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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Food Systems for Health

Ashley Hickson

Fort Worth, TX

Ashley Hickson is a Senior Policy Associate at the Center for Science in the Public Int

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Ashley Hickson

Food Systems for Health

Jaclyn Bertoldo

Burlingame, CA

Jaclyn is the Assistant Director of Food Choice Architecture with Stanford University R

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Jaclyn Bertoldo

Food Systems for Health

Jana Goins

Baltimore, MD

Jana serves as the Epidemiologist for the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health within th

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Jana Goins

Food Systems for Health

Katherine Thomsen

Mitchell, SD

Katherine serves as a dietitian on the inpatient team at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital.

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Katherine Thomsen

Food Systems for Health

Maureen Best

Roanoke, VA

Maureen is the Director of Strategic Planning for the Local Environmental Agriculture P

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Maureen Best

Food Systems for Health

Natalie J. Tunzi

Salinas, CA

Natalie started as a Program Coordinator with HealthCorps and now serves as Program Sup

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Natalie J. Tunzi

Food Systems for Health

Tessa Mork

Washington, DC

Tessa started out as an intern for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington during her final

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Tessa Mork

Violence

Don Hedrick

Rapid City, SD

Don serves as the Assistant Chief of the Rapid City Police Department.

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Don Hedrick

Violence

Eric Cumberbatch

New York, NY

Eric serves as Deputy Director at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

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Eric Cumberbatch

Violence

Erin Miller

Erin has the privilege of serving as the manager for the Domestic/Sexual Violence progr

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Erin Miller

Violence

Heidi Penix

Austin, TX

Heidi started working at the Texas Center in June 2009 on the Children's Justice Act (C

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Heidi Penix

Violence

Janice Miller

Baltimore, MD

Janice currently is the Director of Programs and Clinical Services for House of Ruth Ma

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Janice Miller

Violence

Josh Peterson

Minneapolis, MN

As a Senior Public Health Specialist for the Minneapolis Health Department, Josh works

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Josh Peterson

Violence

Kristen McGeeney

Alexandria, VA

Kristen serves as a Project Manager at the International Association of Chiefs of Polic

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Kristen McGeeney

Violence

Lydia Watts

Baltimore, MD

Lydia is the Executive Director of the Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center.

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Lydia Watts

Violence

Molly Deane

Los Angeles, CA

Molly is faculty within the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Harbor-UCLA Me

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Molly Deane

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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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