This resource advocates for shifting population health strategies from technocratic, individual-focused models to a democratic approach rooted in building community power to dismantle policy-driven structural inequities. It highlights how structural racism and inequitable policies perpetuate health disparities and underscores the importance of empowering communities to drive policy reform, as seen in local campaigns like Fresno’s parks equity effort. The article calls on public health systems and funders to support long-term, community-led change through civic engagement, accountability, and investment in power-building organizations.