredible land trusts/organizations we support at HIP: https://lnkd.in/gzrV_3R6) 💫 Develop a land and people acknowledgment and action plan with your organization: https://lnkd.in/gUizdbkh

We need stable, healthy, affordable homes, not the enrichment of #CorporateLandlords who discriminate against California families! A historical undercover investigation by Housing Rights Initiative found rampant discrimination & clear violations of the law by real estate companies against families with Section 8 vouchers. This is the largest largest housing discrimination case in California’s history, against 203 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords, including some of the largest real estate companies in the country: Coldwell Banker, EXP Realty, Sotheby's International Realty, and RE/MAX. Francisco Dueñas, Executive Director of Housing Now! CA: “Expanding the supply of affordable housing would mean corporate landlords being less likely to turn qualified tenants, including those with Section 8 vouchers, away, and to “cherry pick” their tenants, as there will be more available units, as opposed to the status quo where tenants are forced to compete for the same few units." Read the full press release at https://lnkd.in/dcFkMTaB, and view Human Impact Partners (HIP)'s related research on how corporate landlords' predatory practices harm health at https://lnkd.in/gJ9rkyub

With at least 130 deaths and up to $110 billion in damages, Helene showcases the escalating human and economic costs of climate-fueled disasters. Climate change is making extreme weather events like Helene more frequent and intense, with the average household now losing $1,900 per year due to climate disasters. https://lnkd.in/gtHcvDs9 While communities are left to rebuild, fossil fuel companies continue to profit from the very pollution driving these catastrophes, making $2.4 trillion in 2023 alone. https://lnkd.in/grucvUDQ. New research shows that tropical storms result in thousands of additional deaths over the 15 years following the event, highlighting the long-lasting impact on public health and community resilience. https://lnkd.in/gGCMJ9Kx It's time for Big Oil to be held accountable for their role in the climate crisis. The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act, which HIP has endorsed, proposes creating a $1 trillion fund over 10 years to address climate impacts and build resilience. https://lnkd.in/gS3w62_4 It's time for fossil fuel companies to bear the cost of the climate crisis they've fueled, rather than leaving taxpayers and vulnerable communities to shoulder the burden. By implementing both state and federal climate superfund legislation, we can hold these corporations accountable, fund critical climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, and build a more resilient future for all.

⭐ Read our HIP Quarterly! HIP at APHA; our beautifully revamped Health Equity Guide; sweet photos from our staff retreat in Milwaukee; updates from our Policy + Organizing team; media coverage of our research on the health harms of corporate landlords; and more! https://lnkd.in/eF9AxYXf #healthequity #publichealth

🌻 Don't forget to register for our Health Equity Guide release webinar on October 1!! We're so excited to share with you our beautiful new website and our gardening framework for advancing health equity and racial justice work together. https://lnkd.in/gpSF7GNN?

Don't miss this event from our friends at County Health Rankings & Roadmaps on National Voter Registration Day! Learn how narratives are central to getting out the vote. Featuring two leaders from HIP's Public Health Awakened election working group, and colleagues at Healthy Democracy Healthy People.

📢🌍 Big News! We're excited to endorse the just-introduced Polluters Pays Climate Fund Act of 2024, and it's a game-changer for our planet and communities facing the brunt of environmental injustice. This groundbreaking legislation is designed to hold big polluters accountable by making them contribute to a fund that will remediate the impacts of climate change through various ways, including: rebuilding and upgrading infrastructure, cleaning up pollution impacts in frontline communities, providing climate-related disaster assistance, and setting aside 40% of the fund for environmental justice communities. By ensuring that those who contribute the most to climate change also invest in its solutions, we're taking a huge step towards a healthier and more equitable future for all. Let's come together to support this crucial bill and make real progress in the fight against climate change! Tell your Senator to support the bill! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejgntwUD #MakePollutersPay #EndFossilFuels #ActOnClimate

HIP's Health Equity Guide updates are live! Our new and improved Guide uses a cyclical framework for health equity practice, rooted in a gardening allegory, that communicates a more strategic and sequenced approach to health equity work. Check out the brand new website at healthequityguide.org! And join us for a webinar to learn more on October 1! https://bit.ly/hegwebinar #healthequity #publichealth