Who We Are
The American Institute on Disparities in Public Health is a nonprofit organization empowering our community to eliminate health disparities through research, education, and advocacy.
About Us
Partners in Change
AIDPH believes it is our responsibility to address individual, institutional, and systemic barriers that keep communities from achieving optimal oral health across the lifespan. When marginalized communities can access dental care from providers who look like them, understand their needs, and support their culture, their oral health and overall health significantly improves. We advocate for oral health workforce diversity using the lens of our core values to galvanize students, public health professionals, policymakers, and thought leaders to invest in health equity.
VISION & MISSION
Our Vision
An accessible, affordable, and valuable public health system.
Our Mission
Empowering our community to eliminate health disparities through research, education, & advocacy.
OUR WORK
AIDPH operates at the intersection of health issues, communities, and systems change. Our framework reflects the belief that health disparities emerge where health systems, social drivers, and community experiences intersect. We recognize that issues like oral health, mental health, chronic disease, and women’s health are shaped by policy environments, care delivery structures, workforce capacity, and the lived experiences of the communities most affected.
GOALS
Our Goals
Educate, activate, and mobilize a justice-oriented public health workforce.
Accelerate the application of public health scholarship through evidence-based practice and strategic partnerships.
Create research that propels innovative public health policy, access, and care delivery.
Equip the next generation of public health leaders in advancing justice, equity, and inclusion to eliminate health disparities.
Strategically enhance our internal resources to meet the evolving needs of the communities we serve.
Our Values
Justice
We advance health equity and disrupt systems that perpetuate disparity.
Collaboration
We strengthen the public health network and amplify the collective vision of our partners.
Exploration
We create space for personal and professional growth through innovative programming.
Connection
We serve as a trusted broker of resources that drive action and change.
Community
We prioritize the voices of minoritized, underserved, oppressed, and historically excluded communities in pursuit of whole-person healthcare.
REPORT
Our Impact
Explore the AIDPH Impact Report 2022 to find videos, stories, and statistics about how we’re improving the oral health system through our collaborative work in research, improvement, policy and advocacy, and education.
Testimonials
What people are saying about AIDPH
AIDPH has made me more aware of the access to care problem and how rural populations are at a greater disadvantage compared to urban populations.
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