To provide content expertise and programmatic support to institutional leadership and to recruit, promote, retain, and engage those underrepresented in medicine, science, nursing, and healthcare administration so that we can achieve health equity for the most vulnerable populations.
Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity. Together, we seek to further our mission to cultivate all perspectives, understand each patient, collaborate with our community and create health equity.
Our Mission
Our Vision
We envision a Johns Hopkins Medicine where diversity, equity, and inclusion are in our DNA, and where together we commit to:
- Embracing and celebrating our differences
- Educating and developing our staff and learners
- Engaging in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices
JHM Equity Statement
The JHM Equity Statement reflects our effort to create a safe work and learning environment where we embody respect and collegiality for our colleagues, patients and community. View the Equity Statement video
Announcements from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
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June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Pride Month. Join us to kick off the celebration of LGBTQ+ history, accomplishments, and progress within our Johns Hopkins Medicine family and in the communities we serve.
Johns Hopkins Medicine faculty and staff members, students and trainees have played integral roles in contributing to health care, education, and awareness for the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage you to join our colleagues and the community at a Pride event near you:
- Annapolis Pride Festival – June 3
- D.C. Pride Festival – June 10
- St. Pete Pride LGBTQ+ Youth Pride & Family Day – June 10
- Baltimore Pride Parade & Festival – June 24 (Parade) June 25 (Festival)
- Rockville Pride – June 24
As our involvement grows each year, so has our focus on providing valuable resources and educational material. This year, we want to share news about the amazing work that some of your LGBTQ+ colleagues are doing in the community. Meet the Pride Month Achievers Award recipients.
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The purpose of our annual reports is to summarize in one location the progress on the diversity, inclusion, and health equity strategic plan each year. It also provides a resources for us to communicate our accomplishments to our internal and external community.
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Over the past two years, the Johns Hopkins Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity has spearheaded and supported increased community outreach, new allyship and anti-oppression resources and training, town hall discussions, health equity legislation and more.
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As we face this unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to highlight available resources for our Johns Hopkins employees and the within our community as well as answer questions regarding the vaccine.
- Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Resources
- Video: COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Playlist on YouTube
- Video: Pfizer and Moderna Vaccine Clinical Trial Demographics
- Video People of Color and COVID-19: Addressing Health Disparities and Vaccine Equity
- Center for American Indian Health: COVID-19 Resources for Native American Communities
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Support Centers
- Maryland: 1 (855) 634-6829
- DC: 1 (855) 363-0333
- Virginia: 1 (877) 829-4682
- Pennsylvania: 1 (877) 724-3258
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To achieve JHM's mission, we must create a culture where diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We must embrace and celebrate our differences; recruit, educate and develop our staff and learners; and engage in equitable health care delivery and workforce practices. The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity has created a comprehensive Strategic Plan that will help our organization further support the well-being of our people and communities, push the boundaries of science and education, aim for precision in everything we do and improve the quality and affordability of health care.
View this introductory video for our 2023 Diversity, Inclusion, and Health Equity Strategic Plan
View a video overview of the Diversity and Inclusion - Innovation Roadmap 2023 Strategic Plan
JHM COVID-19 Vaccine Community Forum: Session 1
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity held these community forums to provide an overview of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as answer questions.
JHM COVID-19 Vaccine Community Forum: Session 2 en español
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Oficina de Diversidad, Inclusión y Equidad en la Salud organizó estos foros comunitarios para brindar una descripción general de la vacuna COVID-19 y responder preguntas.
JHM COVID-19 Vaccine Community Forum: Session 3
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity held these community forums to provide an overview of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as answer questions.
Photo Gallery
#HopkinsBetterTogether
Learn more about the 2023 Pride Month Achievers Award winners and the work they do in the LGBTQ+ community.
Meet the 2023 Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Achievers Award Winners
Meet the 2023 Women's History Month Achievers Award Winners
Meet the 2023 National Black History Month Achievers Award Winners
Meet the 2022 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Achievers Award Winners
Meet the 2022 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Achievers Award Winners
2023 MLK Day of Service: Volunteers packing food care packages at Helping Up Mission
2023 MLK Day of Service: Hopkins staff members volunteers painting a mural at Edgewood Elementary in Baltimore, MD
2023 MLK Day of Service: Mural painted by Hopkins staff at Hampden Elementary/Middle School
2023 MLK Day of Service: Volunteers after cleaning up at Wyman Park
2023 MLK Day of Service: Volunteers serving meals at the Franciscan Center in Baltimore, MD
2023 MLK Day of Service: Volunteers cleaning up the grounds at Dunbar High School in Baltimore, MD
2023 MLK Day of Service: volunteers packaging meals at Moveable Feast
