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

Adina Hill

Philadelphia, PA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Adina Hill

Food Systems for Health

Louie Martinez

Albuquerque, NM

Bloomberg Fellow

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Louie Martinez

Environmental Challenges

Vanessa Thomas

Philadelphia, PA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Vanessa Thomas

Adolescent Health

Shadille Estepan

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Shadille Estepan

Violence

Kimberly Gutierrez

Chicago, IL

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kimberly Gutierrez

Environmental Challenges

Kruttika Gopal

Washington, D.C.

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kruttika Gopal

Addiction & Overdose

Alexandra Warren

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Alexandra Warren

Food Systems for Health

Kimberly Pettigrew

Knoxville, TN

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kimberly Pettigrew

Addiction & Overdose

Colin Myers

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Colin Myers

Violence

Shelby Hoffman Binder

Chicago, IL

Bloomberg Fellow

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Shelby Hoffman Binder

Addiction & Overdose

Melanie Wellstein

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Melanie Wellstein

Adolescent Health

Erika Lobe

Trenton, NJ

Bloomberg Fellow

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Erika Lobe

Violence

Sierra MacEachron

Columbus, OH

Bloomberg Fellow

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Sierra MacEachron

Adolescent Health

Shamsun Nahar

Atlanta, GA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Shamsun Nahar

Addiction & Overdose

Rania Mohamed

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Rania Mohamed

Food Systems for Health

Vanessa Beltran

Austin, TX

Bloomberg Fellow

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Vanessa Beltran

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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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