Horizon Executives Author Chapter in The Practical Playbook II
 Touted as a guide to “the secret sauce of improving public and population health,” The Practical Playbook ll: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work, published by Oxford University Press this month, features a chapter authored by Horizon CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick and Chief Program Officer Glenn Schneider. The chapter, “Fighting Big Soda at the Local Level,” details the Foundation’s work to reduce sugary drink consumption in Howard County by forming of a diverse coalition of community partners, launching of a comprehensive marketing and media campaign, advocating for local and state policy changes and leveraging data to measure success. Read more>>
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We all know someone in our lives – a friend, a family member, a neighbor – who is struggling with mental health, yet many of us are afraid of saying the wrong thing or making things worse. Featured in Sunday’s Baltimore Sun, the Horizon Foundation’s new “Emotional Support Human Etiquette” campaign provides practical tips to show how you can help. Modeled after the concept of emotional support animals, the campaign aims to normalize conversations around mental health.
The Horizon Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Brinker as chief operating officer. In this role, she will direct the Foundation’s human resources, administrative operations, finance and accounting. Most recently, Anne served as the vice president and director of operations for the Community Action Council of Howard County, where she directed operations and various community programs. She also previously served as director of strategic organizational planning at Columbia Association and as village manager for the King’s Contrivance Community Association. 
Join Speak(easy) Howard and the Columbia Festival of the Arts for four events June 20-23 featuring sketches, stories, shorts and the screen. Watch a show from the Stoop Storytelling Series with tales about staying true to your values. Follow the experience of three visionary medical providers as they practice on the cutting edge of life and death in End Game. Laugh with Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theater The Second City. Or see a live show of NPR’s Selected Shorts with readings by Atandwa Kani (King T’Chaka in Black Panther), Valorie Curry (Talia in Blair Witch) and Sam Underwood (Jake Otto in Fear the Walking Dead). 
Touted as a guide to “the secret sauce of improving public and population health,” The Practical Playbook ll: Building Multisector Partnerships That Work, published by Oxford University Press this month, features a chapter authored by Horizon CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick and Chief Program Officer Glenn Schneider. The chapter, “Fighting Big Soda at the Local Level,” details the Foundation’s work to reduce sugary drink consumption in Howard County by forming of a diverse coalition of community partners, launching of a comprehensive marketing and media campaign, advocating for local and state policy changes and leveraging data to measure success. 
Parents, students and community members attended four screenings of a film on youth anxiety and stress last month, held in partnership with Howard County Public School System. Participants also heard from panels of local speakers including high school students, mental health professionals and school system leaders. “We know we are not alone in dealing with mental health issues in our families and we know that there is hope,” said Horizon CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick. 
