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Community
Change
so everyone in Howard County
can live a longer, better life
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A Healthier Howard County
The Horizon Foundation is Howard County’s community health foundation. We are committed to improving health through innovative initiatives, collaborative partnerships, strategic grantmaking and thoughtful advocacy. Our work is driven by community needs and is shaped around strategic solutions that promise a significant lasting impact on physical and mental health in Howard County.
As the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland, we are driven to help everyone in our community – especially those facing the greatest challenges. Learn more about us.
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
The Horizon Foundation recently hosted a community discussion focused on COVID-19 vaccines. We recorded the session and provided information and answers to many common questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Join Horizon’s Nikki Highsmith Vernick as we learn more from Dr. Mohammed Shafeeq Ahmed, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, Dr. Ruth Karron, and Dr. Maura Rossman. Featuring opening remarks by County Executive Calvin Ball, this event was co-sponsored by Howard County Health Department and Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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Million invested in community health
377
Programs Funded
20
Percent drop in soda sales
41
Elementary schools with fresh new lunch menus
15
Ambassador organizations for advance care planning
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Register now for Get It Done Week 2022
Nov, 11, 2022 Kerry DarraghSince creating the Speak(easy) Howard initiative in 2016 and alongside our partners, we have learned a great deal about successful strategies organizations can use to…
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October newsletter: Last call to apply for grants, lessons from ComNet22, welcoming new staff & more!
Oct, 25, 2022 Kerry DarraghSubscribe to our newsletter! Last call to apply for our grants! The application period for funding to promote policy change in Howard County to fight systemic…
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Communication leads to community: Reflections from ComNet22
Kerry DarraghEarlier this month, our communications team, Cat Harmon and Kerry Darragh, attended ComNet22, the annual conference for communications professionals working on issues for social change.…
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Report: The 2020 Vision for Health in Howard County
Persistent racial disparities in numerous health measures pose challenges and opportunities for Howard County, Maryland, according to a new report released by the Horizon Foundation. The report details inequities in prenatal care and infant health, chronic disease, mental health and advance care planning and also analyzes root causes and calls for specific solutions and broad action by public agencies and others to address them.
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