The UHI acts as a bridge to the community, conveying information about health and human service resources and also synthesizing and disseminating research findings. As we proceed with our work, the UHI will share what we learn with our neighbors and the nation. Newsletters Best Practices for Baltimore Reports on UHI Events and Programs Other Resources
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The Best Practices series brings together the knowledge of the Johns Hopkins Schools of Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health to deliver best practices for issues that profoundly affect Baltimore. Each brief is developed by an expert at Johns Hopkins University for the Urban Health Institute and reviewed by a panel of peers to ensure accuracy.
The series is intended to be used as a source book for developing best practice programs. Best Practices for Effective Schools
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Abridged version Best Practices for Violence Prevention
Available winter 2009 Best Practices for the Prevention of Hepatitis
Availabile spring 2009
Lessons Learned: Creating Successful Community-University Partnerships
A distillation of the valuable lessons learned from a 2007 Community University Partnership Forum that brought together leaders from community groups, Johns Hopkins University, and other Baltimore universities, as well as colleagues from around the country to discuss establishing and maintaining community-university partnerships. Building a Healthier East Baltimore: The Community-Faith-Hopkins Forums
Summarizes the Community-Faith-Hopkins Forums held in 2007 and 2008. These ongoing forums bring together faith leaders, community based organizations, academic deans, and neighborhood residents for candid discussions about issues affecting East Baltimore.
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Video: Redesigning East Baltimore*
UHI Quarterly Symposium; Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Leaders of redevelopment efforts, residents, elected officials, and members of the Johns Hopkins community discuss the redevelopment efforts currently underway in East Baltimore.
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HEBCAC Video: American Apartheid: Race, Fact and Myth in US Medical Research*
UHI Race and Research Series; Monday, February 2, 2009
Harriet Washington, bioethics journalist and author of the award-winning book, Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present chronicles her extraordinary exploration into the history of medical experimentation in Black America and discusses origins of racial health disparities.  | Video: The Historical and Cultural Context of HIV Prevention: Knowing Where You’ve Been Before Knowing Where You Need To Go
UHI Race and Research Series; Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Dr. Gail Wyatt, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and an associate director of the UCLA AIDS Institute, describes a model for sexual health based on the cultural context of sexuality and how such a perspective can help to explain racial health disparities and frame strategies to prevent HIV in African Americans. |
| Video: Building Community Collaborations For Families: What Works?
Communities That Care
UHI Quarterly Symposium; Thursday, October 8, 2009
Richard Catalano, PhD, is director of the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington and co-founder of Communities That Care—a nationally recognized prevention-planning system that promotes the positive development of children and youth and prevents adolescent problem behaviors. Watch to learn more about Dr. Catalano's work and to learn more about this landmark program. |
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