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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Violence

Sandy Chavarria

Atlanta, GA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Sandy Chavarria

Violence

Rena Kates

Baltimore, MD

Bloomberg Fellow

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Rena Kates

Violence

Pamela End of Horn

Longmont, CO

Bloomberg Fellow

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Pamela End of Horn

Violence

Megan Amaturo

Alexandria, VA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Megan Amaturo

Violence

Maria Coss

San Juan, PR

Bloomberg Fellow

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Maria Coss

Violence

Karolin Betances

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Karolin Betances

Violence

Hazel Brown

Seattle, WA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Hazel Brown

Violence

Beth Krafchik

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Beth Krafchik

Violence

Ashley Hannigan

Anchorage, AK

Bloomberg Fellow

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Ashley Hannigan

Violence

Alejandra Casarrubias

Albuquerque, NM

Bloomberg Fellow

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Alejandra Casarrubias

Food Systems for Health

Sarah Reinhardt

Washington, D.C.

Bloomberg Fellow

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Sarah Reinhardt

Food Systems for Health

Lauran Larson

Oklahoma City, OK

Bloomberg Fellow

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Lauran Larson

Food Systems for Health

Julia McCarthy

New York, NY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Julia McCarthy

Food Systems for Health

Jay Cutler

Lansing, MI

Bloomberg Fellow

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Jay Cutler

Food Systems for Health

Elizabeth (Livy) Lewis

Fort Washakie, WY

Bloomberg Fellow

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Elizabeth (Livy) Lewis

Food Systems for Health

Ariana Yett

Newport Beach, CA

Bloomberg Fellow

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Ariana Yett

Get in Touch

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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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