About Us
Dr. Lisa Cooper
Our Mission
The mission of UHI is to advance health and health equity in Baltimore.
To live out this mission, UHI commits to:
- Collaborations and Capacity Building: Facilitating and recognizing collaborations between community leaders, universities, healthcare delivery systems, government, and the private sector to build collective capacity for achieving health equity in Baltimore.
- Mobilizing Resources: Mobilizing intellectual, financial, and physical resources and existing community collaborations to advance strategies that improve the health and well-being of Baltimore residents.
- Advancing Dialogue: Promoting dialogue, understanding, and trust among practitioners, researchers, educators, scholars, community leaders, advocates, and residents, to create pathways to health, well-being, and social justice in Baltimore.
Who We Are
The Urban Health Institute (UHI) was established in 2000 by Dr. William Brody, then president of Johns Hopkins University, in response to a recommendation from the Urban Health Council — a group of community residents, clergy, local leaders, business representatives, city officials, faculty, staff, and students from the Johns Hopkins Institutions (JHI). The UHI serves as an interface between Johns Hopkins and the Baltimore community in which it resides. Together with its community partners, the UHI explores ways that the research, teaching, and clinical expertise of the University can be better harnessed for the benefit of the residents of Baltimore.
