At Center for Health Progress, we are committed to building power to win recognition, rights, and resources for our communities, firmly rooted in our ongoing fight for health equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our vision is clear: we strive for institutions and systems that prioritize humanity and wellness over profit, ensuring that the power rests with historically and systematically oppressed communities. This commitment is not just about transforming health care; it’s about dismantling the structures of corporate greed that have long dictated our lives, worsening inequalities that we can no longer accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mission and Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\nOur Vision<\/summary>\n
We envision healthcare systems that value humanity and wellness over profit and center the power of historically and systematically oppressed communities.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\nOur Mission<\/summary>\n
We build power to win recognition, rights, and resources for our communities in our ongoing fight for health equity.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
Political Strategy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
At Center for Health Progress, our approach to political strategy is deeply influenced by a realization that the traditional paths to policy change, even in spaces marked as “progressive,” are often rooted in practices that undermine values of people of color, poor and working people, and immigrants. The current political system, with its confusing policy language and inaccessible decision-making processes, creates barriers that limit community involvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The outcome is that many of us don\u2019t feel like we belong in these spaces. Decisions that impact our lives continue to be made by a small, elite group protecting their own interests and political gains. Through our political strategy work, we\u2019re working to transform the political system into one where everyone has a sense of belonging and ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Our approach combines strategic political engagement with grassroots organizing, emphasizing that real change comes from collaboration, inclusivity, and a deep respect for the cultural practices and beliefs that define our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re not just fighting for a seat at the table; we’re working together to redesign the table, making the political process a genuine reflection of the communities it’s supposed to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three Faces of Power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Power to Win Demands<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Our first face of power focuses on immediate wins: organizing people to win specific, issue-based campaigns. Winning demands is about strategic actions that lead to tangible outcomes that bring us one step closer to our vision of an equitable healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Power to Drive the Agenda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
We build a sustainable movement by establishing a solid organizational foundation through leadership development, organizing team creation, and by building a powerful base of leaders. By investing in leaders within our communities, we ensure that the movement is not reliant on a single individual but is instead a collective force capable of driving our health care agenda forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Power to Shape the Story<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The third face of power is our ability to shape people\u2019s conscious and unconscious understandings of the world around them and what they see as possible. This involves crafting and spreading narratives that challenge the current state of things and offer a vision of what the future can hold. Shaping the story is about creating a cultural shift that makes our vision of health care equity not just imaginable but achievable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Center for Health Progress leaders confront our health care system’s failings and inequities on a daily basis. They identify the most significant problems facing their communities, and launch and develop campaigns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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