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
Erin Russell
Baltimore, MDErin serves as Chief of the Center for Harm Reduction Services at the Maryland Departme
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Joanna Mclicka-Anderko
Arlington, VAJoanna serves as the Senior Prevention Program Manager with the Community Outreach and
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LaTasha Barnwell
Baltimore, MDLaTasha is the Senior Administrative Manager for the Division of Addiction Medicine in
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Ransom Wyse
Nashville, TNRansom, an epidemiologist, serves as the Director of the Office of Population Health Su
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Susan Buchholz
Ashburnham, MASusan Buchholz serves as the lead facilitator and her community’s primary liaison to Th
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Zachary Kosinski
Bel Air, MDZach serves as Harm Reduction Program Coordinator at the Harford County Health Departme
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Zeina Saliba
Washington, DCZeina is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and serves as Medical Director of George
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Kathryn (Callie) Kaplan
Chicago, ILSenior Research Associate, leading research and evaluation projects related to poverty,
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Katie Lu Clougherty
Washington, DCKatie Lu began working at DC SCORES in August 2017 after graduating with a degree in pu
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Kinnari Chandriani
Philadelphia, PAKinnari is the Program Manager for Health Partnerships with Get Healthy Philly at the P
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Nicholas Pisca
Los Angeles, CANicholas is a Research Analyst for the division of Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Heal
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Nicole Barnes
Fairfax, VANicole serves as a Constituency Services Manager for the Capacity Building Center for S
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Wadezah McCullough
Bronx, NYWadezah is a Site Administrator with the Montefiore School Health Program and has worke
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Zachary Carey
Baltimore, MDZachary has been a Baltimore City Public Schools teacher for the past ten years and cur
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Alfred May
Augusta, MEAlfred is the Public Health District Liaison for the Maine Center for Disease Control a
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David Harvey
Rockville, MDDavid Harvey is the Deputy Director of the Division of Sanitation
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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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