About the Initiative

A Major Investment in a Healthy Future for the United States

At a Glance

Through Education, Research, and Practice, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative Aims to Improve Health and Save Lives Nationwide

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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Addiction & Overdose

Erin Russell

Baltimore, MD

Erin serves as Chief of the Center for Harm Reduction Services at the Maryland Departme

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Erin Russell

Addiction & Overdose

Jennifer Harlos

Anchorage, AK

Jennifer is the Family Birthing Services Nurse Quality Liaison at Alaska Native Tribal

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Jennifer Harlos

Addiction & Overdose

Joanna Mclicka-Anderko

Arlington, VA

Joanna serves as the Senior Prevention Program Manager with the Community Outreach and

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Joanna Mclicka-Anderko

Addiction & Overdose

Joseph Buffaloe

Santa Fe, NM

Joseph serves as a Case Manager at Southwest CARE, where he helps navigate medical and

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Joseph Buffaloe

Addiction & Overdose

LaTasha Barnwell

Baltimore, MD

LaTasha is the Senior Administrative Manager for the Division of Addiction Medicine in

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LaTasha Barnwell

Addiction & Overdose

Matthew Salzman

Camden, NJ

Matthew joined the faculty at Cooper University Hospital in 2011 as an Assistant Profes

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Matthew Salzman

Addiction & Overdose

Michael Kennedy

Woonsocket, RI

Michael began working with CVS Health in 2007, as a Pharmacy Manager at a high-volume c

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Michael Kennedy

Addiction & Overdose

Rachel McFadden

Philadelphia, PA

Rachel is a certified Emergency Nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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Rachel McFadden

Addiction & Overdose

Ransom Wyse

Nashville, TN

Ransom, an epidemiologist, serves as the Director of the Office of Population Health Su

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Ransom Wyse

Addiction & Overdose

Robert Pitts

New York, NY

Robert joined the faculty in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Inn

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Robert Pitts

Addiction & Overdose

Stephanie Busch

Burlington, VT

Stephanie Busch is the Injury Prevention Program Manager with the Vermont Department of

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Stephanie Busch

Addiction & Overdose

Susan Buchholz

Ashburnham, MA

Susan Buchholz serves as the lead facilitator and her community’s primary liaison to Th

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Susan Buchholz

Addiction & Overdose

Zachary Kosinski

Bel Air, MD

Zach serves as Harm Reduction Program Coordinator at the Harford County Health Departme

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Zachary Kosinski

Addiction & Overdose

Zeina Saliba

Washington, DC

Zeina is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and serves as Medical Director of George

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Zeina Saliba

Adolescent Health

Alexis Charpentier

Honolulu, HI

Alexis is the HIV Transmission Reduction Coordinator for the Hawaii Department of Healt

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Alexis Charpentier

Adolescent Health

Alexis Wojtowicz

Washington, DC

Alexis Wojtowicz is a Research Associate at the National Academies of Sciences, Enginee

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Alexis Wojtowicz

Get in Touch

Our Team is Excited toHear 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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