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
Emily Gordon
Newark, NJEmily Gordon is a Primary Care Doctor and Clinician Educator at Rutge
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Peter Tanghe
Brooklyn Center, MNPeter is the Chief Medical Director with North Memorial H
...Peter Tanghe
David Didden
Charleston, WVDavid Didden is Medical Director of Overdose Prevention and Innovatio
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Elika Updhyay
Washington, DCElika Upadhyay is an Associate on the NASTAD Drug User He
...Elika Updhyay
Misty Carney
Baltimore, MDMisty Carney is the Program Manager for the Maryland AIDS
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Ashley Ariail
Dallas, TXAshley Ariail is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certifie
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Ivette Chavarria Torres
Harlingen, TXAn adequate workforce constitutes good public health policy. As
...Ivette Chavarria Torres
Angelica Castañon
Washington, DCAngelica Castañon is the Senior Program Specialist for Student Learni
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Jasmine Leonard
Washington, DCJasmine Leonard is a Health Equity Enterprise Manager at CareFi
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Douglas Reed
Nora Fitzgerald
Philadelphia, PANora is the Senior Director of Community Mental Health at PHMC in Phi
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Miles Lichtman
Washington, DCMiles Lichtman is the Deputy Health Policy Director at the House Comm
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Emily McGee
Washington, DCEmily is an architect and healthcare designer working at the intersec
...Emily McGee
Häly Laasme-McQuilkin
New Castle, DEHäly Laasme is the Energy Assistance Director at the Dela
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Katherine Somoza-Garcia
AnnapolisKathy is a Program Coordinator on the Restoration team at the C
...Katherine Somoza-Garcia
Tanya Hoogerwerf Davis
Bethesda, MDTanya is a Senior Environmental Engineer with the Indian
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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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