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Public health
Defining harm reduction
Published Feb 25, 2022
Harm reduction aims to protect people using drugs by providing the support and resources they need
Two photos of Eve McLennan, as a baby and as a one-year-old
Public health
Johns Hopkins Children's Center saves newborn with heart condition
Published Feb 22, 2022
The child, Eve McLennan, was born with critical aortic stenosis and had a life-saving surgery when she was two weeks old
Baltimore Community Fridge co-founders Clara Leverenz and Abbey Franklin posing in front of the fridge on its opening day, Nov. 14, 2020.
Community
A fridge full of love
Published Jan 28, 2022
Launched by a Johns Hopkins senior and a MICA student in November 2020, the Baltimore Community Fridge provides fresh foods, toiletries, and other necessities to local community members, thanks to a cadre of volunteers.
East Baltimore Historical Library ribbon cutting
Community
East Baltimore Historical Library opens its doors
Published Dec 2, 2021 Video
The space, developed with support from Johns Hopkins and located in three row homes attached to Henderson-Hopkins School, aims to preserve and celebrate the history of East Baltimore
11 student volunteers pose for a photo on steps in front of brick home
Community health
Students recognized for aiding COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Published Nov 9, 2021
240 Johns Hopkins students volunteered for more than 4,000 hours this past spring and summer at clinics across Baltimore in support of efforts to get Marylanders vaccinated
Grand opening of the track at Henderson-Hopkins
'U.S. News' ranks Henderson-Hopkins among city's top schools
Published Oct 22, 2021
Operated by Johns Hopkins in Eager Park, Henderson-Hopkins ranks No. 7 and No. 14 on the elementary and middle school lists, respectively
Branville Bard Jr.
PUBLIC SAFETY
New VP for public safety seeks community feedback
Published Oct 18, 2021
Branville Bard embarks on a listening tour among the Hopkins community and its neighbors, including a reconvened Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board
Peter Kannam
Q+A
A hub for the community
Published Oct 4, 2021
Peter Kannam, principal at Henderson-Hopkins, talks about leading teachers, students, and families through COVID-19, and how the Eager Park school has solidified its role as a community anchor during the pandemic
Grand opening of the track at Henderson-Hopkins
Community
On track for a healthy school year
Published Sept 14, 2021 Video
A festive late summer evening in Eager Park marked the grand opening of a new track and field at Henderson-Hopkins, kicking off a yearlong focus on exercise and wellness at the K-8 school.
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Vision for Baltimore
Glasses boost academic outcomes
Published Sept 9, 2021 Video
Three-year clinical study is the most robust analysis to date linking access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students having the most trouble in school