People in the DC area
We serve the beautiful people of DC and surrounding communities in MD and VA. Especially the ones that don’t feel seen or heard. The majority of our work is done in Wards 5, 7 and 8.
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The 
Institute
Dedicated to improving health equity through education and community partnerships.
Our Programs
About 
Institute
The Rodham Institute was established in 2013 in honor of the late Mrs. Dorothy Rodham. She believed passionately in the capacity for education to achieve social change. The institute seeks to apply the transformative power of education to achieve health equity in Washington, D.C.
Read more from the Founding and Executive Director of the Rodham Institute.
welcome letterWe believe that our community knows best its own health needs and priorities. We work in partnership with nonprofits, community-based organizations, local government and academic institutions to help meet those needs.
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Our Partners
Rodham Institute brings together community, nonprofits, academics, and healthcare providers to discuss health equity issues and how to work together to address them. It is an honor to work with so many great organizations and to witness all of the great work that is being done. Our annual summit is a celebration of this work, giving a platform to the issues and those who work on the frontlines to help support these extraordinary efforts.
Who and How We Serve
Entire communities
We work with people throughout their life stages from middle schoolers to our beloved elders through direct programming. However, we work with entire communities at health fairs and various community based events.
Serve them with respect
We serve them with respect for their dignity and recognize that they are the ones that determine what is best for themselves and their communities.
Impact and Action
Partnerships to Promote Health Equity
Collaborations that are more than transactional, we share, support and provide value to each other.
Workforce Development
Increasing educational and workplace diversity, equity and inclusion using multiple community partners.
Bi-Directional Health Education and the Social Factors that Impact Health Outcomes
Health professionals of every level educate community members, while they too are educated by the community about the community and their needs.
Community Engagement
Intentional interactions with our communities, emphasis on the lived experiences of the community members taking the front seat.
Awards
Black Nurses Collaborative Physician Ally
2024
Coolidge High School Alumni Award
2023
Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church Certificate of Recognition
2023
Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Ralph Johns Civil Rights Award
2022
Health Care Council of Nation's Capital Area Matthew McNulty Award
2016
Family Matters of Greater Washington Mary Alice Stoddard Award
2015
Walter M Booker Sr Health Promotion Institute Cardiologists Booker Award
2013
Impact Statistics
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Residents serviced
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We believe that our community knows best its own health needs and priorities. We work in partnership with nonprofits, community-based organizations, local government and academic institutions to help meet those needs.
The Rodham Institute was established in 2013 in honor of the late Mrs. Dorothy Rodham. She believed passionately in the capacity for education to achieve social change. The institute seeks to apply the transformative power of education to achieve health equity in Washington, D.C.
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