Bloomberg American Health Initiative

Every day, more than 47 million Americans face the harsh reality of hunger, Capital Area Food Bank is working to change this. At this year’s Summit, Bloomberg Fellows will have the opportunity to visit the Food Bank and learn more about how they are helping to improve the lives of people in the District of Columbia. Learn more about their work: https://lnkd.in/gZMVYruD

ICYMI: The 2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit will bring together public health practitioners, policymakers, community organizations, and Bloomberg Fellows in Washington, D.C. to explore strategies to ground public health solutions in evidence and forge connections to advance policies to improve health. The Summit will also emphasize how fostering bipartisan collaboration, reforming policies that drive health disparities, and using innovative methods to enhance policy impact are essential to safeguard public health. Keynote discussions will cover urgent topics including: Building bipartisan support for public health initiatives in 2025 and beyond, Protecting reproductive freedom, and Defending science in uncertain political times. Tune in to the livestream on December 3 from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST: https://lnkd.in/eVHm7W3p

Have you heard? Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, President and Co-Founder of Born This Way Foundation is attending the 2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit! Tune in to the livestream at 9:00 AM EST on December 3, 2024 to hear from policy leaders, Bloomberg Fellows, faculty members, activists, and more. Check out our speakers: https://lnkd.in/eVHm7W3p

This year’s Bloomberg American Health Summit will bring experts, government officials, and students together to exchange ideas that can improve health in our country and build bipartisan support for proven public health solutions.

On December 3, the 2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit will bring together fellows, faculty, and public health leaders to explore strategies to ground public health solutions in evidence and forge connections to advance policies to improve health. Speakers at this year's Summit will include Mike Bloomberg, Xavier Becerra, Madlen Davies, Cynthia Bissett Germanotta, Ron Daniels, Thomas Dobbs, Jamie Ducharme, Riley Ray Griffin, Ellen MacKenzie, Marion Nestle, Joshua M. Sharfstein, Michelle Spencer, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Yasmin Tayag, Rosa DeLauro and more! While the Summit is invitation only, visit our website to view the livestream on December 3. https://lnkd.in/eVHm7W3p

How might Trump’s second term impact health and health policy? Joshua M. Sharfstein discusses recent headlines on what the next four years could mean for vaccines, the ACA, Medicare, contraceptives, the federal workforce, immigration, and global health programs. ?? Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e2ZbWRW6

?? Deadline Approaching! ?? The deadline to apply for the 2025 Bloomberg Fellowship is December 1, 2024! If you are interested in earning a fully funded MPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health while continuing to make an impact in your home community, apply now! https://lnkd.in/ecRREbnY

#FellowsFriday: Bloomberg Fellow Cody Ingle, MPH currently serves as the Senior Research & Evaluation Specialist at Lost&Found, a Sioux Falls-based nonprofit working to prevent suicide in their community. His collaborative work with external partners utilizes data to tell the stories of how programs are impacting the communities they serve. Learn more about Cody's journey to public health: https://lnkd.in/e7UT3pCW

Monday, November 18 at 3:00 EST | Join the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health for an event highlighting strategies to improve birth equity for Indigenous peoples in the United States. The virtual event will feature Katy Backes Kozhimannil, a Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Co-Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and University of Minnesota Rural Health Program. RSVP now: https://lnkd.in/epzpP2nk

Are you working to improve the health of your community? From firefighters, to farmers, to local elected officials -- everyone has an impact on public health! If you want to increase your impact and join a network of collaborators that extends throughout the country, apply to earn a fully-funded MPH or DrPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health by becoming a Bloomberg Fellow! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecRREbnY