Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) is the independent, degree-granting school of public health of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1916, it is widely regarded as the first school of public health in the world and has consistently ranked among the top public health schools globally. The school offers master's, doctoral, and certificate programs across disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy, international health, and population studies. JHSPH is named for Michael R. Bloomberg following his landmark philanthropic gift in 2001. It operates as a major research institution with extensive partnerships involving Johns Hopkins Medicine, government agencies, NGOs, and global health organizations. Faculty and students conduct influential work on infectious disease, chronic disease prevention, health equity, climate and health, and health systems strengthening. The school enrolls a large graduate student body drawn from across the United States and more than 100 countries. Its East Baltimore campus sits within Johns Hopkins University's medical and public health complex, adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital, supporting a highly interdisciplinary, research-intensive environment focused on improving population health worldwide.