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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[...]
Horizon Holds Impactful Speak(easy) Discussions
Speak(easy) Howard discussions are making it easier for Howard County families to hold their own conversations about end-of-life decisions. These participants attended the daytime working session on Sept. 13. On Sept. 13, more[...]
Horizon Foundation Participates in White House “Making Health Care Better” Series on Cardiovascular Health
On Sept. 9, Horizon Foundation President and CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick spoke at a White House event, the third in its “Making Health Care Better” series, focusing on cardiovascular health. The event featured panel discussions about[...]
Horizon Foundation Announces Speak(easy) Howard Campaign
Horizon Foundation announces Speak(easy) Howard campaign to encourage conversations and planning for end-of-life health care Howard County organizations invited to participate in learning collaborative with The Conversation Project starting June 23 Columbia, Md. – The[...]
New Bikeshare Program Coming to Howard County
https://youtu.be/5Lt-haLhyC4 The Horizon Foundation joined County Executive Allan Kittleman and partners from across Columbia to announce a new pilot bikeshare that will open in 2017 with seven stations serving the Columbia Lakefront, The Mall in[...]
Newsletter, April 2016
Answer the call! Howard health survey coming to a phone near you Between April and June, Howard County residents may receive a call from an independent research firm to take a brief, confidential survey about[...]
Horizon Congratulates Jean Moon & Associates on Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award
Tim Singleton and Jean Moon at the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Awards ceremony. The Horizon Foundation congratulates longtime friend and consultant Jean Moon & Associates for earning the 2016 Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Award for[...]
