Our Values

Every morning, HEI’s staff, board of directors, advisory council and senior associates leave behind a variety of personal and family commitments. These are the values that bring us to the office everyday and inspire all of our actions at HEI!

Passion – for making a difference in people’s health and lives
Commitment – to social justice as it relates to health equity as well as to the vulnerable and underserved communities we seek to engage
Participation – as the basis of our approach for all HEI action areas, activities, and partnerships
Entrepreneurship – to make things happen in new and creative ways
Inclusiveness – in feeling that all opinions are welcome and should be carefully considered and evaluated
Dedication – to our mission as well as to helping the organizations we assist or partner with
Integrity –as our motivation to go beyond organizational agendas, and focus only on effective practices in developing our programs, research inquiries, partnerships, and counseling services
Sustainability –as our goal in designing core processes and evidence-based solutions
Teamwork – in our “zero politics” attitude when it comes to working with others and helping make progress toward health equity
Professionalism – as our basis for respecting internal and external stakeholders as well as our problem-solving perseverance