Table 2. Community Advisory Board mission and vision statements, Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Health Disparities.

Vision	A healthy community free of disparities in heart disease.
Mission	Our mission is to provide guidance in all activities of the Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Health Disparities to ensure equitable care and improve the heart health of the community.
	We will accomplish this by:
	- Helping the Center to provide education and outreach to the community regarding the conduct and results of research.
	- Working in partnership with the Center in all phases of research from planning, implementation, and evaluation to translation and dissemination.
	- Representing the Baltimore community, which includes local residents, patients, health care providers, researchers, students, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, educational institutions, business leaders, and local and state government officials.