MHHD Events

2025 Minority Health Resource Fair

April 8th, 2025

April is National Minority Health Month, a time to celebrate and promote the health and well-being of our diverse communities. In honor of this important occasion, the Maryland Department of Health’s Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities hosted a Minority Health Resource Fair at 201 W. Preston Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.

This event was free and open to the public. Over 30 organizations attended to provide important health and wellness information, referrals, and health screenings. This included free vaccinations and testing for Blood Pressure, A1C, HIV, RSV, Shingles, Hepatitis C, and more.

Grant Writing Workshop

This two-part series will teach you how to develop a strong proposal structure, understand how grant funders evaluate your proposal, and more. The workshop is free and open to the public.

Grant Writing Workshop Pt. 1 - Held on March 25th. Recording: youtu.be/b9o7nFT39pg

Grant Writing Workshop Pt. 2 - Will be held on June 11th.

2024 Health Equity Conference

December 10th, 2024

The Maryland Department of Health, Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities hosted our annual health equity conference December 10th, 8:00am-4:00pm. The conference commemorated 20 years since the creation of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities. The conference hosted speakers on multiple topics affecting health equity including environmental justice, LGBTQ+ care, and more.

2020 Health Equity Conference

December 3, 2020

The theme for this event was Reshaping Social Justice, Public Health, and Healthcare Delivery for a New Future Beyond COVID-19. To learn more about this event, click the link below.

Virtual Event Information

2019 Health Equity Conference

Maryland's 16th Annual Statewide Health Equity Conference ' Achieving Health Equity and Cost Reductions through Clinical-Community Partnerships' (Dec 5)

Conference Program, Morning Plenary -

Part I - Reimbursement Policy Environment,

Part II - Important Developments in Maryland Public Health: Community Health Worker Certification and Diabetes Action Campaign

Afternoon Plenary

Part I - Hospital Care Organization and Community Based Organization

Part II - Medicaid Managed Care Organization and Community Based Organization

Part III - Primary Care Practice and Community Based Organization

Black History Month Panel / Webinar: The Burden of Opioid Addiction Among African Americans / Blacks in Maryland: Current Interventions (Feb. 8)

Agenda and presentations, Webinar recording

2018 Health Equity Conference

Maryland's 15th Annual Statewide Health Equity Conference 'Achieving Health Equity and Disparity Reduction: Prevention and Cost Savings Initiatives' (Dec. 6)

Conference Program, Mobile Integrated Community Health Plenary Presentations, Asthma Breakout Presentations, Infant Mortality Breakout Presentations, Prediabetes & Diabetes Breakout Presentation, Return on Investment Plenary Session.