Let’s expand the algorithm of scientific progress in food security, food systems, and nutrition and health to include the health outcomes of all our communities and let’s use this data to guide new research and resource investments.
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The Praxis Project has partnered with ChangeLab Solutions on two policy briefs designed to aid policymakers, changemakers, local leaders, and organizers explore strategies to advance economic prosperity and racial equity in our rural communities.
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In response to the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action, we pledge to continue our work to break down barriers, focusing our efforts on building local power through initiatives that advance our democracy.
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Xavier Morels appeared on the Cricial Futures podcast to talk about the importance of community power-building, the role of partner organizations, and the work that must be done across the country to create more equitable health outcomes for all communities.
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This new article from The National Academic of Medicine Commentary co-authored by Praxis ED, Xavier Morales, shares how building community power is essential to achieving health and racial equity.
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I began my 2020 summer internship at The Praxis Project in the wake of mass mobilizations across the country and around the world demanding structural change and justice for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and so many more…
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The truth of the matter is that the job of redefining public health and bridging the gap between organic and traditional public health must fall on the shoulders of public health practitioners and advocates. WE are the publicists responsible for communicating public health and its importance to the general public as well as defining it for future generations.
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Public health is still in need of a publicist. We are already aware that, pre-COVID 19, the general public perception around agencies like the CDC, Department of Health & Human Services, and state/local health departments was negative. Thus, I am calling for public health to be redefined and expanded; we must “change the face.”
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing the general public put U.S. public health institutions under the microscope with intense scrutiny—and, in my perspective, rightfully so.
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