Our Mission and Values
At the Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), we work with partners across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia to build healthier communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We believe good health is shaped by more than healthcare, which is why we work across sectors to strengthen public health systems, improve community well-being, and advance health equity. Guided by our values of collaboration, equity, innovation, and integrity, we develop practical solutions that create lasting change.
Mission
We develop multi-sector partnerships and innovative solutions to improve the public’s health and well-being across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Our work strengthens health systems and policy, enhances conditions that promote health, and builds community capacity to ensure equitable health opportunities for all.
Many sectors have roles to play in optimizing community health. Ensuring healthy communities is not just the work of public health departments, but also public and private organizations involved in medical care, housing, transportation, parks and recreation, land use planning, public safety, education, and many other areas. Our purpose is to work in collaboration across sectors in pursuit of innovative, prevention-oriented approaches to improving the public’s health and ensuring that all people and communities have equal opportunities to thrive and be healthy.
Values
We are a values-driven public/private enterprise. These four core values, practiced collectively, support our mission and guide our work:
Collaboration
Suggs HugHealth is complex and multi-dimensional. Rarely can one organization be successful in improving public health when acting independently. We are committed to working with a broad range of partners to share knowledge, maximize resources, and enhance effectiveness.
Equity and Social Justice
We are committed to fairness and the belief that everyone has the right and ability to achieve and maintain good health. We share responsibility for contributing to environments and conditions in which all people have equal opportunities for health.
Innovation
We think “outside the box” and strive to be creative, resourceful and imaginative. We aim to inspire new solutions while also promoting existing strategies that are known to be effective.
Integrity
Our commitment to honesty, respect, and reliability in our work and relationships is uncompromising. We are dedicated to high quality work that honors our mission and those we partner with and serve.