Our Vision

The Communities First Global Collaborative (“Global Collaborative”) supports community leaders who have been instrumental in tackling health inequities globally and building or transforming public health systems.

The Global Collaborative’s vision is to build a collective voice of community leaders to influence plans, policies and movements in the fight to strengthen public health and community health systems.

We believe that true transformation of health systems for all can only take place through connection, collaboration and deep commitment to local leadership and inclusive leadership development.

Woman wearing a mask and gloves carrying a box of food at an outdoor food drive.

“We can transform our experiences during the pandemic into an authentic movement for health equity.”

— Denise Octavia Smith, National Association of Community Health Workers

The Communities First Global Collaborative consists of a over 50,000 multi-sectoral leaders and institutions