About the Initiative

A Major Investment in a Healthy Future for the United States

At a Glance

Through Education, Research, and Practice, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Aims to Improve Health and Save Lives Nationwide

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

Kathryn (Callie) Kaplan

Chicago, IL

Senior Research Associate, leading research and evaluation projects related to poverty,

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Kathryn (Callie) Kaplan

Adolescent Health

Katie Lu Clougherty

Washington, DC

Katie Lu began working at DC SCORES in August 2017 after graduating with a degree in pu

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Katie Lu Clougherty

Adolescent Health

Kinnari Chandriani

Philadelphia, PA

Kinnari is the Program Manager for Health Partnerships with Get Healthy Philly at the P

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Kinnari Chandriani

Adolescent Health

Maria Hamm

Helena, MT

Maria is the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Lead Program Specialist and oversees the Optimal

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Maria Hamm

Adolescent Health

Nicholas Pisca

Los Angeles, CA

Nicholas is a Research Analyst for the division of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Heal

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Nicholas Pisca

Adolescent Health

Nicole Barnes

Fairfax, VA

Nicole serves as a Constituency Services Manager for the Capacity Building Center for S

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Nicole Barnes

Adolescent Health

Pamela Villa

Bronx, NY

Pamela is the Director of Development for BronxConnect, an organization dedicated to ke

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Pamela Villa

Adolescent Health

Rebecca Spare

Baltimore, MD

Rebecca is a Social Work Medical Case Manager for the MATCH Program at HealthCare Acces

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Rebecca Spare

Adolescent Health

TyWanda L. McLaurin-Jones

Washington, DC

TyWanda is an Assistant Professor with Howard University Master of Public Health Progra

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TyWanda L. McLaurin-Jones

Adolescent Health

Veronica Helms

Washington, DC

Veronica was a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S.

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Veronica Helms

Adolescent Health

Victoria Adewumi

Manchester, NH

Victoria is the Community Liaison for the Manchester Community School Project (MCSP) at

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Victoria Adewumi

Adolescent Health

Wadezah McCullough

Bronx, NY

Wadezah is a Site Administrator with the Montefiore School Health Program and has worke

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Wadezah McCullough

Adolescent Health

Wesley Jamison

Baltimore, MD

Wesley is the Director of Development at MissionFit.

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Wesley Jamison

Adolescent Health

Zachary Carey

Baltimore, MD

Zachary has been a Baltimore City Public Schools teacher for the past ten years and cur

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Zachary Carey

Environmental Challenges

Alfred May

Augusta, ME

Alfred is the Public Health District Liaison for the Maine Center for Disease Control a

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Alfred May

Environmental Challenges

David Harvey

Rockville, MD

David Harvey is the Deputy Director of the Division of Sanitation

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David Harvey

Get in Touch

Our Team is Excited toHear 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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