Abdul Hafeedh Bin Abdullah

Creator of the CPrV© Strategy
Co-Founder of Quality Life Blueprint, Sokoto House, and CHASM

Abdul Hafeedh bin Abdullah, born in San Bernardino, California, was raised during the height of America’s war on drugs in the late 1980s and 1990s. Early exposure to gang and street culture led to his first incarceration at age nine, and by seventeen he was sentenced as an adult to eight years for attempted murder. Four years into serving time in California’s maximum-security prison system, Abdullah underwent a profound shift in worldview, committing himself to personal transformation, community restoration, and healing.

Building on years of independent research and hands-on community work, Abdullah has become a seasoned public health strategist, curriculum developer, and master trainer. His career spans more than two decades of advancing equity, violence prevention, and workforce development, with a specialized focus on designing culturally responsive training for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and public health professionals.

A certified Basic Life Support instructor (AHA, 2017) and TESOL/TEFL-certified educator, Abdullah integrates health, education, and community empowerment through a unique cross-disciplinary approach. Under five years of direct mentorship and supervision from the CDC and the Multnomah County Health Department, he was trained to implement and teach six nationally recognized evidence-based programs. His strategic adaptations of these frameworks ultimately led to the development of the CommUnity-Based Public Health Response to Violence (CPrV©) model—an innovative strategy that aligns public health principles with lived experience, community culture, and systems-level prevention.

As co-founder of CHASM, and in partnership with NC AHEC and North Carolina’s statewide Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities initiative, Abdullah played a pivotal role in curriculum design, faculty development, and embedding racial equity frameworks across CHW training programs. His work ensures that instructional materials are standards-aligned, culturally grounded, and guided by Popular Education and equitable practice.

Abdullah’s expertise includes instructional design, adult-youth learning theory, equity integration, and workforce training. He has served as a consultant and faculty member for advanced CHW initiatives, championing train-the-trainer models and large-scale dissemination strategies.

Recognized for his strategic thinking, cultural fluency, and commitment to justice, Abdullah continues to lead efforts that strengthen the CHW workforce and equip frontline public health practitioners with the skills needed to respond effectively to real-world community challenges—making a lasting impact from the grassroots level to institutional systems.