Join the Public Health Liberation Movement.

Public Health Liberation is excited to announce that our members voted to reduce the annual membership fee by 70%. - now only $20. We retained the reduced or waived membership fee options for those with financial burdens. Membership qualifications and approvals are consistent with Public Health Liberation bylaws. To request a copy of the bylaws, please email info@publichealthliberation.com

Become an Individual Member

Option 1 - 1) Pay membership fee using link above and 2) you will be redirect to a page to complete your application. If you do not receive the link, then complete this form.

Option 2 (Reduced or Waived Membership) - Complete the membership form here. If you can pay a reduced amount, PHL will be in touch to arrange a payment.

Become a non-Individual Member
Organizations can add multiple members and enjoy benefits of members. Being a member of PHL includes many benefits to be on the forefront of public health innovation. Email info@publichealthliberation.com to sign up as an organization. This is a good opportunity for colleges and universities to offer students a rich educational experience.

Terms and Conditions
Completing this form and making a payment does not make an applicant an automatic member. The Board must review and approve all membership applications and may ask for additional verification and documentation. If the Board does not approve your application, any payment will be returned. Membership applicants are only members once the Board has approved the application and the applicant is assigned a membership ID.

TWO WAYS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH LIBERATION

THE VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP

There is so much in store for Public Health Liberation in 2023. What do you envision as your role? Together, we can make a difference! Here are benefits and opportunities of membership.

#1 Community of Practice

Public Health Liberation is for anyone seeking health equity. You may be within a community of practice, seeking new tools and approaches. PHL is also for those seeking a community of practice. Our aim at PHL is to open pathways for equity through liberation strategies by working in tandem with communities. We emphasize co-learning and co-develop across disciplines, while bringing wide-ranging expertise and skills. We look across social, legal, political, and economic factors driving health inequity reproduction within our community of practice.

Think of PHL as this. When you go to the doctor, she tells you your diagnosis, potential causes, and treatment plan. In this way, we tell our communities about the Public Health Economy affecting their lives. We try "treatment plans" through interdisciplinary synthesis and action built around liberation principles.

#2 Membership Growth and Outreach

• One of the priorities of the PHL Board of Directors in 2023 is membership growth and outreach. We're seeking members with a commitment to health equity and their community of practice. We're in need of social media support, public messaging, and direct outreach, especially to affected communities that would benefit from our work.
  
  We're seeking members and students/interns to help with our social media pages.

#3 Building New Public Health Transdiscipline 

• Public Health Liberation defined a new field of study with the Public Health Economy. It is an integration of social, political, economic determinants of health that rely on interdisciplinary synthesis. Our inaugural manuscript opened the discussion, but there is much work to be done - define further constructs, measurement, identifying additional theories to help us understand what has health equity "stuck".
  
  Help us understand the macro- and micro-Public Health Economy! This is a whole new field of study that need public health practitioners and community leaders like you. Thinking about your community of practice in your city or town, what are the challenges that you face? By integrating knowledge about social, political, and economic determinants, this becomes your micro-Public Health economy.

#4 Spreading the Gospel of Liberation

Public Health Liberation defined a new form of public health practiced called "liberation," which involves working alongside communities of practice to share knowledge, tools, and resources to understand and affect the local Public Health Economy. 

Here in our community practice in Washington, DC, we used liberation strategies to rally against changes to the DC Housing Authority Board. We used our own newsletter to publish our coalition letter. Read More

#5 Make Your Imprint

Because Public Health Liberation is a new multi-faceted transdiscipline, you can make a lasting impact on public health theory and practice. In fact, we encourage you! For Public Health Liberation to succeed, we need diverse voices, complementary experiences, and leadership. Your skills, background, and connections are invaluable. We're applying to several grants in the first quarter of 2023, so please let us know if you have grant-writing experience. We look forward to your continued engagement.

#6 Developing Liberation Resources for the Public

Public Health Liberation believes that communities of practice benefit from shared resources on achieving liberation-based public health practice. We want to develop a guide for communities on ways that they can find their voice and affect change. Here are some examples of what members are doing now. We focus on low-cost resources to support sustainability.

• Newsletters - Electronic newsletters are a low-cost way for groups to voice their perspectives.
  
  

• Tracking Public Health Economy - When major policy change is underway, it becomes an ideal time for communities to affect the performance of the Public Health Economy toward health equity, especially at the local and state levels where their influence is greater.
  
  

• Meeting is Free! -Community and stakeholder meetings are free and easy to implement. Encouraging internal strengthening within communities is an aim of Public Health Liberation. 
  
  

• Political Engagement - Meeting with elected and public officials about community challenges is an important pathway to increase accountability in the public health economy.
  
  

• Information-Gathering - Research is a scary word for some. Public Health Liberation encourages communities to engage in information- and data-gathering to gain insight into the public health economy. Community knowledge-sharing, the lay literature (local news and newspaper), and social history-taking are important. Cultural knowledge is also crucial.
  
  

• Putting All Pathways on the Table - We noted in our inaugural manuscript that a request to enjoin the switch to the Flint River in Flint, Michigan could have prevented the lead crisis. We want to provide more guides to help communities understand all of the tools at their disposal.

#7 Publish in The Hub

Publishing in The Hub is free for PHL members. This is an opportunity to publish an editorial, highlight a health topic, or share research. We also welcome artistic expression (e.g., visual and literary arts), whether of members or available online.

#8 Supporting Student Learning

Public Health Liberation has three wonderful interns that we have been working with this semester. They have supported research priorities and met biweekly to learn and discuss challenges and approaches in public health. PHL believes it is important to help build our next generation of health leaders. Members can help support our efforts.

Excerpt from Bylaws
Section 1a. Individual Membership. Application for voting membership shall be open to the public. Individuals are prohibited from applying for membership as a representative of a formal organization, institution, or business interest group or prohibited from applying with the primary purpose of furthering the interests of such groups. Membership is granted after full completion of a membership application and paid dues or approval of a reduced or waived membership fee. Only membership applicants who attest to a financial hardship may apply for a reduced or waived membership fee. All memberships shall be granted upon a majority vote of the Board. Applicants will be notified by email if the Board approves their membership application.

Section 1b. Non-Individual Membership. Application for non-voting membership shall be open to organizations, institutions, or business interest groups. Membership is granted after full completion of a membership application for each member under that non-individual application and paid dues for the appropriate tier (See Section 3). A reduced or waived membership fee is not available under this tier unless the Board approves. The Board will review all non-individual membership applications for approval. This membership does not entitle its members to attend all meetings, contribute to all PHL work products, or participate in work groups. The application must designate member(s) with names for the application. The Board will determine which activities are open for non-individual membership participation and contribution and will decide the maximum number of members on a given project from the same membership. Non-individual members may not vote in member meetings, including elections for the Board of Directors. The Board may revoke non-individual membership if it determines that i) multiple individual memberships from the same organization or interest group violates membership rules (see Section 1a.) or ii) if non-individual membership conflicts with the mission or values of PHL.

Section 2. Annual Dues. The amount required for individual members annual dues shall be $20 each year, unless changed by a majority vote of the Board or membership. The amount required for non-individual members annual dues shall be based on a tier, unless changed by a majority vote of the Board or membership. The Board may consider total contributions in excess of $20 to contribute to future membership payments.

Members may have been considered members without having to pay dues or submit a waiver. After November 5, 2022, the Board can suspend or terminate memberships that gained membership without annual dues payment or that did not submit a waiver. Starting in 2023, the Board can suspend or terminate individual or non-memberships due to non-payment or non-renewal of membership waiver starting in November of each year. The amount required for non-individual members annual dues shall be based on size of organization (number of full-time and part-time employees), unless changed by a majority vote of the Board or membership.

The amount required for non-individual members annual dues shall be based on a tier, unless changed by a majority vote of the Board or membership. The annual dues by tier are as follows based on the total number of full-time and part-time employees for that organization, not just those applying for membership.