News | Bloomberg American Health Initiative

General

2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit Agenda

On December 3, the seventh Bloomberg American Health Summit organized by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative will bring together public health leaders, government officials, community organizations, researchers, and students to discuss evidence-based health policies that remain critical to advancing health in a politically divided country. The Summit will be held at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC.  Click here to download a PDF version of the Agenda.  

news

Violence

Get to Know Cody Ingle

The crisis of suicide among sexual- and gender-diverse individuals remains deeply alarming, with disproportionate rates of self-harm and mental health struggles when compared to their non-Queer counterparts.

q&a

Food Systems for Health

Get to Know Lauran Larson

After receiving her Masters in Prevention Science from the University of Oklahoma in 2014, Bloomberg Fellow Lauran Larson was still itching to learn more. Although she found her work at the Oklahoma State Department of Health deeply fulfilling, especially in uniting partners to achieve collective impact, it also served as a reminder of how much more remains to be done.

q&a

Environmental Challenges

Coming Soon

thought leadership

Adolescent Health

Coming Soon

thought leadership

Violence

Coming Soon

thought leadership

Violence

Get to Know Montana Filoteo

Montana Filoteo is a researcher who works to disrupt sexual exploitation of youth at the University of Minnesota, where they bring their passions for harm reduction, dismantling social stigma, and uplifting youth voice together to create a safe space for young people. Their journey into public health research began in 2016 at the Robert J.

q&a

Food Systems for Health

Evaluating a Black Youth-Led Social Marketing Campaign on Healthier Food and Beverages

A new evaluation supported by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative found that a social marketing campaign targeting healthier food and beverages to Black communities, including Black youth, reached more than three million people and drove both website traffic and other calls to action.

news

Adolescent Health

Get to Know Yeng Yang

In his current role as a research program coordinator at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health Harriet Lane Clinic, Bloomberg Fellow Yeng Yang works to provide young people in Baltimore, primarily members of the LGBTQIA+ community, with access to HIV testing and linkage to prima

q&a

Addiction & Overdose

The Current Landscape of Substance Use in the U.S.

Overdose rates in the United States have reached alarming levels in recent years, fueled primarily by opioids, including both prescription pain medications and illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl. The crisis has led to a significant increase in overdose deaths, with over 100,000 fatalities recorded annually in recent years.

q&a

News from the Initiative

Get to Know Cody Ingle

Get to Know Lauran Larson

Evaluating a Black Youth-Led Social Marketing Campaign on Healthier Food and Beverages

News from the Initiative

2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit Agenda

Get to Know Cody Ingle

Get to Know Lauran Larson

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Get to Know Montana Filoteo

Evaluating a Black Youth-Led Social Marketing Campaign on Healthier Food and Beverages

Get to Know Yeng Yang

The Current Landscape of Substance Use in the U.S.

Stay Connected to the Initiative