2023: A Year of Impact
The year 2023 was a year of community-centered growth for the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. This annual report highlights just some of the impact the Initiative community has had. We look forward to continued growth in the years to come.
Highlights from the 2023 Annual Report
INCREASING ACCESS TO ADDICTION TREATMENT FOR CALIFORNIA’S NATIVE COMMUNITIES
The California Native Connections project, developed by the California Bridge Project and advised by Melissa Walls, PhD, MA, Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health, fosters links between local emergency departments and California’s Native community with a goal of increasing access to medication for addiction treatment in counties with the highest opioid overdose mortality rates.
Featured Fellows
Miguel Vazquez
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Riverside County, CA
Sarah Shewbrooks
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Rapid City
Fatumata Kaba
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Boston, MA
Melino Gianotti
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Portland, OR
Amber Canto
Amber is the Director for the Extension Institute for Health & Well-Being at University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension.
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Madison
Sami Jarrah
As the Chief Operating Officer for the Department of Public Health, Sami oversees the agency’s administrative functions, including budgeting, financing, contract processing, facilities, and information technology.
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New York, NY
Road traffic collisions are a leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 54 in the U.S. The year 2020 was the deadliest year for pedestrians in 40 years. With support from the Initiative, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, found that slightly narrower traffic lanes in cities can improve bike and pedestrian safety.
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