Youth Public Health Innovation Coalition - where youth-led public health organizations are built. We work with early-stage founders to sharpen their model, strengthen operations, and connect them to communities that carry their work forward.
Y-PHIC is a program of Project UNITY, launched with a pilot grant from the Common Health Coalition. Through 6 months of incubation, we help nonprofits refine their missions and scale their operations, backed by public health mentors, startup operators, and healthcare practitioners.
Submit your organization and mission.
Organizations reviewed and selected.
Sharpen your theory of change with mentors.
Strengthen fundraising and outreach.
Each org receives a grant to scale.
Present to the community and coalition.
Paired with public health mentors, startup operators, and healthcare practitioners for 6 months.
Each organization receives a $2,500 seed grant on acceptance, plus the opportunity to earn a $5,000 award at showcase.
Connect to communities and coalitions that carry your work forward nationally.
Meet the youth-led organizations currently in Y-PHIC.
Empowering teens to adopt evidence-based lifestyle habits that prevent chronic disease.
Youth-led education on digestive health, nutrition, and the gut-brain connection.
Making biomedical literature accessible and digestible for students and community learners.
Community-rooted public health programming designed and delivered by young leaders.
Bridging cultural gaps in healthcare access, literacy, and delivery for immigrant communities.
Translating complex medical language into clear, accessible communication for patients.
“Y-PHIC represents what the future of public health leadership looks like - young, creative founders building the infrastructure their communities need.”
Former NYC Health Commissioner · Common Health Coalition
If you're leading a youth-led public health organization and want mentorship, funding, and a coalition behind you - we want to hear from you.
Founded and primarily operated by young people.
Addresses a community or national health challenge.
Past idea phase but needs support to scale.
Demonstrates a defined path from intervention to outcome.
Built alongside the people and communities you serve.
Ready to scale operations, fundraising, and outreach.
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