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Founder’s Day: Columbia 50
On Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Horizon Foundation staff participated in “Founder’s Day: A celebration of the vision, leadership and legacy of James Rouse" at Howard Community College (HCC). The event was presented by the Columbia 50th[...]
Howard County Budget Falls Short of Ensuring Bikeway Transportation Options Requested by 1,000+ People and 18 Community Groups
Joint Statement on FY2018 Capital Budget by the Bicycling Advocates of Howard County and the Horizon Foundation The Horizon Foundation and Bicycling Advocates of Howard County issued the following joint statement in response to the[...]
Horizon Foundation Statement on Protecting Affordable Health Care
The Affordable Care Act expanded health care coverage to 20,000 people in Howard County. Today, Henry Posko, Horizon Board chair, Yvette Oquendo, Horizon Board member, and Nikki Highsmith Vernick, Horizon President and CEO joined Senator Ben[...]
First Graduating Class of the Health Care Interpreter Certificate Program
On Saturday, March 4, 2017, 12 students received a certificate of completion from the new health care interpreter certificate Program offered through the division of continuing education and workforce development. This inaugural class began in[...]
Mental Health First Aid
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Register now: FREE for Howard County residents and workers Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack — even if you have no clinical training —[...]
50 Bikeway Supporters Attended This Week’s Budget Hearing
Fifty people came out to the county's budget hearing this week to tell County Executive Allan Kittleman: We want the Bikeway! As you may know, the Bikeway would offer 50 miles of continuous routes and help more[...]
HoCo Basketball Team Featured in Our March Madness Commercials
ESPN?! March Madness?! Yes, that’s right! We are launching a new set of basketball-themed videos as part of our “Real People” commercial series, which highlights the efforts of Howard County residents who are dedicated to[...]
Dramatic Decrease in Howard County Sugary Drink Sales Featured in JAMA Internal Medicine
Soda Sales Drop 20 Percent After Three Years of Comprehensive Howard County Unsweetened Campaign The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, a major peer-reviewed international medical journal, published a new study today[...]
Speak(easy) Howard Community Partners Spark Advance Care Conversations Around the County
More than a dozen community groups including faith congregations and medical providers came together Jan. 18 to discuss their latest efforts promoting advance care planning as part of the Speak(easy) Howard campaign. In[...]
#BevRev Youth Campaign Employs Anti-Tobacco Tactics Against Soda Industry
Teenagers phoning executive suites. Protesters calling a trade association to task. Charges of deceptive advertising and hidden health consequences. Sound like the youth revolt against the tobacco industry? These are all pieces of a new[...]
2016 Year in Review
The Horizon Foundation is extremely grateful for your partnership. We have many reasons to celebrate, and we would like to take this time to reflect on our top 10 highlights for the year. In 2016...[...]
Nearly 600 people & community organizations say: “We want the Bikeway!”
Last week, we delivered the comments of nearly 600 people and support letters from major community organizations urging County Executive Allan Kittleman to fund the Bikeway as the first strategic and significant investment in building out[...]
Newsletter, June 2016
Newsletter, June 2016 Speak(easy) Howard campaign begins promoting end-of-life care conversations Last week, the Horizon Foundation launched Speak(easy) Howard, a new campaign that aims to change the way people in Howard County talk about[...]
Horizon Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants in 2016
Columbia, Md. ― As a core part of its mission improve health and wellness for people who live or work in Howard County, Md., the Horizon Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in grants in 2016.[...]
Howard County Soda Sales Drop 20 Percent
A new study finds the Horizon Foundation's multifaceted campaign that included policy change and community education through Howard County Unsweetened has led to notable drops in sugary drink sales. Between 2012 (the start of the[...]
Hundreds Attend Mental Health Film Festival
The Horizon Foundation hosted its first Mental Health Film Festival and Annual Meeting on Oct. 25, featuring four films and panel discussions that aimed to build awareness and compassion for members of our community living with[...]
Maryland Medicaid Celebrates 50 Years
Speakers and panelists from the Medicaid anniversary event The Horizon Foundation joined the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative, Consumer Health Foundation and Baltimore Jewish council to host[...]
Bikeway Vision Presented at Open Streets Event
This morning, the Horizon Foundation and partners kicked off the second-ever Open Streets Howard County event by presenting the vision for the Bikeway, a proposed 50 miles of bike facilities that would form the core of a[...]
