Public Health Awakened
October 31, 2025
October 2025 - Know Your Rights information for APHA Annual Meeting attendees in Washington DC - for interactions with ICE and other law enforcement. This information can also be applied to your local context.
August 7, 2025
August 2025 - Toolkit to engage with your members of Congress during the August recess or year round.
June 12, 2025
June 2025 - Action guide offering practical actions to mitigate the health harms of immigration enforcement and support collective safety, dignity, and well-being. Plus companion talking points that summarize the public health evidence on how immigration enforcement harms the health of immigrants, their families, and all of our communities.
August 27, 2024
August 2024 - Toolkit to tell your personal story about voting, democracy, and public health.
December 22, 2022
December 2022 - Highlights from the 2022 Public Health Awakened membership survey
October 20, 2022
October 2022 - A voter guide from the LA chapter to apply a public health lens to the measures and propositions on the November 2022 California ballot.
October 13, 2022
October 2022 - Reproductive freedom is on the line in Michigan. Use this social media toolkit and 1-pager to raise awareness about Prop 3!
September 23, 2021
September 2021 - Infographic and video making the connections between health and housing.
September 23, 2021
September 2021 - Letter from health workers and an action guide calling for stronger federal protections amidst devastating COVID-19 surge.
September 18, 2021
September 2021 - Webinar series from the Michigan chapter on anti-racist public health, what it is, what it's not, and what it could/should be.
July 21, 2021
July 2021 - Actions and resources to support the campaign to end the Biden administration’s order which uses Title 42 of the Public Health Act to speciously justify detentions and expulsions at the Mexico/US border.
April 13, 2021
April 2021 - A toolkit for Tax Day 2021 with a focus on a just and equitable recovery. Includes sample social media posts and how to participate in the photovoice and submitting letters to the editor.
April 9, 2021
April 2021 - This letter urges District leaders to consider prevention and upstream approaches to creating a healthy, safe, and equitable community in DC.
March 3, 2021
March 2021 - Crowdsourced database of actions that demand bold, immediate, and systems-focused action to advance collective health during President Biden's first 100 days in office.
February 25, 2021
February 2021 - Use this letter to the editor template, customizing it to your local context, to speak out on equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution that centers those most impacted.
February 9, 2021
February 2021 - Infographics from the Washington DC chapter on how restorative practices in schools.
November 18, 2020
November 2020 - Guide offering general best practices and collective care recommendations for protesting and organizing safely during COVID-19.
October 30, 2020
October 2020 - An infographic from the Michigan chapter highlighting how housing issues on the November 2020 ballot across Michigan.
October 13, 2020
October 2020 - A voter guide to apply a public health lens to the measures and propositions on the November 2020 California ballot.
October 2, 2020
October 2020 - Use this social media toolkit to encourage folks to #VoteHealth2020. The toolkit includes images and suggested language about how the upcoming elections can influence public health.
September 21, 2020
September 2020 - Join our week of action to Defend the Vote for Public Health with this social media toolkit. Voting matters for health –– the act itself, safety and accessibility, and the impacts on your community. Public health is front and center as voters nationwide begin to cast ballots.
August 20, 2020
August 2020 - A toolkit to engage in budget advocacy — at the local, state/territorial, and national levels.
August 3, 2020
August 2020 - A fact sheet from the Michigan chapter on how our elected prosecutors can impact the criminal legal system.
July 15, 2020
July 2020 - An open letter signed by over 650 health workers and 50 health organizations and social media toolkit to keep people in their homes, provide housing for people experiencing homelessness, and protect the public's health.
July 10, 2020
July 2020 - A one-pager from the Michigan chapter to highlight policing as a public health issue in the state of Michigan.
June 11, 2020
June 2020 - Tips and tools to help you organize a public health contingent at a #BlackLivesMatter protest.
April 24, 2020
April 2020 - Crowdsourced document with actions and resources related to COVID-19, organized by topic and issue area.
April 16, 2020
April 2020 - A messaging toolkit developed by Community Justice Exchange and Public Health Awakened on ways to demand decarceration as a public health response to COVID-19.
April 15, 2020
April 2020 - A resource on how to elevate a narrative that taxes can be used for the common good to advance health and equity, including tax narrative, letter to the editor tips, and fact sheet.
April 15, 2020
April 2020 - A toolkit for Tax Day 2020 with a focus on COVID-19. Includes sample social media posts and how to participate in the photovoice and submitting letters to the editor.