About the Initiative

At a Glance

The Bloomberg American Health Initiative is training the next generation of public health leaders and supporting research to address five key issues impacting Americans' life expectancy: addiction and overdose, adolescent health, environmental challenges, food systems for health, and violence.

5 Focus Areas

We’re tackling five critical, 21st-century issues that challenge health in the United States

3 Cross-cutting Themes

Our work is deeply rooted in equity, evidence, and policy

1 Year Commitment

Bloomberg Fellows work for at least one year for their organizations following graduation

50+ Full-tuition Scholarships

We award more than 50 full-tuition MPH and DrPH scholarships to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health each year

$300 Million Donation

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ donation to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that launched the Initiative

By spreading smart public health strategies that save lives and bringing people together to try new approaches, we can make the same strides in the 21st century against health threats like air pollution, gun violence, and obesity that we did in the 20th century against infectious disease. There’s no institution better equipped to lead the charge than Johns Hopkins.

Michael R. Bloomberg

Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies
Three-term Mayor of New York City
Johns Hopkins University Class of 1964

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Adolescent Health

Lizz Wenzel

St. Paul, MO

Bloomberg Fellow

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Lizz Wenzel

Adolescent Health

Kizzy Williams

Toledo, OH

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kizzy Williams

Environmental Challenges

Emmie Mediate

Reston, VA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Emmie Mediate

Environmental Challenges

Mallery Quetawki

Albuquerque, NM

Bloomberg Fellow

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Mallery Quetawki

Environmental Challenges

Daniel Ryan

Paicines, CA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Daniel Ryan

Environmental Challenges

Justina Thompson

Philadelphia, PA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Justina Thompson

Food Systems for Health

Kerstyn Afuso

Kalihi, HI

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kerstyn Afuso

Food Systems for Health

Cody Bloomfield

Albany, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Cody Bloomfield

Food Systems for Health

Ana Bonilla Martinez

Philadelphia, PA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Ana Bonilla Martinez

Food Systems for Health

Sanjuana Castorena Mares

Washington, D.C.

Bloomberg Fellow

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Sanjuana Castorena Mares

Food Systems for Health

Hamida Chumpa

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Hamida Chumpa

Food Systems for Health

Yasmeen Lee

Chapel Hill, NC

Bloomberg Fellow

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Yasmeen Lee

Food Systems for Health

Lucas McKinnon

Honolulu, HI

Bloomberg Fellow

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Lucas McKinnon

Food Systems for Health

Nicola Norman

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Nicola Norman

Food Systems for Health

Jenna Van Bruggen

Sioux Falls, SD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Jenna Van Bruggen

Food Systems for Health

Anna Vanderpoel

Tumwater, WA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Anna Vanderpoel

Get in Touch

Our Team is Excited to Hear from You

General

For all general inquiries, please email AmericanHealth@jhu.edu

Fellows Program

For questions about the Fellows program, email BloombergFellowsMPH@jhu.edu

Media

For media inquiries, email Caitlin Hoffman, choffman@jhu.edu

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