Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute

Name

Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute

Legal name

Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute

Website

https://urbanhealth.jhu.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Programs

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJAAAC

City/Municipal Public Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

Keywords

• Community health programs
• Health equity grants
• Urban health partnerships
• Capacity building workshops
• Community leadership fellowship

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Grants distributed to community organizations, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: UHI is funded by Johns Hopkins University as an interface between Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore community. The institute distributes grants and manages fellowship compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI) is a non-profit institute within Johns Hopkins University that facilitates community-university partnerships to advance health equity in Baltimore. UHI delivers this mission through grantmaking, fellowships, workshops, awards, symposia, and direct consulting services that connect Baltimore community organizations with JHU faculty, students, and resources.

Product overview

The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI) offers a portfolio of community health programs rather than a traditional technology product. The core offerings include grant programs (Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grants and Strategic Consultation Grants), the Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program fellowship, Capacity-Building Workshops (Grant Writing, Financial Management, Program Evaluation), the Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award, annual Social Determinants of Health Symposium, Community-Driven Research Day, Community Speakers Bureau, and Community Collaborations initiatives. These programs work together to advance health equity in Baltimore through community-university partnerships, leadership development, capacity building, and funding opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grants: Grants awarded to partnerships between Johns Hopkins students/faculty and Baltimore-based community organizations to advance health and well-being of Baltimore residents. Funding levels: $20,000 for faculty-community projects, $10,000 for graduate/postdoctoral projects, $4,000 for undergraduate projects.
• Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program
• Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award
• Strategic Consultation Grants for Baltimore City
• Social Determinants of Health Symposium

Products and services

• Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grants Funding program offering fixed-amount awards (approximately $4,000 and $20,000 tiers) to support Baltimore community-based organizations collaborating with Johns Hopkins on health equity initiatives.
• Strategic Consultation Grants for Baltimore City Grant program providing approximately $10,000 in funding to support Baltimore-based projects requiring strategic consultation services from Johns Hopkins experts.
• Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program Fellowship program that builds leadership capacity among Baltimore community residents, preparing them to engage in civic and health equity work.
• Capacity-Building Workshops Series of free workshops covering grant writing, financial management, and program evaluation for Baltimore community-based organizations.
• Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award Annual recognition award honoring Baltimore community members and organizations for contributions to advancing health equity.
• Social Determinants of Health Symposium Annual symposium convening researchers, practitioners, and community members to discuss social determinants of health and equity in Baltimore.
• Community-Driven Research Day / Grantee Showcase Annual showcase event where UHI grant recipients and community collaborators present outcomes from their community-driven research and health equity projects.
• Community Collaborations Program Direct partnership program connecting Johns Hopkins faculty and students with Baltimore community organizations on collaborative health equity projects.
• UHI Community Speakers Bureau Roster of community members and subject-matter experts available to speak at events and forums on health equity and urban health topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 years of advancing health equity in Baltimore
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Centro SOL (Center for Health/Salud and Opportunity for Latinxs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentro SOL collaborates with UHI on annual conferences and shares reflections on advancing health equity for Latino communities in Baltimore. UHI provides platform for connection, visibility, and shared learning.
• HeartSmilescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Joni Holifield, HeartSmiles received UHI Small Grant support and the Granny Project (a HeartSmiles partnership) won the 2020 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award.
• Baltimore City Government and Quasi-Government AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUHI's Strategic Consultation Grants support Johns Hopkins faculty working directly with Baltimore City government on health improvement projects. Partnerships focus on factors impacting health including income, transportation, artistic expression, and educational attainment.
• Office of the Provost (Johns Hopkins University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates annually with UHI to convene the Social Determinants of Health Symposium.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDean Ellen MacKenzie serves on UHI Advisory Board. Multiple faculty and students participate in UHI programs and receive grants.
• Johns Hopkins School of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDean Sarah L. Szanton serves on UHI Advisory Board. Faculty member Dr. Kelly Bower serves as UHI Associate Director.
• Johns Hopkins Carey Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDean Alexander J. Triantis serves on UHI Advisory Board. Professor James Calvin and Professor Lindsay Thompson serve on oversight committees and lead programs.
• Johns Hopkins School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheodore DeWeese (Interim Dean) serves on UHI Advisory Board. Dr. Lisa Cooper holds professorship in School of Medicine.
• ThreadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2021 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner. Thread collaborates with Johns Hopkins University supporting Baltimore's young people.
• Safe StreetscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2013 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner. Community-driven violence prevention program helping reduce harm and strengthen safety.
• Moveable FeastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2012 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner. Partnership expanding food as medicine connecting patients with medically tailored meals.
• Turnaround TuesdaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner2017 Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award winner. Building pathways to livable-wage jobs for returning citizens.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): A membership organization representing local public health departments including Baltimore City; an ecosystem partner shaping policy, funding, and best practices relevant to UHI's city-level health equity work.

Direct peers

• Morehouse School of Medicine - National Center for Primary Care: An HBCU-based health equity and primary care center advancing community-engaged research and care delivery, with comparable focus on health disparities, community partnerships, and academic-community collaboration.
• Sinai Urban Health Institute: A community-university affiliated urban health institute based at Sinai Chicago (formerly Sinai Health System). Operates a similar model to UHI: place-based health equity research, community partnerships, and program evaluation in a major U.S. city, making it the closest direct peer.
• Penn Center for Community Health Workers: A university-based center at the University of Pennsylvania designing, testing, and scaling community health worker interventions to improve health equity in urban communities — structurally analogous to UHI's community-engaged health equity model.
• Health Leads: A national health equity nonprofit that partners with health systems and communities to address social determinants of health through screening and resource navigation, with comparable mission around community-university-healthcare linkages.
• Prevention Institute: A nonprofit focused on advancing health equity through prevention and addressing upstream social determinants of health, with similar emphasis on community capacity-building, partnerships, and systems change.
• NYU Langone Health - Institute for Excellence in Health Equity: An academic medical center-based health equity institute with similar structure: research, training, and community engagement programs addressing urban health disparities, anchored in a major university.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The largest U.S. philanthropy dedicated to health and health equity; it funds community-university partnerships and health equity initiatives nationally. Not a direct peer in program delivery but a key funder and thought leader shaping UHI's operating environment.
• George Washington University - Milken Institute School of Public Health: A major urban public health school with active community health equity research and partnerships in Washington, D.C., operating overlapping academic-community models that compete for similar federal and philanthropic funding.

Emerging players

• Boston University - Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health: A university-based center advancing health equity through social work and community-engaged research, with comparable scope in addressing social determinants of health and training community health workers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johns-hopkins-urban-health-institute
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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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