The Johns Hopkins Graduate Summer Program in Epidemiology was created in 1983 during the tenures of Prof. Leon Gordis as chair of the Department of Epidemiology, and Prof. D. A. Henderson as Dean of the School of Hygiene and Public Health. The creation of a program at Johns Hopkins resulted from the recognition of an increasing demand on the part of both national and foreign students for intensive training in epidemiologic methods, and statistical methods applied to epidemiologic research. In 1999, recognizing the vital contribution of biostatistics to epidemiologic research, the program became a joint endeavor of the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, as reflected in its present title. Attesting to the success of the program, over 500 students registered in our 27th Summer Institute in 2009, in contrast to the less than 100 who attended it the first time it was offered. Founded in 1916, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the oldest and largest school of its kind. It is among the leading guardians of the world's health, demonstrating that prevention is infinitely more effective than treating problems once they occur. The School of Public health receives 27 percent of all research funds awarded to U.S. schools of public health, its faculty pursue research in more than 50 countries, and it awards one-sixth of all public health doctoral degrees worldwide. It helps governments and agencies tackle public health problems through an arsenal of new technologies and strategies, and helps translate these strategies into public policies and health care initiatives. | 
