Press & Recognition
Press
- The Loyola Greyhound: "Health care initiative seeks to aid low-income families" (September 23, 2008)
- The Johns Hopkins News-Letter: "Project HEALTH Volunteers Aid Citizens In Need" (September 18, 2008)
- The Harvard Gazette: "Panel assesses the 'power of unreasonable people'" (March 6, 2008)
- The Core: "Students help South Side families access services they need to stay healthy" (Spring/Summer 2008)
- The New York Times Blog: "Nonprofits and Businesses Form New Alliance" (December 11, 2007)
- The Next Generation: "Unlinking Poverty and Poor Health" (December 2007)
- ABC News: ABC2 Baltimore Profile (December 2006)
- The Baltimore Sun: "Program provides Rx for life" (December 29, 2006)
- The JHU Gazette: "Raising an Army of Public Health Advocates" (November 6, 2006)
Awards & Recognition
National:
- 2008: Rebecca Onie selected as a Fellow in Ashoka's United States program. Ashoka Fellows are leading social entrepreneurs who are recognized to have innovative solutions and the potential to change patterns across society. Ashoka Fellows must undergo a rigorous search and selection process in which they demonstrate the following attributes: a big new idea, creativity, entrepreneurial quality, social impact and ethical fiber. Ashoka Fellows, found all across the world and from a variety of backgrounds, all share a unique entrepreneurial quality: to pursue their vision relentlessly until it becomes a reality.
Baltimore:
- 2008: City of Baltimore Mayoral Certificate of Recognition
- 2008: Policy Impact Award, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Baltimore City Health Department Urban Research Day: Impact of the Project HEALTH Family Resource Desk at an Urban Medical Home for Low-Income Children
- 2008: Poster Presentation, Annual Pediatric Academic Society & Asian Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu, HI
- 2008: University of Maryland Baltimore County Shriver Center Outstanding Service Award
- 2007: National Association of City and County Health Officials Model Practice Award
- 2007: Baltimore City Health Commissioner Commendation Award
Chicago:
- 2008: University of Chicago Community Service Center, Community Partner of the Year
- 2008: University of Chicago Community Service Center, Perry Herst Award for students who have combined study with social responsibility (Dave Whitsett)
New York:
- 2007: Columbia King's Crown Award for students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership to the community (Rina Mauricio)
- 2000: Columbia King's Crown Award for the student organization with greatest potential for impact
Providence:
- 2008: Rhode Island Department of Health Healthy Housing Award
- 2006: Brown University Office of Student Activities, Student Leadership Citation
Washington, DC:
- 2002: Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association Award: In recognition of collaborative strategy for strengthening the District's health care system and developing the next generation of leadership in the health care field
