Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Philadelphia Public Health Futures Challenge
Accelerate Health Equity (AHE) and Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH) recently invited students across Philadelphia in Grades 3–12 to participate in the Philadelphia Public Health Futures: A Writing & Art Challenge. This challenge encourages young people to think critically, express their creativity, and imagine solutions that can help build healt
Event Recap: AHE's "Health Systems in Action" Symposium
Last month, Accelerate Health Equity and Temple Health hosted the “Health Systems in Action: Our Role in Gun Violence Response and Prevention” symposium at Temple Health’s Student Faculty Center. The symposium gathered over 70 healthcare workers, community organizers, and city workers to network, information share, and learn more about some of tge vital work being done at health systems across the city to help mitigate the impact of gun violence on Philadelphians.
The Power of Community Health Workers in Improving Access to Care
AHE sat down with Aaliyah Rogers, the original Program Managers for the T4WP HEALS program, to learn about her role as a CHW and the progress of the HEALS project so far.