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PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

We Are All Public Health

aka PHI   |   Oakland, CA   |  www.phi.org

Mission

The Public Health Institute advances wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world.

Ruling year info

1967

CEO

Dr. Mary A. Pittman

Main address

555 12th Street Suite 600

Oakland, CA 94607 USA

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EIN

94-1646278

NTEE code info

Management & Technical Assistance (S02)

Other Medical Research N.E.C. (H99)

Leadership Development (W70)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

PHI is dedicated to improving health and wellness by discovering new research, strengthening key partnerships and programs, and advancing sound health policies.

Healthy communities where individuals reach their highest potential.

Health is a fundamental human right. Just societies ensure equitable health outcomes for everyone.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

The Public Health Institute

The Public Health Institute advances wellbeing and health equity with communities around the world.
 
PHI's approximately 800+ projects touch on virtually every area of public health, which enhances collaboration and magnifies reach. This work is organized into eleven focus areas: 
-Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs and Mental Health
-Capacity Building
-Chronic Disease Prevention
-Communicable Disease Prevention
-Disabilities
-Environmental Health
-Global Health
-Healthy Communities
-Public Health Systems, Services and Research
-Technology and Innovation
-Women, Youth and Children's Health

 
For more information on specific projects or programs, visit www.phi.org(http://www.phi.org) .

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
People with disabilities
Economically disadvantaged people

FACES programs address the full context of a student’s life, providing the academic support, case management and mentoring, and youth leadership development opportunities that allow youth to learn about health careers and to have the confidence, skills and support necessary to pursue their dreams.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
Ethnic and racial groups

Childhood cancer is the most common cause of death from disease in children. Each year, about 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer. At the Public Health Institute, the Children’s Oncology Group brings together more than 10,000 experts in childhood cancer at more than 200 institutions in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia.

Population(s) Served

The Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) is a national leader in developing campaigns, programs, and partnerships to reduce obesity and promote equity in the most vulnerable communities across the country. We have established relationships with local, state and national organizations, and through education, engagement, environmental changes and policies we work to make health accessible for all. We can help you set, achieve, and evaluate your goals and develop effective and innovative programs for your clients.

CWN’s ongoing work is grounded in our commitment to eliminating health disparities and making health accessible for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, class, or abilities. Our Health Equity and Racial Justice Platform is intended to show our commitment to health equity and racial justice and support the achievement of optimal health for all.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Children and youth
Adults

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Percentage of participants in FACES for the future, a school to healthcare training program, who graduate from high school

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adolescents

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This rate is much higher than the 40% graduation rate for their classmates/peers who do not participate in PHI's FACES for the Future program.

Percentage of students accepted into post-secondary college or training

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adolescents, At-risk youth

Related Program

FACES for the Future Coalition

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

9 out of 10 FACES for the Future students are accepted into post-secondary college or training, and a large # plan to pursue healthcare and health-related professions.

Number of girls with improved healthcare, education, livelihoods and rights through Let Girls Lead program.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Women and girls, Children and youth

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

PHI's Rise Up program leaders have advocated for laws in across Africa, Mexico, Central American and the U.S. that have guaranteed more rights, power and health for 135 million people.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

PHI recognizes the importance of building healthier communities to achieve public health impacts.

PHI has long recognized that our health is largely determined by the quality of our housing, the availability nearby of grocery stores well stocked with fresh produce and of places to be physically active, our air quality, and the safety of our streets and sidewalks. Nearly all of PHI's work over the years can be viewed through the lens of improving the health of communities to prevent chronic disease and create a culture of health.

PHI has decades of experience bringing varied stakeholders together to support population-based policy, systems, and environmental change strategy development, including our pioneering Health in All Policies work and our multi-country Community Transformation Grant implementation.

Since its inception in 1964, PHI has overseen an impressive array of projects ranging from individual grants to large, multi-year, multi-site programs with national and international impact. PHI initiates projects, provides fiscal sponsorship, incubates new directions, partners with foundations and state agencies, and collaborates with others in the field, enabling research and interventions that would otherwise not be possible.

PHI offers:

-Comprehensive program planning, design and implementation
-Tailored Policy, Systems and Environmental change strategy development
-Customized trainings and workshops, both web-based and in-person
-Culturally and linguistically competent public health approaches
-Partnership development/leveraging of resources and meeting funder match requirements
-Evaluation design, consultation and study implementation
-Budgeting and program development
-Needs assessments/data support
-Community mobilization/engagement strategy
-Communications planning, messaging and implementation

PHI programs help farmworkers eat more healthily in California's Central Valley, girls gain access to education in Nigeria, and hospitals support healthier populations across the US. PHI's comprehensive operational infrastructure allows us to quickly and effectively initiate new projects, serve as a fiscal sponsor, incubate new directions, partner with foundations and state agencies, and build collaborations across sectors. Together, we are building a healthier world.

-PHI's groundbreaking California 5-A-Day-for Better Health! campaign has been adapted for use in all 50 states and internationally.

-Project LEAN's "2000 California High School Fast Food Survey" helped spur legislation that bans the sale of junk food and soda in California schools.

-Through PHI's CA4Health, more than 100 schools and community organizations across 12 California counties implemented healthy beverage standards, healthier vending machines and hydration stations.

-Cereal manufacturers changed advertising practices after PHI's Berkeley Media Studies Group published an analysis of their digital marketing to children. BMSG co-chairs the Food Marketing Work group, a national coalition working to eliminate junk food marketing to young people.

-PHI's Network for a Healthy California helped propel a 92% increase in the number of low-income Californians eating recommended levels of fruits and vegetables.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

Board of directors
as of 06/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Dara Johnson Treseder

Retired Managing Director, Citigroup

Dara Johnson Treseder

GE Ventures

Nick Macchione

County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency

Andrew Pines

Retired Managing Director, Citigroup

Mary Pittman

Public Health Institute

Adaeze Enekwechi

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Santiago Munoz

UCLA Health

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola

Center for Reducing Health Disparities

Afia Asamoah

Waymark, Inc

Anthony A. Barrueta

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

Sarah J. Dash

Alliance for Health Policy

Paul K. Halverson

Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Indiana University

Paul Kuehnert

Public Health Accreditation Board

Radha Muthiah

Capital Area Food Bank

Michael Rodriguez

California Alliance of Academics and Communities for Public Health Equity

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/5/2022

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data