Community Health Stories

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

Tuition-free training at BTI helps Johns Hopkins lab techs become leaders

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

Collaboration between Johns Hopkins and community organizations provides valuable learning experiences

Student-led Volunteer Group Gives Free Vision Screenings and Follow-up Care to Baltimore Residents

Vision Screening in Our Neighborhoods (ViSION) helps prevent blindness

Johns Hopkins Scientist Gets Colleagues, Family Involved in Baltimore Nonprofit

Holdren-Serrell dedicates time and resources to Helping Up Mission

Collaborating with the Community and Baltimore City to Make Returning to Worship Safer

Baltimore faith leaders are preparing to resume traditional in-person weekly worship services with the help of Johns Hopkins experts.

Ward Infinity Program Helps Foster Community-Driven Solutions to DC Health Issues

Sibley Memorial Hospital supports innovative teams with $25,000 grants, entrepreneurship training.

Johns Hopkins Medicine and Asylee Women Enterprise Work Together to Help Asylum Seekers

AWE helps JHM staff members meet patients’ basic needs to provide optimum health care.

John Hundt Honored for Volunteerism, Mentorship in East Baltimore

To celebrate Hundt’s achievements, Baltimore City made a ceremonial street sign in his name.

Service Scholars Program Gets Medical Students Involved in Baltimore’s Diverse Communities

Medical student led a refugee youth mentorship program, organized a career opportunities panel.

Johns Hopkins Congregational Depression Awareness Program Teaches Faith Leaders About Mental Illness

Groups learn that treating mental illness is just as important as treating any other condition

Johns Hopkins Doctor Provides Expertise to Advise School’s Health and Safety Committee

Patterson Park Public Charter School forms committee of parents and staff to ensure students, staff and families’ health and safety.

Johns Hopkins Environmental Care Supervisors Earn While They Learn

Leaders participate in a registered apprenticeship program sponsored by Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare.

Johns Hopkins Health System Recognized by Faith Organizations for Partnering to Manage the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sowers accepts award given by the Baptist Ministers’ Night Conference of Baltimore & Vicinity

Community Conversation Emphasizes Education and Trust

Panel talks about health equity, COVID-19 response

Johns Hopkins Partners with Cristo Rey Jesuit High School to Prepare Students for Careers in Health Care

Corporate Internship Program helps students develop skills, gain confidence.

Childbirth E-Class Aims to Alleviate Anxieties

Eight-chapter online birth class helps moms and their support systems feel better prepared.

Baltimore Community ToolBank Helps Organizations Save Money by Renting Resources

Nonprofit assists other organizations so they can elevate the scale of their projects.

Youth-led Granny Project Addresses Food Insecurity Through YouTube Live Gatherings

Young people unite to deliver food to low-income community members, coach health

Henrietta Lacks Symposium Goes Virtual

Video features the Lacks family, researchers and community members, who discussed the impact of Henrietta Lacks and her immortal HeLa cells.

Action in Maturity Enables Baltimore City Seniors to Remain Active in Their Communities

Nonprofit acts as a “senior center without walls.”

Wilson House Provides Safe Haven for People with Substance Use Disorders

Rehabilitation facility offers structure, compassion and the support of expert counselors.

Baltimore CONNECT Helps Build Stronger Bonds Between Community, Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations

Nonprofit helps organize food and mask distribution in ZIP codes surrounding the medical campus

Caroline Center Prepares Women to Work at Local Hospitals, Rehabilitation and Nursing Facilities

Baltimore organization empowers women in their professional and personal lives.

Johns Hopkins Doctor Volunteers Time to Treat Baltimore’s Uninsured

Annie Umbricht has been donating her services to the Shepherd’s Clinic since 2002

Johns Hopkins Bayview’s Center for Addiction and Pregnancy Supports New Mothers and Their Babies in the Fight Against Substance Use Disorders

Center offers judgment-free care, helping moms and newborns

Johns Hopkins Medical Professionals Teach Students About Lung Health, Perils of Vaping

More than 1 in 4 high school students in the United States use e-cigarettes. Johns Hopkins Lung Health Ambassadors program aims to change that.

Internist to launch the Department of Medicine’s Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program

Dedicated and determined, Kimberly Gudzune is making a difference

Johns Hopkins Peer Recovery Specialist Helps Opioid Overdose Survivors

Patrice Brown, part of the inpatient substance abuse team at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, advises recovering patients and connects them to treatment services.

Johns Hopkins selects Vines Architecture to lead planning stages of Henrietta Lacks building

Johns Hopkins University officials recently announced their selection of Vines Architecture to lead the planning stages for a multidisciplinary building that will honor the legacy of Henrietta Lacks at the 10th annual Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture.