Protecting public health as a public service.

Now, and in the future.

In conversation
In communities
In government

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Why this matters

Public health is a promise our government makes to all of us.

A promise that no matter who you are or where you live someone is watching for the next outbreak, working for you and your community, and relaying timely and truthful information.

It is also saves lives and money.

$60

saved for every $1 spent on flu shots for older adults

80%

of CDC’s budget goes straight back out to states, tribes, and communities

~50%

of the average state public health budget comes from CDC

Sources: CDC Data Project; NPHC State of CDC Report (April 2026).

Our public health system is in crisis

Cuts to programs and staff and policy changes have crippled our public health system.

And people are already paying the cost.

Since January 2025

1 in 4
CDC staff gone — more than 3,000 people
+$11B
in public health funding clawed back from states and communities
53%
proposed cut to CDC in the FY26 President’s Budget

The Consequences

2,566
measles cases in 2026. The most in over 30 years
5,000+
cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo so far
-27
points lost in the public’s confidence in CDC from 2025 to 2026

Sources: HHS restructuring fact sheet (Mar 2025); KFF Health News (Mar 2026 and Aug 2025); Trust for America’s Health (Sept 2025).Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health: Poll: Trust in CDC has fallen dramatically in the last year (June 2026).

Why invest in NPHC

There are many public health groups.
There is no other one like us.

We work across three area at once

Congress, culture, and community. Public health is being lost in all three, so we refuse to choose.

We are the primary source

Built from insider knowledge of how the agencies run that no outside group can recreate.

We move at the speed of crises

Our Rapid Response Reserve empowers us to act on communications, policy changes or funding cuts without relying on

We are volunteer-powered

Our media, data, advocacy, and operations have run on donated expertise. Funding just increases our capacity.

We are where the trust still is

Confidence in federal public health has collapsed. We’re a voice people trust and a bridge between governments and the public.

Our story

We started as a group of civil servants protesting illegal terminations at CDC.

But, what started with a protest became a larger movement.

Mar 2025

Fired But Fighting begins

Aug 2025

A deeper problem, a broader solution

Jan 2026

Start building the coalition

Today

A growing organization with big goals.

National Public Health Coalition

“NPHC provides an opportunity to bring expertise, communities, and partners together to educate, advocate, and help rebuild trust in the systems that protect our health.”

Dr. Debra Houry, MD, MPH · Former CDC Chief Medical Officer

Who we are

People who ran programs at CDC are the people powering NPHC.

Our Network

100+Volunteers
5Multidisciplinary Teams
1,000sSupporters

Our Partners & Allies

  • wellfed.
  • AFGE Local 2883
  • CDC Alumni and Friends
  • 27 uNIHted
  • Defend Public Health (DPH)
  • Southern Alliance for Public Health Leadership (SAPHL)
  • APHA
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • National Nurses Union
  • Protect Democracy
  • Democracy Forward
  • CDC Mutual Aid

Our People

  • epidemiologists
  • laboratory scientists
  • behavioral scientists
  • health communicators
  • nurses
  • data scientists
  • policy analysts
  • statisticians
  • clinicians

Impact so far

We became the voice reporters call, the expertise Members of Congress use, and a source the public trusts.

300+

media mentions

70+

weekly newsletters

100,000+

followers across social media platforms

The ask

What your support funds: One system, not a list of projects.

The outcome: public health protected as a vital government service — now, and in the future

In Conversation

Rebuilding trust where people actually get information, putting the public back in public health, and driving a sustainable culture shift.

In Communities

Establishing lasting power with the people who know their communities best.

In Government

Getting public health expertise back in the rooms where decisions are made.

The foundation under all three: General Operating · Coalition Development · Rapid Response Reserve · Data, Evaluation & Innovation

Always-On Initiatives

Some of NPHC’s most important work happens behind the scenes.

Theme Budget:
$700,000

Organizational Development

Staffing, infrastructure, technology, and capacity-building across the coalition.

Coalition Development

Cultivating a broad, multi-sector coalition able to mobilize influence across policy and civic networks.

Rapid Response Reserve

Pre-positioned resources to deploy for policy changes and community crises — no waiting for new funding cycles.

Data, Evaluation & Innovation

Cross-program data infrastructure, impact evaluation, and the public reports that turn our work into shared knowledge.

In Conversation

Public health protects people every day, but too often its work is invisible or misunderstood. Let’s change the conversation.

Theme Budget:
$575,000

Serving You Where You Are

Truthful public health messaging woven into micro-influencer content, equipping creators to push back against misinformation where people already look.

In Plain Words

Engaging the long-form media ecosystem — podcasts, documentaries, video journalism — to communicate why public health matters and rebuild public trust.

The Narrative Lab

Testing experimental messaging to learn what actually lands with everyday people and strengthen the toolbox for fighting health misinformation.

In Communities

Public health starts close to home with the people who serve communities every day. Let them lead the way.

Theme Budget:
$415,000

THREAD

Together for Health, Regional Engagement & Dialogue — connecting physicians and providers with state, local, and territorial public health officials.

State-Based Broad Street Society

State-level chapters empowering local public health and healthcare professionals to recommend qualified candidates for health-related appointments.

The Mountin Institute

Building the outreach and advocacy capacity of state, local, territorial, and community-based organizations through structured training.

In Government

Public health affects everyone, and public decisions shape our communities. Let’s get the experts back in the rooms where decisions are made.

Theme Budget:
$600,000

NPHC Review

An evaluation toolkit designed to empower organizations, communities and individuals to better understand where their policy makers stand on high-priority issues.

Capitol Hill Capacity

Building a pipeline so policymakers are supported by staffers with deep public health backgrounds across federal, state, local, and territorial government. Educating and informing policy makers about what public health is and why it matters.

The Broad Street Society

Convening public health experts to develop non-partisan recommendations for health-related federal appointments — HHS Secretary, agency directors, and more.

Help us keep the promise.

“It’s imperative that we have groups like the National Public Health Coalition that people feel they can trust.”

Dr. Jerome Adams, MD, MPH Former U.S. Surgeon General

Want to learn more?

Set up a meeting

Email invest@nationalphc.org to set up a meeting to talk about our work and funding needs in depth.

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Go to openocllective.com/nphc or donate.raft.foundation to get started.

NPHC is a fiscally sponsored project of Raft Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity · EIN 99-1103921 · Raft is the legal recipient of your gift and NPHC the designated beneficiary, so contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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