Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Infobox_University


name = The Bloomberg School of Public Health
established = 1916
type = Private
dean = Michael J. Klag
city = Baltimore
state = Maryland
country = USA
students = 2,030cite web|url=http://www.jhsph.edu/school_at_a_glance/index.html|title=School at a Glance]
faculty = 530 Full-time, 620 Part-time cite web|url=http://www.jhsph.edu/school_at_a_glance/index.html|title=The School at a Glance]
campus = Urban
website= http://www.jhsph.edu
endowment= US$360 million
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is part of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was the first institution of its kind in the world. As the world's second oldest school of public health (the oldest school is Army Medical School created in 1893, and its present day form: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research), the Bloomberg School is a leading international authority on public health dedicated to protecting health and saving lives. The school's mission is to protect populations from illness and injury by pioneering new research, deploying its knowledge and expertise in the field, and educating scientists and practitioners in the global defense of human life.

Overview

Originally named the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, the school was founded in 1916 by William H. Welch and John D. Rockefeller. It is the largest public health school in the world, with 530 full-time and 620 part-time faculty, and 2,030 students from 84 countries. It receives nearly 20 percent of all federal research funds awarded to the 39 U.S. schools of public health, and has research ongoing in the U.S. and more than 90 countries. It has consistently been ranked the number one school of public health by "U.S. News & World Report".

The school was renamed the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on April 20, 2001, in honor of Michael Bloomberg for his financial support and commitment to the school and Johns Hopkins University. [ [http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/PR_2001/bloomberg_name.html = [Hopkins Names Public Health School for Michael Bloomberg] ] Michael Bloomberg is mayor of New York City.

The current dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) is Michael J. Klag.

Departments

The school is composed of ten different academic departments:
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/BMB/index.html Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]
* [http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/ Biostatistics]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/EHS/index.html Environmental Health Sciences]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/EPI/index.html Epidemiology]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/hbs/ Health, Behavior and Society]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/hpm/ Health Policy and Management]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/IH/index.html International Health]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/mh/ Mental Health]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/MMI/index.html Molecular Microbiology and Immunology]
* [http://www.jhsph.edu/dept/pfrh/index.html Population, Family and Reproductive Health]

Reputation & Rankings

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health is renowned worldwide and had been consistently ranked as the top school of public health in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report". [ [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/pub|title= Ranking of Best schools of Public Health in US by U.S. News & World Report 2008 edition] ]

Famous alumni include Virginia Apgar, D.A. Henderson, Alexander Langmuir, Antonia Novello, and Alfred Sommer.

Priority

A case can also be made that the Army Medical School (AMS), founded by U.S. Army Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg, MD in 1893 was the world's first school of public health and preventive medicine. The AMS was the precursor institution of the current Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR).

Campus

The JHSPH is located in the East Baltimore area right next to Johns Hopkins Medical Institute (JHMI) on N. Wolfe Street. The entrance hall on the Monument Street side of the building is the new front entrance. The building has nine floors and features an observation area on the top floor. The school is served by local buses as well as the JHMI shuttle from the Homewood campus of the Johns Hopkins University.

References

External links

* [http://www.jhsph.edu Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]
* [http://ocw.jhsph.edu/ Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) project]