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.
We’re tackling five critical, 21st-century issues that challenge health in the United States
Our work is deeply rooted in equity, evidence, and policy
Bloomberg Fellows work for at least one year for their organizations following graduation
We award more than 50 full-tuition MPH and DrPH scholarships to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health each year
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.
Meet the Initiative
Sami Jarrah
Philadelphia, PAAs the Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Public Health, Sami oversees the a
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Illaria Dana
Springfield, MAIllaria (she/her) is the Syringe Services Program
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Jason Piotrowski
Trenton, NJLieutenant Jason Piotrowski began his career in law enforcement in 1995 serving as a lo
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Lindsey Sizemore
Nashville, TNThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation’s leading science-ba
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Melanie Racine
Boston, MAMelanie Racine is a Public Health Advisor with the Substance Abuse and Mental Hea
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Zion Shekinah
Seattle, WAZion Shekinah began working with the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) in 2014 w
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Avanthi Jayasuriya
Pocatello, IDAvanthi Jayasuriya is an Evaluation and Program Manager with Cardea Services (Cardea).
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Monica Ren-Wen Huang
Chapel Hill, NCMonica Huang is an Occupational Therapist on the Transition Ready Agency Collaborative
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Stacia Friedman-Hill
Bethesda, MDStacia Friedman-Hill is a Program Director in the Division of Translational Research at
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Judy Olsen
Tacoma, WAJudy Olsen leads the Environmental Conditions for Health team at the Tacoma-Pierce Coun
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Kathleen Hetrick
Los Angeles, CAKathleen Hetrick is a Senior Sustainability Engineer at Buro Happold and a WELL AP and
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Camille Grant Valentine
Raleigh, NCCamille Grant Valentine is the Director of Community Affairs for Duke Raleigh Hospital.
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Denerale Jones
Philadelphia, PADenerale Jones is an Assistant Director at the Penn Center for Community Health Workers
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Jeffrey Wells
Ada, OKDr. Jeffrey Wells is a proud Chickasaw citizen.
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Regis Whaley
Las Vegas, NVRegis is a part of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Center for Best Pract
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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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