Partner Communities
Together we can do more.
The Justice, Health & Democracy Impact Initiative (JHD) was founded on the idea that the pace of traditional academic research doesn’t meet the needs of the continuously changing policy landscape. Only by working across jurisdictions and disciplines, and in direct contact with practitioners and the communities they serve can we hope to realize more ethical, equitable, and beneficial outcomes for all. We do this by building communities of practice centered around policy issues. Our extensive connections allow us to convene quickly networks of municipal and business leaders, scholars, and policy experts who form the backbone of our work.
It's time to change how policy is made
and who makes it.
The JHD Mayors Network
We’re fortunate to have an expanding network of local leaders who, from the very beginning, have pushed us to translate our research and their insight into functional, iterative policy frameworks and resources that they can employ to help their constituents thrive. Because we widely disseminate the tools we create, including through national associations, the work of our Mayors Network benefits communities across the country.
See the cities we’re working with:
"I've benefited greatly from a variety of outside experts since taking office, but working with JHD has been the most insightful and thought-provoking experience I've had. The Seven Principles of Justice Reform really helped shape my selection of a new Police Chief and that list is literally taped to my desk and continues to inform the way I think about collective safety and accountability."
Institutional and Business Partners
Because JHD is, itself, a partnership between Harvard’s Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, New America, and the Brown School of Public Health, we are able to make wide-reaching connections in the public and private sectors, across disciplines, and at all levels of government. Here is just a sample of the institutions and organizations who have participated in JHD’s work to date:
Act Now
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
California Volunteers
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Center for Global Health Science and Security
Citi Ventures
Dignity Best Practices
Full Frame Initiative
Government Performance Lab, Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
McChrystal Group
Medical Justice Alliance
Microsoft Research
MITRE
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
National Association of Counties
National Association of County and City Health Officials
National Governors Association
NTI Global Biological Policy & Programs
Northeast Texas Public Health District
Opportunity Insights
Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School
RadicalxChange
Rockefeller Foundation Global Covid-19 Response and Recovery
RTI International
Service Year
Scientific Citizenship Initiative, Harvard Medical School
Small Business Majority
Social Progress Imperative
The U.S. Conference of Mayors
Washington Center on Equitable Growth
United for ALICE
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
