July newsletter: Fighting for birth equity, healthier school meals at HCPSS and more!
Subscribe to our newsletter! Fighting for birth equity in Maryland Maternal and child health has been in the news a lot lately, for all the wrong reasons. The maternal mortality rate in the United States[...]
Fighting for birth equity in Maryland: a conversation with Jennifer Holland
Maternal and child health has been in the news a lot recently, for all the wrong reasons. The maternal mortality rate in the United States is rising, and racial disparities are widening over time. Nationally,[...]
New initiatives to improve school meals launching this upcoming year at Howard County Public Schools
HCPSS to implement farm-to-table initiative, taste tests, town hall meetings and more to improve school meals beginning in the fall Today, officials from the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS), the Healthier Choices Coalition and[...]
The Horizon Foundation is the largest independent health philanthropy in Maryland. We are committed to a Howard County free from systemic inequities, where all people can live abundant and healthy lives. We fight for equitable and compassionate health and mental health care, access to affordable and safe homes, a community where healthy food is accessible and affordable and where all residents are able to generate and pass down wealth. Our mission is to work side by side with community to build power, advocate for policy change and dismantle structural racism to achieve better health for everyone in Howard County and greater Maryland.