
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
Wesley Jamison
Baltimore, MDWesley is the Director of Development at MissionFit.
...Wesley Jamison
Eric Harkness
Nashville, TNAs the director of the Office of Health Policy, Eric leads a team that conducts researc ...
Eric Harkness
Grace Ramsay
Florence, MAGrace’s work experience with Tapestry began when she was a Health Services Counselor, p ...
Grace Ramsay
Matthew Salzman
Camden, NJMatthew joined the faculty at Cooper University Hospital in 2011 as an Assistant Profes ...
Matthew Salzman
Sasanka Jinadasa
Washington, D.C.Sasanka is a co-founder and partner at Reframe Health and Justice, where they contribut ...
Sasanka Jinadasa
Josh Peterson
Minneapolis, MNAs a Senior Public Health Specialist for the Minneapolis Health Department, Josh works ...
Josh Peterson
Deirdre Clarke
Washington, DCDeirdre Clarke has worked in EPA’s Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP) as a Program An ...
Deirdre Clarke
Julie Pike
Indianapolis, INJulie is a dietitian and certified diabetes educator with the Indiana University School ...
Julie Pike
Elaina Tully
Philadelphia, PAElaina is the inaugural Medical Director of Philadelphia FIGHT’s Y-HEP (Youth Health Em ...
Elaina Tully
Amelia Hulbert
Boulder, COAmelia started with Boulder County Public Health as a Public Health Associate through t ...
Amelia Hulbert
Lauren Niles
Washington, DCLauren is a Senior Research Associate at the National Committee for Quality Assurance ( ...
Lauren Niles
Miriam Perez
Chicago, ILMiriam’s work at Peer Health Exchange began in July 2017 when she was hired as a Progra ...
Miriam Perez
Susan Buchholz
Ashburnham, MASusan Buchholz serves as the lead facilitator and her community’s primary liaison to Th ...
Susan Buchholz
Emily Hall
Austin, TXEmily is the Manager of the Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch (ESTB) of ...
Emily Hall
Jasmine S. Calhoun
Saginaw, MIJasmine currently serves as the Director of the Youth Protection Council's Innerlink Ru ...
Jasmine S. Calhoun
Kathryn (Callie) Kaplan
Chicago, ILSenior Research Associate, leading research and evaluation projects related to poverty, ...
Kathryn (Callie) Kaplan
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 Shannon Jones at sjone242@jhu.edu
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