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
Megan Weil Latshaw, PhD
Associate Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
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Aisha S. Dickerson, PhD
Bloomberg Assistant Professor of American Health
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Brendan Saloner, PhD
Sean T. Allen, DrPH
Susan G. Sherman, PhD
Baltimore, MDBloomberg Professor of American Health
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Kristin Mmari, DrPH
Maria Trent, MD
Tamar Mendelson, PhD
Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD
Kirsten Koehler, PhD
Shima Hamidi, PhD
Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH
Melissa Walls, PhD
Yeeli Mui, PhD
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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