COALITION CO-CHAIRS
Maura Rossman, MD - Health Officer, Howard County Health Department
Jeanette T.M. Nazarian, MD - Vice President, Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
HCLHIC STAFF
Maribet Rivera-Brute, MPH - Director
Ashton Jordan, MSPH - Community Engagement Coordinator
Stephanie Foster - Community Engagement Coordinator
María José Candanoza, MPH, CCHW, Community Health Worker Team Lead
WORKGROUPS
Community Health Worker Learning Collaborative
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Learning Collaborative offers a peer learning opportunity for CHWs to share resources and facilitate discussion among partners who support and employ CHWs across the County.
Co-Chairs:
Amanda Toohey - Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
María José Candanoza, MPH, CCHW - Howard County Health Department
GROWING HEALTHY FAMILIES WORKGROUP
The Growing Healthy Families Workgroup's focus is to improve birth outcomes for people of color in Howard County to advance efforts toward reducing health disparities.
Co-Chairs:
Erica Taylor - Howard County Office of Children and Families
Samantha Cribbs - Howard County Health Department
Healthy Lifestyle Workgroup
The Healthy Lifestyle Workgroup combine the efforts of the previous LHIC Food Security Committee, Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Group and Movement Group. The goal is to improve health though promotion of physical activity and chronic disease classes while increasing access to healthy food.
Co-Chairs:
Michelle Rosenfeld - Howard County Office on Aging and Independence
Carrie Ross - Community Action Council of Howard County
Healthy Minds and Suicide Prevention Coalition
The Healthy Minds and Suicide Prevention Coalition works to encourage residents to have conversations about mental health and to promote help-seeking behaviors.
Co-Chairs:
Barbara Allen - James' Place Inc.
Jessica Fisher - Howard County Health Department
