Urban Health Institute

10/23/2026

🏈 Football, fellowship, and a focus on men's health!

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is bringing health and wellness to game day with its FREE Ravens vs. Bills Men's Health Event at the Village at Mondawmin!

Enjoy free health screenings, massages, food, games, and meaningful conversations about men's health and wellness, all while cheering on the Ravens! 💜

📅 Sunday, November 1, 2026
⏰ 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
📍 3201 Tioga Parkway, Suite W, Baltimore, MD 21215

Registration is free, but space is limited!

🔗 Register here: https://loom.ly/57b7Mpc

Join us for a fun night of football rivalry while raising awareness for men's health!

10/23/2026

📢 UHI Co-Sponsorship Update!

Due to the overwhelming response, funding for Quarter 2 (October–December) has been fully allocated!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a request. If you're seeking support for an event, program, or initiative that advances health and health equity in Baltimore, our next co-sponsorship funding quarter opens January 1, 2027.

Stay tuned and get ready to apply! 🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/daeBLhM

10/21/2026

🦃 As we approach the season of giving thanks, let's help spread the word about an opportunity to give back to Baltimore families!

Derrick Whiting, Executive Director of The Flowers Whiting Initiative, is preparing for the organization's 7th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway!

The initiative aims to distribute 200–350 turkeys and provide hot meals to families experiencing food insecurity. Community support through donations and sponsorships will help make it possible. 💙💛

📅 Saturday, November 21, 2026
⏰ 12–4 pm (Distribution line forms at 1 pm)
📍 Bon Secours Community Resource Center, 31 S. Payson St., Baltimore, MD

Interested in supporting this effort? 🔗 Learn more and donate: https://loom.ly/FW6DVOo

We need your help! The Flowers Whiting Initiative is gearing up for our 7th Annual Turkey Giveaway, and we’re raising $6,000 by November 16, 2026, to provide turkeys and hot meals to families in need. Your donation will make sure families in Baltimore, including those impacted by the criminal just...

10/12/2026

This past weekend, we celebrated the 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner, Muevetón + BabyFest 5K & Health and Fitness Expo, at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research’s (ICTR) Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture! 🎉

Led by Friends of Patterson Park in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Centro Sol, Muevetón + BabyFest brings together movement, health education, and community to support the health and well-being of Baltimore’s Latino community. Their work reflects the power of collaborations that listen to community, build trust, and create spaces where people can come together, connect, and thrive. ❤️

🎬 The 2026 HLMA winner video premieres today at 12:30 p.m. on YouTube! Take a closer look at Muevetón + BabyFest and the collaboration behind this inspiring work in our community.
➡️🔗 https://loom.ly/G8W-Img

10/05/2026

Spend the day with our 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner, Friends of Patterson Park, by volunteering in the morning and attending the Johns Hopkins ICTR's Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture in the afternoon where their program, Muvetón + BabyFest 5K & Health and Fitness Expo in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Centro SOL will be awarded. 👏🎉

Curious about the different stewardship volunteer opportunities we have in the park?

Join the Friends of Patterson Park and neighbors on Saturday, October 10th from 9am-11:30am to spruce up the park! This is our annual fall volunteer extravaganza we call VOLUNTOBER that combines our monthly boat lake clean up, monthly tree team, and any other stewardship projects all in one, fun, energetic, morning 🍂
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We'll pull trash out of the lake 🚣‍♂️, pick up trash around the park🗑️, plant trees along the carriage path between the Virginia S. Baker Rec. Center and the boat lake🪴, sweep up staircases🧹, and more.
We love Patterson Park and Voluntober is the perfect time to show the park some love for all the good times we have here! This is also a great time to try out different stewardship teams that you might not be a part of and make friends with other people who love being outside, caring for our Park, and trying something new. 🫶
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Sign up here - https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/JE/9jjopgkz9xt5if, or email [email protected] with questions!

If this will be your first time, or you have volunteered with us 100 times, we need you! 🫵

10/01/2026

📣 Co-Sponsorship Quarter 2 is now open!

Looking for support for an upcoming event, program, or initiative that advances health and health equity in ? The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute is now accepting co-sponsorship requests for the October–December quarter.

🔗Learn more about UHI’s co-sponsorship program, review the guidelines, and submit your request: https://loom.ly/daeBLhM

09/21/2026

Please join us in welcoming the 2027 Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program cohort! 🎉

We’re excited to welcome eight new Bunting Fellows to the , bringing a wealth of experience across community leadership, public health, the arts, social work, youth advocacy, entrepreneurship, and more.

We can’t wait to see the leadership, ideas, and impact they bring to . Here’s to a new cohort and the work ahead! 💙💛

🔗Meet the 2027 Bunting Fellows and learn more about their work: https://loom.ly/KPsbxT4

09/15/2026

This past Saturday, Bunting Fellows came out to support 2018 Fellow Rashad "Baba" Staton, Executive Director of Community Law in Action (CLIA), at CLIA’s Anti-Gala. 👏

We’re always glad to see our Fellows supporting one another and showing up for the important work happening across Baltimore. 💙💛

09/11/2026

Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and honor the survivors, first responders, recovery workers, families, and communities whose lives were forever changed. ❤️

Twenty-five years later, the health impacts of 9/11 continue to be felt. From toxic exposure and cancer to respiratory illness and trauma, the aftermath reminds us that the health consequences of a crisis can last for generations.

🔗Read more about the ongoing health impacts of 9/11 from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum: https://911memorial.org/illness-and-advocacy-after-911

09/10/2026

Our 2026 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winners are inviting you to Muevetón this Saturday! 🎉

The Muevetón + BabyFest 5K & Health and Fitness Expo, a collaboration between Friends of Patterson Park and Johns Hopkins Centro SOL, is happening at Patterson Park!

It’s not too late to register for the 5K! Or, come out with your family and friends to cheer on your neighbors and enjoy the festivities.

🔗Register: https://loom.ly/wgInogE

📍 Patterson Park
🗓️ Saturday, September 12
⏱️ 9–12 p.m.