At a Glance
Through Education, Research, and Practice, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Aims to Improve Health and Save Lives Nationwide
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
Wahji Kasten
Port Angeles, WAWahji Kasten is Denesuline and a member of the English River First Nations.
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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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Aneri Pattani
Washington, DCAneri Pattani is a national correspondent with Kaiser Health News (KHN).
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Anthony Betori
San Antonio, TXAnthony Betori is a Program Director at Healthy Futures of Texas.
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Avanthi Jayasuriya
Pocatello, IDAvanthi Jayasuriya is an Evaluation and Program Manager with Cardea Services (Cardea).
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Edward McWilliams
New York, NYEdward McWilliams currently serves as the Youth Program Coordinator of the Neighbo
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Eean Logan Thomas
Baltimore, MDAs the Assistant Director of Education for the Choice Pro
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Emma Fay
San Obispo, CAEmma Fay is the Teen Wellness Coordinator for the Community Action Partnership of San L
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Julia Zigman
Washington, DCJulia Zigman is a Program Analyst on the HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis team at NACCHO,
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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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Paula Torrado Plazas
Los Angeles, CAPaula Torrado Plazas is the Air and Toxics Policy Analyst at Physicians for Social Resp
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Rebecca Wolf
Washington, DCRebecca Wolf serves as the Food Policy Analyst Food &
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Alison Wohlgemuth
San Raphael, CAAli Wohlgemuth is a Director at Bay Area Community Resources, where she leads a team th
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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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