Articles in this Issue

• School of Medicine Group Brightens Pediatric Patients Spirits with Science Experiments

  TEACH is part of a national movement to bring educational programming to children in hospitals, including at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

  

• 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.

  

• Johns Hopkins Break the Cycle of Violence Summit Aims to Strengthen Community Connections

  The summit included lectures, panel discussions and breakout sessions to brainstorm ideas for program development, educational programs and policy initiatives.

  

• Bamboo Sprouts Student Association Helps Cultivate Community for Medical Students

  Volunteers become mentors for Asian American adoptees, learn about each other’s culture.

  

• Hopkins Community Connection Collaborates with ShareBaby to Supply Patients with Diapers

  Hopkins Community Connection serves nearly 4,000 families a year.

  

• Johns Hopkins Medicine Offers Unconscious Bias Training to Community Health Providers

  More than 900 providers have completed the training with Johns Hopkins Medicine.

  

• Johns Hopkins Autism Support Group Bolsters Latina Mothers

  Latina mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder find peer support through the Johns Hopkins Autism Support Group.

  

• Johns Hopkins Medical Student Association Provides Free Sex Ed in Baltimore City Public Schools

  Community Adolescent Sex Education program gives students an open forum to discuss issues.

  

• School of Medicine Student Helps Food Pantry Run Smoothly

  Huang ensures that food distribution and volunteering are efficient and easy

  

• 2022 Community Service Award Winner Dedicated to Adaptive Sports, Health Education

  School of Medicine student Andy Lancaster recognized for character and commitment

  

• HIV Testing Program Provides Valuable Support to Community Clinics

  Program provides students with real-world experience, meaningful patient interactions

  

• 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.

  

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

  The group has assembled and delivered 1,201 lunches to local shelters

  

• Johns Hopkins Medicine, Marian House Provide Women with Second Chance at Employment

  Through collaborations with organizations like Johns Hopkins Medicine, Marian House helps women secure gainful employment.

  

• Johns Hopkins Practitioners Form Cycling Team to Benefit Moveable Feast

  Fierce Chicks Rock raises funds to help provide 8,000 meals a week

  

• School of Medicine Student Supports Latino Community Through Tutoring

  Lopez-Silva Volunteers at CASA and Helps Baltimore’s Immigrant Youth

  

• Johns Hopkins HIV County Program Provides Much Needed Care for Suburban Communities

  Program’s services help viral loads stay low

  

• Johns Hopkins Hospital Honors Members of Maryland Army National Guard

  Guard Members Helped with COVID-19 Testing Operations and Clinical Support

  

• Mobile Vaccination Team Provides Vaccines, Important Information at CIAA Fan Fest

  51 people vaccinated during the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Fan Fest

  

• Annual East Baltimore Community Conversation Highlights Listening, Learning

  Panel discusses COVID-19 response, community connections

  

• Pitch and Storytelling Competition Celebrates Work of 2021 Ward Infinity Cohort

  Competition gives Ward Infinity teams a chance to win additional funds to further their health innovations

  

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

  Medical imaging students volunteer time, learn about teamwork.

  

• 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.

  

• Pandemic Doesn’t Stop Birth Companions from Helping to Navigate Childbirth

  Being a birth companion has changed since the onset of COVID-19.

  

• Johns Hopkins Doctors Among the Mentors Who Inspire Baltimore City Students

  MERIT Program Empowers Students to Become Health Professionals, Community Leaders

  

• Recreation Department Is the Heart of Hopkins ElderPlus

  Hopkins ElderPlus Recreation Department brightens community members' days.

  
• Johns Hopkins Hospital Walk-in Program a Lifesaver for Hepatitis C Patients

  

• Helping Caregivers to Feel Empowered and Encouraged

  Johns Hopkins Bayview’s Called to Care program provides community, resources

  

• A Safe Place to Go and a Soft Place to Land

  HIV Support Group at Johns Hopkins Connects Patients with One Another

  

• On World Mental Health Day, doctors remind Baltimore that mental illness is just like any other illness

  Johns Hopkins offers easily accessible mental health help

  

• Support for Patients with Sickle Cell

  Local support group helps patients with sickle cell champion each other.

  

• Bringing Their Whole Selves to the Job

  Hispanic Hopkins employees use their backgrounds to improve communication with patients, community.

  

• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Awards $125,000 to East Baltimore Nonprofits

  The school of medicine gives 12 neighborhood-based groups a total of $125,000 for community improvements.

  
• Helping Moms and Babies Connect

  

• EBDI Debuts Public Mural in Eager Park

  The mural is the inaugural project of EBDI’s Public Arts and Placemaking Workgroup, which includes Johns Hopkins staff.

  

• Telephones, Technology and Trust Help Creative Alternatives Staff and Members Navigate the Pandemic

  As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Creative Alternatives staff remain committed to helping clients with their goals — albeit from a distance.

  

• Christopher Place Employment Academy Helps Men Get a Second Chance

  Johns Hopkins Medicine collaborates to create pathways to employment

  

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

  More Than Two Dozen Organizations Help

  

• Medicine for the Greater Good Interns Measure Baltimore’s Blood Pressure

  Students explore how clinical visits within the community create trust in the health care system.

  

• Centro SOL’s Youth Program Creates Opportunities for Students

  Latino teens explore health care careers and get involved in community outreach

  

• El programa para jóvenes del Centro SOL ofrece oportunidades valiosas para los estudiantes

  Los adolescentes de origen latino se informan sobre las profesiones en el ámbito de la salud y se involucran en proyectos sociales

  

• Johns Hopkins Medicine Provides Supplies with the Help of Nonprofits and First Lady Moore

  One hundred fifty East Baltimore neighbors received produce and toiletries.

  

• Grupo de apoyo para el autismo de Johns Hopkins sirve de soporte a las madres latinas

  Las madres latinas de niños con el trastorno del espectro autista encuentran aliento e incentivo mutuos por medio del grupo de apoyo para el autismo de Johns Hopkins.