Meet our students
& alumni

Chuka Anude
Nigeria, MPH Alumnus 2007

I have always wanted to be a hand and a voice; a hand to help hurting people and a voice for the voiceless. This led me to medicine and now to public health... Read More

Priya Mehra
USA, MPH Alumnus 2010

For me the Bloomberg School is a place for greater self-discovery. My background in public health... Read More

Tom Edling
USA, Part-Time MPH

I have a BS in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, DVM from Colorado State University, and a... Read More

Jennifer Cohn
USA, Part-Time MPH

I am currently an instructor in medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania... Read More

Somnazu Nwanze
Nigeria, Full-Time MPH

I am a medical doctor, who graduated from the University of Benin, Nigeria. My latest assignment was with the Nigerian Youth Corps... Read More

Olga Joos
USA, MPH Alumnus 2009

Born in Florida, but raised in both Europe and the U.S., I have a strong love for traveling which now compliments my interest in public health... Read More

Gregory Tung
USA, MPH Alumnus 2007

The online MPH is a versatile degree that has been key in my professional development. I entered the program while working full-time as a hospital administrator... Read More

Jung-Im Shin South Korea, MPH Alumnus 2010

Who would have thought that I would end up at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health? Certainly not me... Read More

Luca Passerini
Italy, MPH Alumnus 2010

I am an Italian Medical Doctor with a passion for global health and social entrepreneurship, focusing on poverty-related diseases, child health and humanitarian action... Read More

Marie Curry USA, Part-Time MPH

I began the part-time MPH program with the goal of using my research and analytical skills to further policies that improve health... Read More

Daniel Ehlman
USA, Alumnus 2005

I earned my MPH concentrating my coursework in Epidemiology and Biostatistics with a capstone project analyzing malaria data from Tanzania... Read More

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I didn’t think it was possible to find a group of people I could learn more from than the faculty... and then I met my classmates.
-Diane Francisco

Health Systems & Policy

The MPH concentration in Health Systems and Policy aims to develop a broad understanding of health systems and approaches to the development and implementation of health policy. Students will learn about key health policy issues, health care systems and public policies and programs in the U.S. and in select low-, middle-, and high-income countries. It is possible for students in the concentration to follow either a U.S.-focused course of study, or one that addresses health systems and policy in low and middle income countries.

Through their coursework, students acquire a solid foundation in methods pertaining to policy analysis, the analysis of health systems (particularly, systems for health financing) and the application of economics and evaluation techniques in the health sector. The required curriculum provides students with a sound knowledge of the processes through which public policy decisions are made; training in basic quantitative and analytic methods; and the skills needed to use and critique data, research findings, and program evaluations in the development of health policies.

The curriculum provides an overview of changes occurring in the U.S. and internationally in health sector policy and financing.

Concentration meetings and extra-curricular activities conducted as part of the concentration aim to build a community of practice among students, introduce students to possible career paths for professionals in this field and expose them to the workings of a variety of organizations concerned with health systems and policies.

Course of Study

Students are required to complete the following courses:

Capstone Experience

MPH students in the Health Systems and Policy concentration will be required to develop a project based on a health systems or health policy problem in the U.S. or internationally. Students should develop their project over the course of the academic year in close coordination with a faculty advisor.

Students are required to register for the 2-unit MPH Capstone Course (XXX.800) in the fourth term under the direction of their capstone advisor. The capstone projects will be presented at an end-of-year MPH Capstone Symposium. Possible topics, grouped by general area of policy interest include:

• Evaluating the impact of legislation of health behaviors or outcomes
• Identifying and addressing financial, geographic, and cultural barriers to access to health care and developing policies to address these barriers and to improve equity
• Improving coordination (including information systems, contracting, and payment mechanisms) among the public sector, the private sector, and social security systems
• Expanding financial protection in health systems through for example, health insurance -- both public and private -- including raising revenues, pooling revenues, contracting for services and payment options, and setting levels of co-payments.
• Changing the organization of the health system, possibly including changes in the public-private mix of provision and/or financing of health care
• Use of information and incentives to effect changes in the behavior of health care providers and/or patients
• Developing appropriate policies and regulations for public health priority programs -- such as road traffic injuries, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and tobacco control.

Faculty Concentration Directors

Sara Bleich, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, 410-502-6604, sbleich@jhsph.edu

Asha George, PhD, Assistant Professor, International Health, 410-502-6023, asgeorge@jhsph.edu