PHIL partnered with the State of Vermont and Vermont ACH sites to co-create the Peer Learning Lab, which supported teams from 10 communities statewide to test ACH implementation while increasing community capacity and readiness across the 9 Core Elements. This work included utilizing in-person and distance learning methods to support peer learning and community facilitation to support each community’s development over eight months. See the report to learn more.

The Population Health Innovation Lab is thrilled to share its approach, methods, lessons learned, and outcomes resulting from a multi-year effort to build a Community of Practice focused on community engagement and inclusion in California.

The CDC Foundation, in partnership with CDC and with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, collaborated with PHIL and Anderson Smith Consulting on an exploratory project to identify and understand underlying factors that lead to successful implementation of two HI-5 CWIs: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the introduction or expansion of public transportation systems. Read the report to learn more.

Held in December 2025, the 4th Annual Rural ACEs Summit convened rural leaders, youth, practitioners, and state partners to explore how systems can better support children, youth, and families in rural Northern California. Focusing on listening to the lived experience of youth, aligning state and local efforts, highlighting rural innovations, and inspiring insight to action, this event provided an opportunity to strengthen the connection between policy and practice. This brief captures what we learned, what shifted, and what participants committed to doing next. Download the Brief