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Topic: Community organizing for health equity and social justiceHosts: Jonathan Heller and David Rebanal from HPOPSource: Health and Power Organizing Project (HPOP)Format: Hands-on teach-in sessionReading time: Under 1 minute
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Good first step: Act May Day Teach-In event by HPOP
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Community organizing is a real strategy for tackling the power gaps that drive health inequities. This session from the Health and Power Organizing Project (HPOP) walks you through how collective action connects to better health and social justice outcomes — and how you can get involved.
Jonathan Heller and David Rebanal lead this hands-on, participatory session through HPOP — the Health and Power Organizing Project. HPOP brings together health justice-focused scholars, researchers, and teachers from colleges and universities across the country. They work side by side with community allies to advance health equity through organizing. The session unpacks how power imbalances fuel health inequities and explores concrete ways community organizing can build collective power for health and social justice.
Use what you learn here to look at health challenges in your own community through a new lens. Ask: Who holds power in decisions that affect our neighborhood's health? Then explore how organizing — building relationships, aligning goals, and taking collective action — can shift that balance. Whether you're a student, a researcher, a teacher, or a community member, HPOP's framework gives you a starting point for turning awareness into action.
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This session ties directly to broader conversations about health equity happening in Houston neighborhoods. From environmental health in low-income communities to access to mental health care, the organizing strategies covered here apply locally. Groups like Houston-area health coalitions, immigrant rights organizations, and labor groups are already doing this work — and this session helps you understand why it matters.
Health inequities don't happen by accident. They're rooted in power imbalances — who gets resources, whose voice gets heard, and who makes decisions. Community organizing is one of the most proven tools for shifting that balance. This session helps you understand the connection between collective power and community health.
