The Brancati Center
for the Advancement of Community Care
for the Advancement of Community Care
WELCOME
It is the mission of the Brancati Center to improve the health of communities by developing new models of healthcare in partnership with community organizations. Our Center is organized into three well-integrated units: Community Partnership, Education, and Research. Our focus is on providing access to evidence-based programs through partnerships with the community where people live, as well as to demonstrate outcomes.
Dear Neighbors,
Last week we decided to take a pause. Issue 4 of the Brancati Center Bulletin was drafted with a continued focus on health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as the world mourns the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury and the countless others whose names we know and don’t know, we felt it was important to reflect on how centuries of racial prejudice have led to disparities in health and well-being in the African American community.
Racism, in all its forms, has shaped structural inequalities that impact how people live, work, access healthcare, are educated, travel and are treated by law enforcement. And as we see in our work, as you have taught us, these have had deep impacts on health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its disproportionate impact among African American and Latinx communities, is a pandemic that exists within the shadow of this long-standing epidemic.
The Brancati Center has always been committed to working with our community partners to fight these inequalities and promote equity. We, as a team and as individuals, believe strongly in community-driven and community-responsive programming. We believe strongly in listening to and learning from the communities we serve. And now, more than ever, we, as a team and as individuals, need to hear from you and learn from you. We are eager to know how we can continue to not only stand in support, but also how to take active steps to eliminate structural racism in our communities.
Please share your voice with us. What are steps we as a Center can take to support efforts to promote equity? What are steps individuals like us can take? On the 2nd page of the Bulletin and on our website you will find the contact information for the Center. Please let us know when you contact us if it would be okay to share your thoughts– anonymously or not– in the next issue of this Bulletin.
As our fight against COVID-19 continues, we also discuss how to continue to manage other chronic diseases (with a focus on high blood pressure), and continue to highlight how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and healthy.
- The Brancati Center Team
Last week we decided to take a pause. Issue 4 of the Brancati Center Bulletin was drafted with a continued focus on health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as the world mourns the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbury and the countless others whose names we know and don’t know, we felt it was important to reflect on how centuries of racial prejudice have led to disparities in health and well-being in the African American community.
Racism, in all its forms, has shaped structural inequalities that impact how people live, work, access healthcare, are educated, travel and are treated by law enforcement. And as we see in our work, as you have taught us, these have had deep impacts on health and well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its disproportionate impact among African American and Latinx communities, is a pandemic that exists within the shadow of this long-standing epidemic.
The Brancati Center has always been committed to working with our community partners to fight these inequalities and promote equity. We, as a team and as individuals, believe strongly in community-driven and community-responsive programming. We believe strongly in listening to and learning from the communities we serve. And now, more than ever, we, as a team and as individuals, need to hear from you and learn from you. We are eager to know how we can continue to not only stand in support, but also how to take active steps to eliminate structural racism in our communities.
Please share your voice with us. What are steps we as a Center can take to support efforts to promote equity? What are steps individuals like us can take? On the 2nd page of the Bulletin and on our website you will find the contact information for the Center. Please let us know when you contact us if it would be okay to share your thoughts– anonymously or not– in the next issue of this Bulletin.
As our fight against COVID-19 continues, we also discuss how to continue to manage other chronic diseases (with a focus on high blood pressure), and continue to highlight how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and healthy.
- The Brancati Center Team
UPCOMING EVENTS
Johns Hopkins is offering free COVID-19 testing on Tuesday 7/7 and Thursday 7/9, 8:30 am - 10:30 am at Sacred Heart of Jesus – 600 S. Conkling Street, 21224 Pre-registration required for children and adults: call Esperanza Center at 667-600-2314. Persons (children & adults) with a known exposure to a COVID positive individual or symptoms should be tested. Patients who are tested can expect a phone call with their results within 24-48 hours, along with information and resources. |
EVENT GALLERY
Brancati Center team members and volunteers participate in many community events each year. Services we provide include health screenings and education. Please enjoy photos from past events! |
DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Are you at risk for developing type 2 diabetes and interested in a Diabetes Prevention Program? Contact us! We will be launching several new programs in the East Baltimore neighborhood in the fall of 2020. |
