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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Addiction & Overdose

McKenzie Taylor

Scranton, PA

Bloomberg Fellow

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McKenzie Taylor

Food Systems for Health

Zainab Pixler

Cleveland, OH

Bloomberg Fellow

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Zainab Pixler

Violence

Kathy Serrano

Washington, DC

Bloomberg Fellow

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Kathy Serrano

Violence

Shannon Sullivan

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Shannon Sullivan

Environmental Challenges

Chtaura Jackson

Fairfax, VA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Chtaura Jackson

Adolescent Health

Margo Franz

Seattle, WA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Margo Franz

Addiction & Overdose

Julia Ettelbrick

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Julia Ettelbrick

Environmental Challenges

Hannah Mayhew

Cambridge, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Hannah Mayhew

Environmental Challenges

Michelle Clark

Oklahoma City, OK

Bloomberg Fellow

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Michelle Clark

Addiction & Overdose

Valencia Lyle

Detroit, MI

Bloomberg Fellow

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Valencia Lyle

Food Systems for Health

Skye Witley

Arlington, VA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Skye Witley

Environmental Challenges

Cara Skillingstead

Missoula, MT

Bloomberg Fellow

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Cara Skillingstead

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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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