2022 Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grant Recipients

Graduate Student – Community Grants

1. OWEL Cancer Education and Awareness Program (OCEAP)
   Graduate Student: Joy Chepkorir, BSN, RN, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing   
   Community Partner: Dorcas Baker, Older Women Embracing Life (OWEL) 
2. A Systematic Review of Food Security Screening & Referral Practices to Promote Health Equity in the Hospital System
   Graduate Student: Samantha Sundermeir, Doctoral Student, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
   Community Partner: Lindsay Adams, Baltimore City Department of Planning

Faculty – Community Grants

1. Continuation of COVID-19 Vaccination and Infectious Disease Testing Co-located with the Baltimore City Health Department’s Syringe Services Program
   Faculty Partner: Jason Farley, MPH, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, Professor, Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
   Community Partner: Victoria Cargill, MD, MCSE, Assistant Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department 
2. Health Impacts of Neighborhood Revitalization on East Baltimore Residents: A Mixed-Methods Analysis 
   Faculty Partner: Agnes Usoro, MD, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
   Community Partner: Daniel Kravetz, ReBUILD Metro
3. Mixed Methods Impact Evaluation of PIVOT, a Women’s Reentry Program  [FINAL REPORT]
   Faculty Partner: Carl Latkin, Vice Chair, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins 
   Community Partner: Veronica Jackson, PIVOT, Inc.