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Who We Are

Our Passion

Building on over two decades of learning from health systems improvement initiatives, CommonHealth ACTION's philosophy guides its practice to invest in people and dedicate available resources to those most affected by inequities in health and well-being. A national, non-profit, public health organization located in Washington, DC, CommonHealth ACTION serves as a catalyst and intermediary for the development of community generated solutions. We work nationally in support of community and government efforts to improve health outcomes while building sustainable community capacity.

We believe that health and well-being are complex productions of society.

Improving the health and well-being of all people and not just of some citizens requires collective action that promotes social justice and equality, improved race relations, equal access to economic opportunity, access to quality health care, and access to public decision making. The social forces that create poor health in communities challenge organizations to focus on strengthening community capacity to prevent illness as opposed to reacting to disease.

Our Vision

People and organizations take action and work with those most impacted by poor health to develop community-generated solutions resulting in improved health, health equity, and quality of life.