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Department of International Health

Department Highlights
The Safety Turtle and Portable Ultrasounds
In rural Bangladesh, IH researchers look to technology to prevent drownings and preterm births.
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Degrees Offered

International Health Degreesmaster's and doctoral programs to train future global health leaders

Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)   

New Certificate in Global Health

Specialized Master's Degree Programs
MHS in Health Economics 

MSPH/Peace Corps 

MSPH/Registered Dietician Program 

MSPH/MA Dual Degree

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News & events

May 16—Better Decisions on Fairness and Efficiency in Health. New Research Published in Value in Health. 

May 13—NY Times: Exploring the Role of Mobile Technology as a Health Care. Hopkins Global mHealth Initiative Profiled.

May 11—Pneumonia and Preterm Birth Complications Are the Leading Causes of Childhood Death. IH Faculty Lead Publication of New Global Estimates.

May 2—15 Million Babies Born Too Soon, Over 1 Million Die Each Year. Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth

April 18—Special Journal Issue Highlights New International Injury Research Unit (IIRU) Work on Global Road Safety

March 14—The Baltimore Sun features the Global mHealth Initiative, led by Asst. Prof. Alain Labrique 

March 8—Johns Hopkins Magazine features the Department's International Injury Research Unit 

March 7—Listen to VOA report on new HIV Treatment guidelines, published in Annals of Internal Medicine 

March 5—Ethiopians Trade Holy Water for AIDS Drugs. WSJ article features JHU project.  

March 5—IH faculty discuss mobile health on NPR. Listen to Asst. Professors Alain Labrique and Betty Jordan on Maryland Morning.

February 27—Understanding consumer preferences in the context of managed competition: evidence from a choice experiment in Colombia, new article published

February 20—Analyzing Afghan Health Outcomes 

February 15—The validity of self-reported seat belt use in Turkey, analysis by the International Injury Research Unit

February 8—Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn Lives, New Lancet Articles 

January 23—Non-certified providers provide initial care in Bangladesh, new study coming out of JiVitA-3.

January 10, 2012—Vitamin A supplementation in preschool children and risk of hearing loss as adolescents and young adults in rural Nepal, new study published in BMJ 

December 16, 2011—New Issue of The Globe now online 

November 28—Socioeconomic status may explain racial disparities in diet, exercise, and weight, new study published in Journal of the American Dietetic Association

November 11—Johns Hopkins Global Center for Childhood Obesity Established

November 7—eHealth Call to Action: Evaluation Needed on Global eHealth and mHealth Initiatives

October 27—Gairdner award winner, Chair Robert Black, credited with saving millions of children. Story in Toronto's Globe and Mail.  

September 24—Bill and Melinda Gates Receive Global Health Leadership Award from Department. Watch Melinda Gates's Acceptance Speech.

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Video Interview with the Department Chair
Robert BlackRobert Black, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of International Health, calls child mortality the “silent problem,” because few Americans realize that 11 million children die every year worldwide. Black wants to make it known that many of these deaths are preventable.
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Our People

Launched in September 2008, the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative promotes collaborative and interdisciplinary vaccine research, education and implementation efforts to improve health worldwide. Professor Ruth Karron is director of JHVI.
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