Johns Hopkins Medicine: An Ongoing Commitment to Community

Since 1889, Johns Hopkins Medicine works under the vision of its founder: to provide care to all, regardless of race, sex or creed.

Johns Hopkins Medicine is committed to improving the health and wellness of the residents in the neighborhoods we serve.

In Your Community

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Student Provides Support to Baltimore Youth

Working with Thread, Erin Chen has learned more about her city and has formed a Baltimore family.

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HIV Testing Program Provides Valuable Support to Community Clinics

The Johns Hopkins SOURCE, a community engagement and service-learning center, established an HIV Counseling and Testing Program that partners with community clinics and trains Johns Hopkins students to conduct testing and counseling.

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Johns Hopkins Home-based Medicine Helps Fill Community’s Primary Care Gaps

JHOME provides long-term primary care for patients who cannot get into a clinic because of their chronic conditions. Through JHOME, physicians and other health care professionals treat patients where they live, so that restricted mobility does not disrupt access to medical care.

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Johns Hopkins Home Care Group Works Together to Create Bunches of Lunches

Five events and 1,201 lunches later, the Bunches of Lunches project is still going strong. The shelters greatly appreciated our efforts, and everyone involved had a great time supporting a good cause.

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Johns Hopkins Practitioners Form Cycling Team to Benefit Moveable Feast

Scotti formed a Johns Hopkins Medicine cycling team, Fierce Chicks Rock, to participate in Moveable Feast’s Ride for the Feast fundraiser. Thousands of miles and two decades later, Fierce Chicks Rock has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the organization.

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School of Medicine Student Supports Latino Community Through Tutoring

“Medical school is a very intense time,” says Rosemary Riel, SOURCE’s assistant director for academic service-learning. “The Service Scholars program is an opportunity for the students to develop a different lens on the communities they’ll be working with. It humanizes the practice of medicine beyond the traditional clinic focus.”

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Johns Hopkins Government and Community Affairs Office Partners to Distribute Thousands of COVID-19 Supplies to Community

The Johns Hopkins Office of Government and Community Affairs and its community partners are distributing 18,000 boxes of produce donated by Baltimore City and 3,300 COVID-19 home test kits from The Johns Hopkins University. They are also distributing 5,000 face masks and 5,000 bottles of hand sanitizer donated by The Johns Hopkins Hospital warehouse and the Johns Hopkins University Office of Economic Development.

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Annual East Baltimore Community Conversation Highlights Listening, Learning

Members of the East Baltimore community attended the sixth annual East Baltimore Community Conversation to help foster open dialogue between Johns Hopkins Medicine and its neighbors. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jan. 12 meeting was held via Zoom.

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Pitch and Storytelling Competition Celebrates Work of 2021 Ward Infinity Cohort

Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sibley Memorial Hospital have supported innovative teams through the Ward Infinity. Last year was the first time the program included a pitch-and-storytelling competition that offered additional funding opportunities.

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Camille Range, Talayah Jackson, Thomas Houston, Veronica Vela and Ebony McMorris pose with with the Ward Infinity pitch award.

Johns Hopkins Students Pack 2,000 Meals for Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland

In December, the diagnostic medical sonography students at The Johns Hopkins Hospital chose to package meals for Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland. The group assembled 2,000 meals over a four-hour shift.

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BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine Work Together to Forge Pathways to Employment

BioTechnical Institute of Maryland (BTI) provides a tuition-free program for under- and unemployed workers who want to build critical laboratory skills.

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Urban Health Residents Learn About Holistic Care During Health Care for the Homeless Rotations

Through compassionate patient care, advocacy, teaching and scholarship, Johns Hopkins urban health residents receive world class clinical training that integrates them in the Baltimore community.

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Joy and Relief at Suburban Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

When Suburban Hospital received the go-ahead from Maryland and Montgomery County officials that it could serve as a vaccine clinic site for the community, the team sprang into action. In less than 48 hours, the hospital had set up a full clinic to vaccinate as many as 400 people per day, with room for physical distancing and all safety protocols.

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Sarah Rasmussen, R.N., and Michelle Christ, physician liaison, review the day’s vaccination schedule.

Equity for COVID-19 Vaccines and Care

At Johns Hopkins Medicine, inclusive and equitable access to medical care and health information is a core value of our institution. Our care teams are working with community partners to give vaccines to our most vulnerable eligible residents, to provide access to COVID-19 testing, and to educate and inform our communities hardest hit by this pandemic.

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In Your Community

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Student Provides Support to Baltimore Youth

HIV Testing Program Provides Valuable Support to Community Clinics

Johns Hopkins Home-based Medicine Helps Fill Community’s Primary Care Gaps

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group Works Together to Create Bunches of Lunches

Johns Hopkins Practitioners Form Cycling Team to Benefit Moveable Feast

School of Medicine Student Supports Latino Community Through Tutoring

Johns Hopkins Government and Community Affairs Office Partners to Distribute Thousands of COVID-19 Supplies to Community

Annual East Baltimore Community Conversation Highlights Listening, Learning

Pitch and Storytelling Competition Celebrates Work of 2021 Ward Infinity Cohort

Johns Hopkins Students Pack 2,000 Meals for Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland

BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine Work Together to Forge Pathways to Employment

Urban Health Residents Learn About Holistic Care During Health Care for the Homeless Rotations

Joy and Relief at Suburban Hospital’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

Equity for COVID-19 Vaccines and Care

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