2018 Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellows
This year’s class includes 7 DrPH and 22 MPH students.
Combining their professional experiences with the training they’ll receive as Fellows, these students are poised to join a new generation of public health leaders. After earning their degrees, they’ll take their skills back to their communities to help address health challenges in the Bloomberg American Health Initiative’s five focus areas.
At a Glance: Impact in America
Focus Areas
- Addiction & Overdose 9
- Risks to Adolescent Health 5
- Environmental Challenges 6
- Obesity & The Food System 6
- Violence 3
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Addiction & Overdose
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Hannah Johnson
New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
New York, NY
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Eric Harkness
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, TN
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Billina Shaw
Prince George’s County Health Department
Largo, MD
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Elise Andrews
Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services
Baltimore, MD
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Adelaide Murray
JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc.
Bow, NH
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Alison Miller
North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Raleigh, NC
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Sarah Danforth
Prevention Point Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
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Ransom Wyse*
Tennessee Department of Health
Nashville, TN
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Lauren Niles*
The National Committee for Quality Assurance
Washington, DC
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Risks to Adolescent Health
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Mia Stange
Community Pediatric Programs
Bronx, NY
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Matthew Chin
Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
New York, NY
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Maia Gibbons
Youth Empowered Society Drop-In Center
Baltimore, MD
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Kathleen Kelley
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Washington, DC
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Veronica Helms*
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC
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Environmental Challenges
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Jennifer Spiller
Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI
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Ivana Castellenos
American Public Health Association
Washington, DC
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Deirdre Clarke
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC
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Ann Rose
St. Mary’s County Health Department
Leonardtown, MD
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Robert Fyda*
Southern Nevada Health District
Las Vegas, NV
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Elizabeth Boyle*
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Washington, DC
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Obesity & the Food System
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Micaela (Mica) Root
Philadelphia Department of Health – Get Healthy Philly
Philadelphia, PA
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Kaitlyn Neises-Mocanu
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
Mariana Islands
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Alyssa Auvinen
Washington State Department of Health
Tumwater, WA
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Richard Sadler
Michigan State University Division of Public Health
Flint, MI
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Jaclyn Bertoldo*
Stanford University Residential & Dining Enterprises
Burlingame, CA
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Ashley Hickson*
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
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Violence
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Amanda Capitummino
Sitkans Against Family Violence
Sitka, AK
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Josh Peterson
Minneapolis Health Department
Minneapolis, MN
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Susan Wismar
OhioHealth Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio
Columbus, OH
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