The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health is home to important centers for research, teaching and practice. The scope of the Department's research and training is global, and students are encouraged to become involved in research and practice through the PFRH centers both within the U.S. and abroad. Research programs address population issues in dozens of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. There is also a large portfolio of research on child, adolescent and adult health focused on populations in the United States, including children with special health care needs and those living in underserved urban settings. Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
The mission of the Gates Institute is to build individual and institutional capacity in countries of the developing world to strengthen the effectiveness of population, family planning, and reproductive health policies and programs. The Institute works with leadership in the academic, private and public sectors to build skills and enable these entities to strengthen one another and the institutions they serve. Center for Adolescent Health
The Center for Adolescent Health is committed to assisting urban youth to become healthy and productive adults. Together with its community partners, the Center conducts research that identifies the needs and strengths of young people and tests programs designed to promote their health and well-being. Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Johns Hopkins Center for STD Research, Prevention and Training builds upon a University-wide tradition of excellence in research, education and clinical care. The Center includes over 50 faculty researchers and associates involved in research, teaching and providing health care services in Baltimore and around the world. Center affiliates include researchers and clinicians from the Johns Hopkins University schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Arts & Sciences, the Baltimore City Health Department, and the University of Maryland. Hopkins Population Center
The Hopkins Population Center (HPC) was established in 1971 with a mandate to stimulate and facilitate interdisciplinary population research throughout the Johns Hopkins University. The HPC is unique among NICHD-funded centers in that a majority of its faculty are associates from health institutions (Bloomberg School of Public Health, School of Medicine, and School of Nursing). From its inception, the vision underlying the HPC has been the highest quality research, resulting from interactions among population researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, aided by state-of-the-art research infrastructure. Today, the HPC serves more than 50 research associates from the East Baltimore medical campus and the Homewood arts and sciences campus. Rakai Health Science Program
When scientists at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, hatched the idea of conducting an investigation into the then-mysterious “slim disease” in Rakai district, little did they know that their work would grow into the Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP). Nelson Sewankambo, MBChB, MMed, David Serwadda, MBChB, MSc, MMed, MPH, and Maria Wawer, MD, MSc, senior principal investigators of the Program, first met in 1987 when they initiated a small community cohort study. They worked from a tiny rented room at the Milano South-View Inn in Kyotera, Uganda. As Ronald Gray, MD, MSc, Tom Lutalo, MSc, and Fred Wabwire-Mangen, MBChB, MPH, PhD, joined the team of senior investigators, the Program moved into a few rented rooms in a local tin-roofed shop in Kalisizo and initiated a number of much larger community prevention trials and studies. Today, the Program staff includes just under 400 highly dedicated and energetic principal investigators, multidisciplinary professionals, and support staff who conduct a wide range of reproductive health research and service activities. With a newly-built facility in Kalisizo, Rakai District, the principal investigators and staff have the resources they need to conduct cutting-edge research. Urban Health Institute
The Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute is a collaboration and a vital connection with East Baltimore, a community that has long struggled with an all-too-familiar list of persistent urban health woes. The Institute is the starting point for forging true University and community partnerships in health care, education and community planning, with all partners working to change the trajectory for the children, youth and families of East Baltimore. Women's and Children's Health Policy Center
The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center (WCHPC) was established in 1991 to address current policy issues related to evolving health systems reforms impacting on the health of women, children and adolescents. The Center's mission is to draw upon the science base of the University setting to inform policies, programs, and the practice of maternal and child health nationally. A significant emphasis is given to conducting and translating research for application in the field. | 
