Partners

MGG Partners

Community Health Worker Training Program

MGG partners with Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, which administers the CHW Training Program. This program is open to those 18 years of age and older with a high school diploma or GED who are interested in becoming CHWs. The 100-hour program consists of 14 or 15 weeks of both online and virtual real-time sessions that cover topics like advocacy and community building, cultural competency, ethics and confidentiality issues, care coordination, health literacy, and public health concepts. Those who complete the program, pass all module activities, pass a final exam, and successfully complete a case study presentation will become certified CHWs.

Lay Health Educator Program

This 8-week program trains members of the public to be lay health educators, providing them with the knowledge, materials, access to resources, and ongoing support they need to effect positive change in their communities. Instructors include physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and chaplains. Topics covered include addiction, advance directives, cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, dementia, depression, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, medication management, nutrition, oral health, smoking cessation, STIs and HIV, stroke, and women’s health. No prior training in the health care or public health fields is required.

Heat Corps

The Johns Hopkins HEAT (Health Education and Training) Corps engages K-12 students attending schools in Baltimore, across the country, and abroad in a crucial educational dialogue about COVID-19, mental health and wellness, and the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping. Students meet virtually via Zoom with trained Hopkins instructors, who provide fact-based information on public health issues while generating interest in STEM fields.

Breathe Center

The Baltimore Breathe Center — formally known as the Johns Hopkins Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment — studies the effects of the environment on lung health and specific lung diseases throughout life. It’s run by a group of physicians, scientists, and trainees who advocate for lung health through important research and community engagement.

Centro Sol

Centro Sol was founded by medical professionals to provide high-quality and equitable health care to Latinos in partnership with organizations in and outside of Johns Hopkins.

ICTR

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) is one of more than 60 medical research institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program. The institutions work together to improve biomedical research. The ICTR addresses obstacles in translating basic science discoveries into research in humans, translating clinical discoveries into the community, and communicating experience from clinical practice back to researchers. ICTR is instrumental in turning our weekly calls into the podcast Community Calls.

The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Community Outreach and Engagement Program (COE)

Kimmel in the Community focuses on cancer prevention by promoting healthier lifestyles. They recognize the responsibility to serve and educate the community, ensuring that new cancer discoveries and knowledge reach the community level. Through monthly health education sessions, community outreach, and a community advisory group, COE identifies community needs, develops health promotion and educational resources, and works to improve health literacy and education in traditionally underserved communities.