The Institute for Public Health Innovation is a non-profit resource that builds partnerships and solutions to improve health and well-being in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. IPHI is a facilitator, convener, and catalyst to help bring about better health and well-being for all people and communities throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We accomplish this by providing the following overarching benefits:
{Design, Implement & Evaluate Innovative Public Health Strategies}
Key themes across all of IPHI’s work are collaboration, innovation, and action. We work with a broad range of partners across the DC-MD-VA region and nationally to develop and implement effective solutions that help create healthier communities.
{Facilitate Cross-Sector Partnerships for Health}
IPHI’s work reflects the understanding that many community sectors, both public and private, have essential roles to play in protecting and improving the public’s health. Throughout history, some of the greatest improvements in health came from advancements related to social and environmental issues, such as sanitation, labor laws, and housing and neighborhood conditions.
{Provide Training, Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Support}
As a public health institute, IPHI has an important role to play offering workforce training opportunities, providing technical assistance to government and community partners, and building community capacity to advance population health and health equity. Training and Education Skill development, leadership cultivation, and continuous learning are critical aspects of ensuring that professionals in health-related sectors.
{Support Effective Public Policy}
Public policy plays a central role in creating healthier communities. Policy can be a tool for financing cost-effective public health strategies, maximizing health benefits from certain programs or opportunities, improving service systems, and influencing healthier behaviors. IPHI supports the development and implementation of effective public health policy and advocates for public policy.
