Community Health Advisory Board
MWPH Community Advisory Board (CHAB)
Understanding that socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, and the physical environment negatively impact the quality of life of residents in the areas within the vicinity of MWPH, the MWPH Community Health Advisory Board (CHAB) was established. This body includes representation from MWPH (executive leadership, medical, and other vital staff), local government, public schools, Head Start programs, and community engagement groups, who work collaboratively to ensure that initiatives that are implemented effectively address true drivers of health in order to improve health outcomes. Implemented programs reflect the priorities of the City of Baltimore’s Community Health Needs Assessment, which helps to inform MWPH’s Implementation Strategy Plan. CHAB meets quarterly throughout the calendar year with the express purpose of determining how best to utilize collective resources to alleviate the barriers and address the disparities facing residents in the MWPH service area.
CHAB Objectives:
· Advise Community Benefit Program on strategies to achieve community health improvement goals
· Support MWPH’s engagement in public health advocacy
· Assist MWPH in the allocation of resources in support of community needs
Current Members
|
Member Name |
Organization |
|
Tiffany R. Adams |
Assistant Principal, Pimlico Elementary/ Middle School |
| Bryan Azuekwu | Community Leadership Performance Manager, Park Heights Renaissance |
| Aisha S. Burgess | Director of Youth & Trauma Services, Baltimore City Health Department |
|
Samuel Burris |
Director, External Affairs, UMMS |
|
Betty Cherniak |
Glen Neighborhood Improvement Association / Friends of Pimlico Park |
|
Shakia Colbert |
Community Health & Social Impact Specialist, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield |
|
Shymaine Davis |
Executive Director, Youth Educational Services |
| Susan Dubroff | MWP Foundation Board Member |
| Kweisi Ehoize | Friends of Pimlico Park / Baltimore Terps |
| Dr. Cathy Hardwick |
Associate Professor, Coppin State University |
|
Brittny Herring-DeVore |
Director of Family Strengthening & Community Engagement, Center for Urban Families |
| Emily Hunter | Principal, Arlington Elementary |
|
Valarie Matthews |
Executive Director, Catherine’s Family and Youth Services |
|
Jimmy Mitchell |
School Coordinator, Arlington Elementary School |
|
Dr. Edward Perl |
Chair, CHAB, and Member MWP Foundation Board |
| Maxine Reed-Vance | Deputy Director, Baltimore Healthy Start |
| Shikera Shelton | Lead Community Health Worker, YMCA |
| Zulema Sockwell | Principal, The William S. Baer School |
| Terah Turrentine | Senior Family Service Coordinator, St. Vincent De Paul Head Start |
|
Shelley B. Zimmerman |
Chief of Staff, City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer |
MWPH Staff Members
|
Dr. Scott Klein |
President & CEO |
|
Dr. Bernadette Crowder |
Health Impact & Engagement Officer |
| LaSandra Cousins | Director of Community Health |
|
John Benton-Denny |
Community Benefit Coordinator |
|
Michelle Hanover |
Patient Experience Manager |