HBLC 2019

Ian Grant
Assistant Director
Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions


Ian currently works as the Assistant Director of Johns Hopkins HealthCare Solutions. The HealthCare Solutions team functions to connect diverse populations (employees, beneficiaries, patients) to the innovative, evidence-based interventions derived from the research of Johns Hopkins clinicians and scientists. He oversees the development and commercialization strategy for weight-management, pre-diabetes and diabetes programs. Ian’s work leverages expertise in nutrition and population health, along with experience developing and deploying population-based initiatives in urban and rural communities. Ian has coordinated community- and clinic-based interventions focused on patient activation, diabetes prevention, chronic disease self-management and smoking cessation. He has also served on the Board of Directors for a Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC), a council of social agencies and a faith-based organization. He currently serves as Advisor to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Public Health & Epidemiology Interest Group. He holds a Master of Public Health degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of the West Indies (Jamaica). He has completed a Certificate of Advanced Study in health services management and policy from Syracuse University (Maxwell School) and has pursued graduate studies in nutrition at Pennsylvania State University.

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