Partner With JHI
The John Henry Institute builds cross-sector partnerships that translate research into action, policy into practice, and data into measurable improvements in health outcomes for Black men.
Our work is grounded in a simple belief: the disparities affecting Black men are not the result of individual choices alone. They are shaped by structural conditions across healthcare, education, housing, economic opportunity, and civic participation. Addressing those conditions requires coordinated partnerships that move beyond isolated programs toward systems-level change.
Drawing on the evidence and policy framework outlined in The John Henry Health Equity Playbook, JHI partners with healthcare organizations, advocacy organizations, community-based organizations, academic institutions, and funders to design practical, scalable solutions that improve population health while strengthening communities.
Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare systems, hospitals, clinics, federally qualified health centers, and provider networks are on the front lines of a life expectancy gap that clinical care alone cannot close. JHI helps healthcare organizations integrate population health, community engagement, and policy into care delivery.
Population health strategy and program design
We help healthcare organizations design outreach, prevention, screening, and patient engagement strategies that reflect the unique health needs of Black men rather than relying on generic engagement models.
Clinical workforce education
We provide evidence-based education on the structural drivers contributing to disparities in cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, mental health, and other leading causes of premature mortality among Black men.
Implementation and pilot development
We co-design innovative pilot programs that improve access, trust, care navigation, and community engagement while building evaluation frameworks that measure health outcomes and organizational impact.
Funding strategy
We help healthcare organizations align health equity initiatives with federal, state, and philanthropic funding priorities, positioning innovative programs for long-term sustainability.
Advocacy Organizations
Lasting health equity requires policy change. JHI partners with advocacy organizations to ensure legislative priorities are supported by rigorous evidence, compelling narratives, and practical implementation strategies.
Policy development and strategic messaging
We help organizations translate complex research into accessible policy frameworks, messaging, and legislative priorities centered on Black men's health.
Legislative and civic engagement strategy
Our expertise spans federal, state, and local policymaking, helping partners advance initiatives connecting health, civic participation, economic mobility, and community well-being.
Coalition development
JHI convenes healthcare organizations, researchers, community leaders, and advocacy groups around shared policy priorities, creating stronger, more coordinated movements for change.
Evidence for public engagement
We equip advocacy organizations with population health data, research synthesis, and policy analysis that strengthens campaigns and demonstrates the urgency for action.
Community-Based Organizations
Community organizations are where trust is built and where population health becomes personal. JHI partners with community-based organizations to strengthen their ability to improve health, increase opportunity, and demonstrate measurable impact.
Health navigation and community connection
We help organizations connect Black men to healthcare services, insurance coverage, preventive care, behavioral health resources, and care coordination.
Economic mobility integration
Health cannot be separated from education, employment, entrepreneurship, housing, or financial stability. JHI helps organizations integrate these factors into holistic community programming.
Data and evaluation support
We provide data analysis, program evaluation, and outcome measurement that strengthen grant applications and demonstrate organizational impact.
Capacity building
From program design to partnership development, JHI helps organizations build sustainable initiatives capable of growing over time.
Academic Institutions
Academic institutions possess two critical assets: the research infrastructure needed to close longstanding knowledge gaps and the educational pipeline that prepares the next generation of health equity leaders. JHI partners with universities, medical schools, schools of public health, and research centers to strengthen both.
Collaborative research
Black men remain significantly underrepresented throughout health research despite experiencing some of the nation's most persistent health inequities. JHI partners with researchers to develop studies, publications, policy analyses, and community-engaged research that advance the evidence base for Black men's health.
Workforce development
We collaborate on initiatives connecting Black male recruitment, retention, leadership development, and workforce diversity with long-term population health outcomes.
Curriculum development
We partner with faculty to develop courses, executive education, certificate programs, and student experiences grounded in the policy and systems framework outlined in the John Henry Health Equity Playbook.
Cross-sector convening
JHI connects academic institutions with healthcare organizations, advocacy groups, government agencies, and community organizations, creating opportunities for research translation and real-world implementation.
Funders and Philanthropic Partners
Sustainable systems change requires strategic investment. JHI partners with foundations, corporations, and philanthropic organizations seeking measurable, scalable approaches to improving health outcomes for Black men.
Strategic investment opportunities
We identify high-leverage opportunities where philanthropic investment can accelerate research, implementation, policy development, and community impact.
Systems-level impact
Rather than funding isolated programs, JHI helps funders invest across multiple sectors where healthcare, education, economic mobility, civic engagement, and community partnerships reinforce one another.
Measurement and accountability
Our population health framework emphasizes measurable outcomes, implementation science, continuous learning, and long-term sustainability.
Convening and thought leadership
JHI creates opportunities for funders to engage alongside healthcare systems, researchers, policymakers, and community leaders in shaping scalable solutions for Black men's health.
Take the Next Step
Health equity for Black men is not only a moral imperative. It is an economic necessity.
The John Henry Institute exists to help close one of America's most persistent and preventable health gaps: the 4.7-year life expectancy difference experienced by Black men. This gap is driven by structural conditions, not inevitability, and carries enormous costs for healthcare systems, employers, governments, and communities.
Research estimates that racial and ethnic health disparities cost the United States approximately $421 billion annually, while health inequities associated with educational disparities cost an additional $940 billion each year. The cost of inaction far exceeds the investment required to redesign systems that produce healthier outcomes.
JHI approaches every initiative through a systems redesign lens. We ask five questions:
What is broken and must be redesigned?
What is working and should be scaled?
What requires an entirely different approach?
What appears stable but still deserves to be challenged?
What is already producing results and warrants sustained investment?
Funders are not simply supporting an organization. They are investing in a practical framework for redesigning systems that influence the health, opportunity, and life expectancy of Black men.
What Joining This Movement Means
Whether you represent a healthcare organization, advocacy organization, community-based organization, academic institution, government agency, or philanthropic organization, JHI serves as a strategic partner committed to advancing systems-level solutions that improve the health and well-being of Black men.
Where Your Investment Creates Leverage
Closing the research
gap
Investment expands the evidence base for Black men's health, strengthens data infrastructure, and informs better policy, practice, and decision-making.
Scaling proven
models
Funding helps successful healthcare and community partnerships move from pilot projects to scalable models that can be replicated nationally.
Strengthening policy infrastructure
Building lasting change requires sustained policy analysis, coalition development, implementation support, and civic engagement that extend beyond individual grant cycles.
Developing the next generation of leaders
Investment in academic partnerships and workforce development strengthens the pipeline of researchers, practitioners, advocates, and community leaders committed to advancing health equity.
Building cross-sector collaboration
Perhaps most importantly, investment allows JHI to serve as a trusted convener connecting healthcare, academia, government, philanthropy, advocacy organizations, and communities around a shared vision for measurable, sustainable change.
Take the Next Step
Join a growing community of individuals and organizations committed to advancing health equity for Black men.
The John Henry Health Equity Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education, research, and community engagement in pursuit of health equity.
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