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Monthly Workgroup Meetings
Our Local Health Improvement Planning (LHIP) Workgroups meet monthly to work to improve community health in Frederick County.
What to expect:
The 2025-2028 LHIP Workgroups were formed in 2025 and will close in June 2028 when we re-evaluate the community’s health needs through the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Check out each Workgroup’s meeting minutes on their pages to find out more about their projects and goals.
As a passionate community member, you are encouraged to join our new 2025 - 2028 LHIP Workgroups:
Affordable Healthy Food
3rd Wednesday of the month
1:00 - 2:30pm via Zoom
Institutional and Systemic Racism
Workgroup 1: Expand Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Bias Training Requirements
Meets virtually on 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:30 PM
Workgroup 2: Expand Representation and Capacity of Birth Workers
Meets virtually on 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Workgroup 3: Ensure the CAB and CHIP Committee Remain Involved and Supported
Meets virtually on 4th Wednesday of the month from 6:00-7:00 PM
Mental Health
Meets on 4th Tuesday of the month
1:00 - 2:30pm via Zoom
Affordable Housing
2nd Wednesday of every other month
9:30 - 11:00am at the Frederick Health Village and via Zoom (hybrid)
Workgroups are Open to Everyone!
We invite all interested members of the public and community partners to participate in these Workgroups.
Share your passion for community health and health equity, and work alongside other community members who share your commitment.
Workgroups operate on three-year cycles. If you want to join mid-cycle, we will share logic models, action plans, and planned initiatives so that everyone can participate in ongoing meetings and events.
Interested in Joining a 2025-2028 LHIP Workgroup?
The 2025-2028 LHIP Workgroups are:
Affordable Healthy Food
Institutional and Systemic Racism
Mental Health
Affordable Housing
Complete the 2025-2028 LHIP Workgroup Interest Form to join and learn more!
Already a Workgroup Member?
Make sure you have completed the Workgroup Member Expectations and Guidelines form!
LHIP Workgroup Member Stipend Information
The LHIP Workgroup Member Stipend Policy was developed to recognize and value the time, insight, and contributions of members who volunteer their efforts toward advancing Workgroup goals. This policy provides a flexible and transparent system for awarding stipends based on participation and engagement.
Stipends are available only to individual members whose time in meetings and/or work related to their Workgroup duties is NOT covered by their employer. Stipend payments will be processed quarterly.
For any questions, contact Summer McClellan by email at Summer@HealthierFrederick.org,
or by phone at 240-831-1793.
Stipend Policy and Eligibility
Stipend Document Library
Workgroup members may earn stipends through a points-based system that acknowledges varying levels of participation and contribution. Each qualifying activity is assigned a point value as follows:
2 Points – Attendance at a Workgroup meeting
1 Point – Completion of a Workgroup-related activity outside of meetings
At the end of each quarter, points are totaled and stipends are calculated at a rate of $25 per point. The maximum amount a Workgroup member can receive per Workgroup they participate in, per quarter is $225. Participation will be verified through attendance records and self-reported contributions on the Quarterly Evaluation Form.
This structure provides members with flexibility to participate in ways that best align with their availability, while ensuring stipends remain tied to active and meaningful contributions.
What does each Workgroup seek to do?
Advocate for environmental changes to decrease risk factors that negatively impact our community’s health
Advocate for changes to increase protective factors that impact prevention, treatment or healing.
