Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the
History
Originally named the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the school was founded in 1916 by William H. Welch with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, the second school of public health in the U.S. after Tulane University. The school was renamed the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on April 20, 2001, in honor of Michael Bloomberg (founder of the eponymous media company) for his financial support and commitment to the school and Johns Hopkins University. Bloomberg has donated a total of $2.9 billion to Johns Hopkins University over a period of several decades.
The school is also the founder of Delta Omega (est. 1924), the national honorary society for graduate training in public health.[9][10] The Bloomberg School is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).[11]
Origins
In 1913, the
In June 1916, the executive committee of the Rockefeller Foundation approved the plan to organize an institute or school of public health at
The facility is located on the former Maryland Hospital site founded in 1797. The Maryland Hospital was originally built as a hospital to care for
Legacy
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health represents the archetype for formalized public health training and epidemiology education in the United States. By 1922, other schools of public health at
Leaders
The official title of the head of the school has changed periodically between
Originally the title was director. In 1931, it was changed to dean and in 1946 back to director. In 1958, the title again became dean. The directors and deans of the Bloomberg School include:- William H. Welch (1916–1927)
- William Henry Howell (1927–1931)
- Wade Hampton Frost (1931–1934)
- Allen W. Freeman (1934–1937)
- Lowell Reed (1937–1947)
- Ernest L. Stebbins (1947–1967)
- John C. Hume (1967–1977)
- Donald A. Henderson(1977–1990)
- Alfred Sommer (1990–2005)
- Michael J. Klag (2005–2017)
- Ellen J. MacKenzie (2017–present)
Reputation and ranking
The Bloomberg School is the largest school of public health in the world, with 875 primary and 833 affiliated faculty, and 3,639 students from 97 countries.[17] It is home to over 80 research centers and institutes with research ongoing in the U.S. and more than 60 countries worldwide.[18] The school ranks first in federal research support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), receives nearly 25 percent of all funds distributed among the 40 U.S. schools of public health,[17] and has consistently been ranked first among schools of public health by U.S. News & World Report.[19] The school is ranked second for public health in the world by EduRank and Shanghai Rankings, behind the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[20]
Academic degrees and departments
The school offers
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Health and Engineering
- Epidemiology: has the largest overall postdoctoral training program in the School of Public Health.[28] Many postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral trainees (master's level and doctoral level degree students) are supported by NIH-funded training programs.[29] Affiliated centers and institutes include George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention and the Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities.
- Health, Behavior and Society
- Health Policy and Management[30]
- International Health[31]
- Mental Health
- Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
- Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Location
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is located in the East Baltimore campus of the Johns Hopkins University. The campus, collectively known as the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Notable alumni
Some of the graduates of the Bloomberg School of Public Health include:
- Lolade Adeyemi, Nigerian medical doctor[36][37]
- Miriam Alexander: President of the American College of Preventive Medicine[38]
- Anna Baetjer: Physiologist known for her work on the carcinogenic effects of Chromium[39]
- Abdullah Baqui: public health scientist[40]
- Leroy Edgar Burney: 8th Surgeon General of the United States, first to publicly identify cigarette smoke as a cause of lung cancer
- Vice President of Taiwan (2016–); former Minister of Health, VP and Academician of national academic institute (Academia Sinica)
- J. Jarrett Clinton: Acting Surgeon General of the United States
- António Correia de Campos: Health Minister of Portugal2001–2002, 2005–2008
- Epidemiologist, Pioneer of tuberculosiscontrol and treatment
- Boston University School of Medicine
- Mary Croughan: epidemiologist and provost of University of California, Davis
- Dorland J. Davis: 3rd Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Donna M. Felling: Baltimore County nurse and member of the Maryland House of Delegates[41]
- Sanjay Ghose: Indian rural development activist who pioneered rural community health and development media initiatives
- Donald A. Henderson: Eradication of smallpox, Presidential Medal of Freedom, former Dean 1977–1990
- Epidemiologist, founder of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Suzanne Maman: HIV/AIDS researcher
- Antonia Novello: 14th Surgeon General of the United States
- MacArthur Fellow
- Science of Unitary Human Beings
- Herpes Simplex Virus
- University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
- Dorry Segev, Israeli-born Marjory K. and Thomas Pozefsky Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Associate Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Richard David Semba, W. Richard Green Professor of Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Susan G. Sherman, epidemiologist and Bloomberg Professor of American Health in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins University.
- Alfred Sommer: Nutrition, Discovered efficacy of Vitamin A in reducing child mortality, former Dean 1990–2005
- Paul B. Spiegel: Humanitarian health leader
- vector-borne diseases
- John Travis: Pioneer in the Wellness movement
- Xiaobin Wang: molecular epidemiologist
- Légion d'honneur & the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
- Melinda Wharton: Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications
- American Journal of Epidemiology
- Epidemiologic Reviews
- Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action (PCHP)
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
References
- ^ "What is Public Health?". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c "The School at a Glance".
- ^ "Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Welch-Rose Blueprint" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
- ^ The World Book Encyclopedia, 1994, p. 135.
- ^ Education of the Physician: International Dimensions. Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates., Association of American Medical Colleges. Meeting. (1984 : Chicago, Ill), p. v.
- ^ Milton Terris, "The Profession of Public Health", Conference on Education, Training, and the Future of Public Health. March 22–24, 1987. Board on Health Care Services. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, p. 53.
- JSTOR 3349628.
- ^ "What is the Delta Omega Alpha Chapter?". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Bloomberg School Receives Seven Year Accreditation".
- ^ a b Gebbie, Rosenstock & Hernandez (2003), p. 228
- ^ a b c Gebbie, Rosenstock & Hernandez (2003), p. 229
- ^ Rice, Laura (2002). Maryland History in Prints. p. 122.
- ^ Gebbie, Rosenstock & Hernandez (2003), p. 230
- ^ "The Institutional Records of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health". Medical Archives. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Profile". Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Research Map". Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2009.
- ^ "Rankings of Public Health Programs, U.S. News & World Report".
- ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects".
- ^ "Master's Programs at Bloomberg School of Public Health". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Doctoral Degrees at Bloomberg School of Public Health". Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Postdoctoral Training". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Residency Programs". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Combined Programs". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Certificate Programs". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Departments". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "JHSPH - Distribution of Postdoctoral Fellows by Department". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ Greer, Spencer. "Training Programs". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Health Policy and Management". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "International Health". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions".
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Housing". Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ JHUcooleycenter.com
- ^ "JHMI Shuttle Service". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "She-EO 6 Stage". She-EO. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Adepoju, Taiwo. "10:10 #PAW INTERVIEW SERIES: WOMEN WITH A DIFFERENCE WITH OLOLADE ADEYEMI". Phenomenal African Woman. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "CHIT Chat webinar: What is Preventive Medicine?". American College of Preventive Medicine. December 9, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Anna M Baetjer, ScD". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Abdullah Baqui, MBBS". Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Donna M. Felling". Maryland State Archives. February 27, 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
Bibliography
- Gebbie, Kristine; Rosenstock, Linda; Hernandez, Lyla M., eds. (2003). Who will keep the public healthy?: Educating public health professionals for the 21st century. Washington, DC: ISBN 0-309-08542-X.