The Urban Health Institute: 2012 Engaging Communities, Improving Health Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 19 September 2012
A Vision for the UHI It is the vision of the UHI to bring the resources of JHI to the major health-related problems of Baltimore and by so doing improve the health and well-being of all our residents.
The UHI core 5 zip codes
Building a Healthier East Baltimore, Together The Access Partnership
Building a Healthier East Baltimore, Together
CHI Comprised of All Partners and 5 working groups Research Methods Student and Community Involvement and Training Emergency Response and Intervention Communications and Community Relations Funding and Sustainability
Engaging the Hopkins and Baltimore Communities to solve problems is essential East Baltimore Book Club Baltimore Researchers Dinner Capacity building workshops: Translation of research to effect change; Program evaluation, grant writing. Reverse Research Day
Engaging the Hopkins and Baltimore Communities UHI Quarterly lecture series Race and Research Series Community-University-Faith Forums Small grants program: undergraduate, graduate student and faculty
Honoring and Empowering the Community Henrietta Lacks Award for Community- University Collaborations; HL Day Oct 6, 2012 Presidents Recognition Award to recognize research that improved the health of Baltimore Summer jobs program for high school students
Collaborations with City agencies and organizations Baltimore City Health Department: Reverse Research Day and the Mayor Report on the Health of Baltimore The Family League of Baltimore: Baltimore Data Repository EBDI: The Establishment of an Early Child Development Center and Health facility Faith Community: NIH R21 grant on reproductive health education for adolescents in Baltimore churches Baltimore City Public Schools: Nutrition in Schools initiative; Improving School Climate initiative Latino Health Provider Network: Monthly forum on Latino health in Baltimore
Collaborating with the Faith Community You Gotta Have Faith! Faith-Based Adolescents Involved in Total Health (FAITH) project is a study of faith-based youth workers influence on adolescent sexual health and decision-making Youth who are involved in their churches are being identified by their pastors and youth ministers to be involved in the data collection for this project. Youth researchers were trained in ethnographic research methods during a three day workshop in April. Reverend Dr. Carlton W. Veazey, President and CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, will head this a Faith Forum on Adolescent Sexuality and Religiosity (February 2012) Faith and Sexuality Forum (February 16, 2013) with Reverends Jeremiah Wright and Otis Moss III
Strengthening the Neighborhood Early Child Development Center East Baltimore Community School
UHI Structure The UHI reports to the President of the university through the Provost The UHI Advisory Board is comprised of the CEO of JHH together with the Deans of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Education, Business, Arts and Sciences Community-University Coordinating Council comprised of 11Hopkins and an equal number of community leaders
Conclusion The nation needs the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute to be a leader and role model on how academic institutions engage the residents living in the shadow of great academic health science buildings. What you do will influence the behavior of other universities across the country. Steven Thomas, PhD Professor, University of Maryland Chair, Site Visit Team