2-1-1 Maryland is sponsored by the United Way of Central Maryland. The mission of 2-1-1 Maryland is to be a statewide resource always available by telephone and internet to connect citizens to health and human resources. the database has information on nearly 5,000 agencies and programs across the state.

The Johns Hopkins Medicine annual women’s health conference, provides new and compelling information about important issues affecting women’s health. From nutrition and improving your memory to heart disease and cancer, this one-day program offers many seminars, all taught by Johns Hopkins physicians.

Over two decades of research on HIV infection among injection drug useres, the ALIVE Study (AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience) has become the longest running investigation of its kind and has made a myriad of contributions to the study of HIV/AIDS. Based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomber School of Public Heath and conducted in Baltimroe, Maryland, ALIVE is an observational cohort study that tracks 3,000 injection drug users. Developed in 1987, the community-based study is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Together with families, health care providers, policy makers, researchers and donors, the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Maryland Chapter, strives for excellence to ensure better care, to develop better programs, to advance knowledge and understanding about this illness and to achieve its goal of creating a world without Alzheimer's disease.

The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

Since 1924, the American Heart Association in Maryland has been working to keep you, your loved ones and your community safe from heart disease and stroke. Heart disease and stroke are the #1 cause of death in Maryland. Johns Hopkins Medicine participates in the American Heart Association's "Go Red" program.

The Baltimore City Needle Exchange Program (NEP) seeks to reduce HIV, hepatitis C, and other infections by reducing the circulation of unclean syringes. The program also helps drug users overcome addiction by linking them to drug treatment services and provides testing for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C.

Believe In Tomorrow Children's Foundation provides exceptional hospital and respite housing services to critically ill children and their families. Our unique programs bring comfort, hope, and joy to children and their families, enabling them to renew their spirits mentally and physically. We believe in keeping families together during a child’s medical crisis, and that the gentle cadence of normal family life has a powerful influence on the healing process. We believe the highest standards of service and unparalleled hospitality help create a unique healing environment, where families find hope and comfort.

B’More Clubhouse invites individuals living with mental illness into a community engaged in building meaningful lives. Through transitional employment and supported employment, B’More Clubhouse helps members move on with their lives by finding jobs in the community. Members looking to return to school can find educational assistance with completing applications, registering for classes and tutoring.

Camp Superkids is a week-long residential summer camp for children with asthma, from ages seven and a half to twelve. The camp is locted in New Freedom, PA. While attending the camp, children learn how to manage their ashtma while enjoying a full range of traditional camp activities. They gain a strong support system of friends and positive reinforcement from adults who volunteer their valuable time and services. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.

Charm City Care Connection (formerly Charm City Clinic) is a non-profit organization founded and operated by Baltimore medical, undergraduate, and graduate students in collaboration with community leaders in East Baltimore. The goal is to reduce health inequities by helping East Baltimore residents to obtain and maintain access to high quality health care and other social services. Charm City Clinic has served over 500 individuals by providing them free preventative screenings for hypertension and diabetes and health insurance counseling.

A home, center, and community-based program that provides occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, caregiver training, as well as mental health counseling for children and their families living in the Baltimore Metropolitan area.

Community Chats provides speakers from the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions to community organizations and groups free of charge. Topics focus on physical and emotional health of adults and children.

The award-winning program, Day at the Market, is held twice a month at Northeast Market in East Baltimore. It brings nurses and other clinicians, safety experts, and other caregivers face to face with citizens to offer tips on cancer prevention, detection and healthy living. One day a month focuses entirely on cancer education, prevention and screening. Information on clinical trials is provided as well as assistance in obtaining health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. The program received recognition from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and an award from the Maryland Cancer Collaborative, the group that oversees the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan.

The East Baltimore Drug Free Community Coalition was established in April 2007 to provide a holistic approach, safe, stable, drug dree environment for the youth and young adults in East Baltimore and provide resources and services to the community to better help young people stay away and survive the epidemic of substance abuse that has plagued the city of Baltimore. The Johns Hopkins Health System recognizes that substance abuse is a problem that requires no single approach and thus has been a coalition member from the start.

The annual East Baltimore Health and Wellness Fair is presented by Elev8 Baltimore to engage community members in healthy lifestyle activities. The event features fun events to highlight free health screenings, cooking demonstrations and fun, physical activities.

Located at the intersection of East 33rd Street, Barclay, and University Parkway, the Waverly Branch serves the communities of North and Northeast Baltimore, including Waverly, Abell, Better Waverly, Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello, Charles Village, Oakenshawe, Guilford, and Johns Hopkins Homewood. The branch opened in 1971 and reopened after a major renovation in 2015.

The new Johns Hopkins Wilmer Zika Center is dedicated to caring for patients with the mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted virus and is the first-known center of its kind in the world

Food as Medicine is a Johns Hopkins student group dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the students at two Baltimore City Public Schools. The program partners with Elementary/Middle schools to provide: (1) interactive health and nutrition workshops for students, (2) a health focused after-school program, and (3) school-wide health events. The weekly workshops address the Maryland Common Core Curriculum Standards for nutrition. The Food as Medicine program aims to promote healthy behavior changes by not only empowering students to think critically about leading healthy lives, but to also act on the lessons learned throughout the program. Together, the Food as Medicine participants and volunteers strive to promote a culture of health and wellness at the Elementary/Middle Schools.

The Green & Healthy Homes Initiative is committed to the creation of resources programs, and policies to prevent childhood lead poisoning and home-based environmental health hazards. The coalition works in collaboration with families, community organizations, educators, government agencies, insurers, property owners, and health care providers to construct real, attainable and cost-effective means to create lead-safe and healthy homes. The Coalition is dedicated to the primary prevention of childhood lead poisoning and the creation of healthy home environments that eradicate environmental and social injustices and result in healthier children, better school performance, the revitalization of housing stock and more productive communities. Volunteer opportunities range from assistance with office duties to outreach and speaking engagements.

The Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative established the Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition in 1999. It is the state’s largest health care consumer coalition with over 1200 diverse organizational members, including religious, health, com­munity, labor, and business groups from across the state. Members want to solve Maryland’s health care crisis by winning all Marylanders access to quality and affordable health care. Maryland Health Care for All is a broad-based coalition of 1,100 faith, labor, business and community groups that have been working to guarantee all Marylanders access to quality, affordable health care.

The Mission of Hopkins AIDS Alliance is to raise awareness on the JHU campus about AIDS issues, to influence national policy to end the AIDS crisis and raise money for international projects to alleviate the suffering caused by AIDS, and to participate in community service activities in the Baltimore community.

Hopkins Association for Stroke Awareness aims to reach out to the Baltimore community to increase awareness of strokes (both causes and indicators), as well as the possible consequences. HASA’s mission is to decrease stroke prevalence, especially in the inner-city population of Baltimore. Through volunteer work with clinicians, screenings and other methods, HASA hopes to provide information and care for a large segment of the population.

The JH farmers' market provides a means for local farmers, food producers and food vendors to provide local, organic and healthy food options for staff, visitors, patients and the community of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Maryland Farmers market Association (MDFMA), Johns Hopkins Hospital Farmers Market and Johns Hopkins WIC office host a Maryland Market Money (MMM) promotion throughout the season that matches federal nutrition benefits at the market. When customers use their federal benefits MMM provides an additional $5 to purchase more at market and additional sales for farmers. The farmers market runs throughout the growing season (April to October). Monthly cooking demonstrations are offered by the JHH internal chef, Jakob Fatica and guest chefs from United Healthcare. The focus is on spreading awareness to educate market visitors on cooking with local, healthy and seasonal ingredients. The market is run by the hospital sustainability consultants, Reduction In Motion, with support from the Maryland Farmers Market Association

The JHM online Health Library offers a guide to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of conditions from A to Z. The online Health Library is available to anyone with internet access.

This group is for men and their partners to learn about living with prostate cancer and its treatment. Meetings are held on the East Baltimore Medical Campus for residents of the community.

Mi Espacio is an after school youth leadership development program sponsored by CASA de Maryland. The primary goal of the program is to provide a supportive environment where Latino high school students can gain the confidence, skills and knowledge they need to graduate from high school and achieve their post-secondary dreams. The model aims to recognize the strengths of each individual as well as the collective power of group problem solving and community organizing. At least two workshops are offered each day, including photography, afterschool homework assistance, leadership development, financial literacy, college access, yoga, group problem solving and other personal and group enrichment sessions. The program works with Latino high school students throughout Baltimore City. The youth come to CASA de Maryland for these sessions and occasionally travel to Patterson Park or other nearby facilities.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. (NAMI-MB) is a grassroots, family-oriented support, education and advocacy organization founded in 1981. NAMI offers opportunities for family members and individuals with mental illness. Through peer support groups, education, and advocacy NAMI promotes a greater under­standing of mental illness. In addition to support groups, NAMI offers educational courses for family members of individuals diagnosed with a mental illness.

At the crux of the Center’s philosophy on community-based research is that educa­tion is a critical and essential component of this process. COEC is an extension of this philosophy. Accordingly, COEC seeks to establish partnerships with credible community agencies so as to create the opportunity to respond to specific concerns identified by community leaders and residents. These types of effective partnerships generate mutually beneficial relationships and assure positive outcomes through the translation of information and outcomes from the Center’s Research Foci and Facility Cores into educational programs, into knowledge applied to public health and environmental health policy.

The Office of Community Health serves as an official interface between the com­munity and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions to reduce health disparities in East Baltimore. The Office provides leadership to JHM faculty and staff in the cre­ation of community-based health programs achieved through academic-commu­nity partnerships. Specific programs supported by the Office of Community Health include: Community Chats, Health Fairs, Adult Immunization Program, Power to End Stroke, and East Baltimore Drug Free Coalition.

The Path to Health is a wellness-oriented program located on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus consisting of a one mile-plus walking trail around the campus with markers indicating distance and healthy lifestyle tips.

The annual Power to End Stroke event brunch offers healthy cooking demonstrations, brunch, a performance by gospel recording artist Lisa Page Brooks and the following activities: blood pressure screenings, nutrition/counseling, BMI measurements, diabetes and weight counseling, Zumba, line dancing, limited-motion exercises, and hands-only CPR training.

Students selected to go through the HIV Counseling and Testing Program will serve as HIV Counselors at one of two participating community clinics: Chase Brexton and Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department. There will be at least 10 students per site, including a student leader. Students undergo training to become certified HIV Counselors in Maryland, participate in orientations and site-specific training, and are required to volunteer for at least two, 3-4 hour shifts per month. Also, to help support students in the program, build community among the volunteers, and create a rich service-learning environment, student volunteer counselors will be required to participate in quarterly discussion groups and reflec­tion activities.

The Labyrinth is located on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus and is a contemplative path based on ancient designs to promote the integration of spiritual, mental and physical well-being.

The Labyrinth is located on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus and is a contemplative path based on ancient designs to promote the integration of spiritual, mental and physical well-being.

The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) is a partnership between the Injury Center and the American Trauma Society (ATS). Its goal is to ease the burden of injury and its consequences for patients and their families through the exchange of reli­able information, education, peer support and, most importantly, promotion of self-management programs. Extensive research on the recovery process and psy­chology of injury and disability strongly indicates that full implementation of the TSN can have a positive impact on post-trauma outcomes.

The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN) is a partnership between the Injury Center and the American Trauma Society (ATS). Its goal is to ease the burden of injury and its consequences for patients and their families through the exchange of reli­able information, education, peer support and, most importantly, promotion of self-management programs. Extensive research on the recovery process and psy­chology of injury and disability strongly indicates that full implementation of the TSN can have a positive impact on post-trauma outcomes.

Spurred on by the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Diabetes 2000 Project, a campaign to eliminate preventable diabetic blindness by the turn of the century, doctors at the Wilmer decided in November 1992 to begin offering free eye checks. The free screening program, paid for in part by a grant from the state's Health Services Cost Review Commission, is designed for people who otherwise could not afford to have their eyes checked.

The You Gotta Have Heart Collaboration is between Johns Hopkins Office of Community Health, CPR Office, Institue for Translational Research and local churches to train community residents and health ministries in life saving techniques, such as CPR. The program also provides a series of health education topics on research conducted that is of local interest.