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Dear Colleagues and Prospective MPH Students, Thank you for your interest in the Johns Hopkins Master of Public Health program. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the oldest and largest school of public health in the world, and we have been training public health leaders from around the world for almost a century. Today's public health professionals are faced with both old and new public health challenges—the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the threat of bioterrorism, epidemics ranging from heart disease to cancer to obesity, the health of our increasingly elderly populations, the safety of our water and our food, and high-risk behaviors like smoking and substance abuse that endanger our health. The Master of Public Health degree (MPH) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health prepares students to face these challenges through multidisciplinary approaches that apply the latest scientific knowledge, common sense and teamwork to important health problems. Students in the program will obtain a population-based perspective on health along with rigorous training in the core disciplines of public health including the quantitative, environmental, biological, behavioral and management sciences. Students will also have an opportunity to apply the skills and competencies they acquire during their course of study to practical problems. The program culminates in a capstone experience where students apply their knowledge to a public health problem. Our MPH students come from countries all over the world. This diversity of the student body, together with our world-renowned faculty and exciting and stimulating curriculum of study, provides an unparalleled educational experience in the science and practice of public health. Our graduates take positions throughout the world: within international, local, and community organizations, as well as in universities and the private sector. We welcome your interest in the Hopkins MPH and hope you too will join the ranks of our alumni who are making a difference—working to protect health around the globe and save lives, millions at a time. Marie Diener-West, PhD | ||||||||||||
