New Toolkit: Engaging Business Leaders in Public Health Partnerships

The de Beaumont Foundation’s new toolkit on engaging business leaders in public health partnerships highlights research-driven strategies to strengthen collaboration between public health agencies and the private sector.

Drawing on interviews and focus groups with business leaders, the resource identifies key barriers to engagement, including perceptions that public health is overly regulatory, politically risky, or disconnected from immediate business priorities such as workforce stability and profitability.

The toolkit provides actionable guidance for assessing when health departments should lead, support, or convene partnerships; offers messaging “do’s and don’ts”; and emphasizes the role of trusted validators, data, and technical expertise in building sustainable, mutually beneficial collaborations. Find the toolkit here.