Structured as an independent foundation, PHFI will adopt a broad, integrative approach to public health tailored to Indian conditions with relevance extending to countries facing similar challenges and concerns. The PHFI will focus on the broad dimensions of public health that encompass promotive, preventive and therapeutic services, many of which are frequently lost sight of in policy planning as well as in popular understanding.

The PHFI is working towards building public health capacity in India by:
	Establishing 5 -7 new institutes of public health over the next 6 years;
	Assisting the growth of existing public health training institutions/departments and facilitating their evolution into major institutes of public health;
	Establishing a strong national research network of public health and allied institutions which would undertake policy and programme relevant research that will advance public health goals in prioritized areas - with suitable international partnerships where useful and appropriate;
	Engaging public health expertise to collectively undertake analytic work for generating policy recommendations related to public health action, in not only the health sector but also in all other sectors which impact upon health of the people, and developing a vigorous advocacy platform to effectively communicate these recommendations to policy makers and other relevant stake holder groups, (including civil society organizations which represent the interests of people’s health);
	To facilitate the establishment of an independent accreditation body for degrees in public health which are awarded by training institutions across India.