Bloomberg American Health Initiative

Is your organization working to improve access to food in rural communities? Do you want to join a national network of collaborators working towards the same goal? If so, the Bloomberg Fellowship might be right for you or one of your employees! Bloomberg Fellows receive a fully-funded MPH or DrPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and their organizations gain access to unique funding opportunities, a network of collaborators, and much more. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecRREbnY

Looking for an afternoon listen? In a recent episode of the Public Health on Call podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions researcher Mallory O'Brien shares more about how to build a violence reduction council and the impact they can have on reducing violence in communities across the country. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eYgdDkt7

Are you working to provide improve access to healthy food in your community? Do you want to advance your career with a fully funded MPH degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health? The Bloomberg Fellowship may be a great fit for you! Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/ecRREbnY

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Have you seen the latest Extreme Risk Protection Order model policy guide from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions? Experts have developed 58 recommendations to build a comprehensive framework for effective ERPO legislation that can save lives from gun violence. 👇

Bloomberg Fellow Malcolm Cunningham and his colleagues at @Toledo’s Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement released a five-year plan to reduce gun violence and enhance community safety. The plan is built on a study conducted by Bloomberg Fellow Nehali V. and her partners at the National Institute of Criminal Justice Reform which found that the average cost of a fatal shooting in Toledo was over $800,000, inclusive of public safety, legal, and hospital costs. Learn more about their strategy to reduce gun violence: https://lnkd.in/evBwBwZU

The American Red Cross is facing a serious blood shortage— their national blood supply has fallen by more than 25% since July 1. But here's how many of you can help. https://lnkd.in/djVuV_X

Is your organization working on pressing public health issues? Join a national network of researchers, students, and community organizations anchored by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health by encouraging your employees to apply for a Fellowship through the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. Partnership and engagement officer Shane Bryan shares more about what it means to be a collaborating organization:

Last week, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Joshua M. Sharfstein and Michelle Spencer from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will join the Scott administration as part-time senior advisors on health policy, while retaining their roles at The Johns Hopkins University. The pair’s work for the Scott administration is supported by Hopkins’ Bloomberg American Health Initiative. "Their deep knowledge, experience, and dedication to health equity will be invaluable and will certainly help ensure that the invaluable work of the Baltimore City Health Department continues uninterrupted. I am confident that with their support, we will continue to strengthen our Health Department and effectively address the urgent health challenges facing our city, particularly the overdose crisis," says Mayor Scott.