Equity

From Outdated to Accessible: Nashville & Davidson County Uses PHIG to Revamp Public Meeting Spaces

Learn how PHIG funding supported modern, accessible technology upgrades that improve public access to information and services.

Nicholas Tompkins of the Metro Public Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County speaking in an interview.

From Vaccines to Diabetes Screenings to Barber Shop Therapy, Wake County Public Health Comes to You

In Wake County, NC, PHIG helps public health teams meet people where they are and increase community access to health services.

Image of Lechelle Wardell, Population Health Director with Wake County Public Health, speaking.

Centering Resources and Approaches in Cultural Knowledge: Exploring Connection Among Health Departments and Communities Served

PHIG recipients reflect on community engagement through examples like promotores in San Francisco and Tribal workforce development. Presenters explore Indigenous approaches, relational partnerships, and culturally rooted strategies to strengthen public health and workforce sustainability.

Four individuals seated at a roundtable.

Community Partnerships and Engagement: Island-Centric Strategies for CHW Advancement

The Hawaiʻi Community Health Worker Association highlights community partnerships and peer engagement strategies to strengthen the community health worker workforce.

The Effect of State Public Health Spending on Years Lost to Premature Death in the United States, 2010-22

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services highlights how sustained investment in public health can reduce premature death and advance health equity across populations.