Let's honor the legacy of Joe Hafey--Contribute today to help advance the innovation of public health!
In memory and in honor of Joseph Hafey and his tremendous public health leadership and success in creating and establishing the Public Health Institute (PHI), PHI and the Hafey Family have established the Joe Hafey Innovation Fund at PHI.
Mr. Hafey was a true visionary and imagined an organization that could make public health stronger, faster, more efficient, and effective at reaching those who needed it most. First as executive director of the Western Center for Health Planning (1976-1987), executive director of the Western Consortium for Public Health (1981-1996) and executive director of the California Public Health Foundation (1987-2007), then as President and CEO (from 1997 - 2007) of what became the PHI we know today, Joe launched and nurtured many critical and successful public health leadership programs and careers. He also identified gaps and emerging opportunities in public health and organized resources quickly to find solutions.
In honor of his legacy and his ability to foresee the power of cross-sectoral collaborations and develop innovative solutions in public health, the newly established Joe Hafey Innovation Fund at PHI will seed emerging opportunities that will advance and strengthen public health, support the continuation of existing leadership and other programs launched by Mr. Hafey as CEO of PHI, and sponsor exciting new related projects.