Vision
As the COVID-19 era unfolds, we envision a strategic, transdisciplinary collaboration amongst the fields shaping the evolution of communities in which health equity and racial justice are intentionally embedded front and center throughout all policies, practices, and norms.
Mission
To reaffirm and expand the commitment of those involved in community planning and public health; to break down the obstacles preventing transdisciplinary, transformative collaboration; to dismantle oppressive systems, beliefs, values, and practices that negatively affect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, low income, immigrant, and other historically marginalized/under-represented communities (historically overburdened communities with health disparities); and to reorganize our systematic approaches to lead toward the path that will genuinely create and nurture healthy, equitable, and prosperous communities.
Values
The PHEAL guiding principles are anchored by the following core values:
- Mutual respect, kindness, empathy, and above all love;
- Courage in standing up against injustice and unfairness;
- Centering health and racial equity in our conversations;
- Holding each other accountable;
- Employing the power of collective impact;
- Recognizing contributions, leadership, experiences, stories, and hopes of historically overburdened communities with health inequities;
- Inclusion of all identities, human traits, and unique characteristics spanning across race, ethnicity, class, age, gender, gender identity and expression, religion, culture, sexual orientation, education, physical and cognitive ability, immigration status, national origin, geography, and other identities; and
- Recognizing the central role that culture, community, and history play in creating healthy or unhealthy communities, and acknowledging that the public health and planning fields are instruments of such outcomes.
Principles
Actively and intentionally do the hard work to....
Community Health & RegenerationPlan, design, and build healthy and equitable communities.
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Community-Based AdvocacyDeeply listen and learn from and with communities.
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Healing through LeadershipTransform institutional beliefs, structures, policies, and practices to ensure long-lasting positive impacts.
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