"As difficult as this moment is, I hold onto hope because I have seen how public health can bring people together to drive real change," writes Bloomberg School Dean Keshia Pollack Porter. "While despair can lead to paralysis, hope pushes us forward." magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/how-pub...

Kids are uniquely vulnerable to environmental toxins, which can cause neurodevelopmental problems, immune system disorders, obesity, and more. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...

Join us for the next PFRH Wednesday Seminar on March 4 at 12:15 p.m. ET. Professor Saifuddin Ahmed will be speaking on @jhu-besafe.bsky.social, a new research initiative directed at improving knowledge of substandard and falsified medicines: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

Researchers from @hopkinspfrh.bsky.social have a new policy toolkit that advocates can use to see how their states measure up and assess model policies. Learn more on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1011-policie...

Despite proven health and academic benefits, few states have policies that protect dedicated recess time. @hopkinspfrh.bsky.social researchers discuss the public health benefits of recess and their toolkit for advancing recess laws. 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1011-policie...

NEXT WEEK: Join PFRH for a virtual info session spotlighting research projects focusing on prevention of sexual violence. Find out how @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social students work hand in hand with faculty to answer questions, solve problems, and improve lives: applygrad.jhu.edu/register/?id...

Join the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Dept. of Population, Family & Reproductive Health for a virtual info session on Tues., Feb 17 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Hear from faculty and students about current sexual violence prevention research & learn about our degree programs: applygrad.jhu.edu/register/?id...

We're now accepting applications for our Annual Workshop on Formal Demography, taking place in-person at UC Berkeley on June 1-5, 2026. Deadline to apply: March 1. See more information on the workshop and how to apply here: populationsciences.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u... Please share widely!

New research from @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social offers a clearer picture of the global burden of obstetric fistula, a preventable and treatable childbirth injury. The @bmj.com Global Health study found prevalence is substantially lower than past estimates: publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/study-r...

New research led by PFRH's Guoying Wang at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social finds that #diabetes during #pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of infections in infants’ first six months of life: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Great news for NJ families: Family Connects NJ, the state’s universal nurse home visiting program, has expanded to six new counties and is on track to go statewide next year—connecting new parents with free, in-home nurse support after birth. bizrepublic.com/family-conne...

Join us for the next PFRH Wednesday Seminar on February 4. Erica Sedlander, Assistant Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, will speak about leveraging fertility desires to encourage healthy behaviors: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

From behind-the-scenes logistics to presenting their own research on a global stage, PFRH students played many roles at ICFP 2025 in Bogotá. Read their reflections from the world’s largest family planning & SRHR conference. publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/student...

Join us for our next Wednesday Seminar at 12:15 p.m. on January 21: a Showcase of PFRH Research to Advance Maternal and Child Health Across the Life Course: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

Earn your MSPH in 2 years or your MHS in as little as 9 months at the #1 public health school in the U.S. Our close-knit Department is small enough to make lifelong connections with faculty & classmates while earning a world-class education from leaders in field: publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...

Does the United States have a fertility crisis? @hopkinspfrh.bsky.social's Linnea Zimmerman joins the podcast to talk about what's behind lowered fertility rates and how they stack up against global standards. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/991-is-there...

The U.S. marked its lowest birth rate on record in 2024 with American women having—on average—1.6 children. @hopkinspfrh.bsky.social's Linnea Zimmerman discusses how to measure fertility and assess trends in birth rates in the U.S. and worldwide. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/991-is-there...

Don't fear budgets, conquer them! Registration is now open for the 2026 Winter Institute, including “Creating, Implementing and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs”: publichealth.jhu.edu/academics/wi...

Learn how researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, including PFRH's Xiaobin Wang, are uncovering the longterm health consequences of chemical exposures in early life: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...

More than 16 million children and adolescents were diagnosed with a mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral health condition from 2022–2023. More than half of kids who needed treatment had difficulty accessing care. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/8-ways-...

Chronic absenteeism can reflect current health problems—and foreshadow future ones. Researchers see absenteeism as another vital sign of the well-being of students, just like height, weight, and blood pressure. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/chronic...

Environmental toxins can cause neurodevelopmental problems, obesity, and more in kids. Researchers are working on strategies to identify exposures, new methods for understanding chemicals’ dangerous synergies, and better ways to minimize risks. magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/decodin...

Just Published in the Journal of Urban Health: "Cultivating Health: The Role of Urban Greening in Supporting Baltimore’s Youth", Mmari, K. et al: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

"So many adults don’t listen to adolescents...If you give them the tools to be comfortable talking, they’ve blown me away with what they say." PFRH's Kristin Mmari has been studying adolescents for three decades. Find out what she's learned: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adolesc...

⬇️ Job Alert: The State of Oklahoma is hiring a Population Health Epidemiologist: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

Just Published: "Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis", S. Ahmed, M. Ali, I. Shah, & A. Tsui. @lancetgh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #icfp25

⬇️ Job Alert: @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social is hiring a Senior Associate within their Health Team: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

Averaging just a few dollars per person a day, SNAP helps the most vulnerable Americans, including people with low incomes, children, older adults, veterans, and people with disabilities.

How can we ensure childhood adversity doesn’t undermine adult well-being? Researchers at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social are developing new ways to help young people navigate trauma so early hardship doesn’t define their future: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/adult-w...

📅 Friday 10/24 at 2pm ET, PFRH's @drdylanbjackson.bsky.social will be speaking with Univ. Minnesota's Juan Del Toro on their work examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration, focusing on its effects on family dynamics and the health of children: events.tc.umn.edu/event/25066-...

"Meditation should absolutely be taken seriously as a practice that promotes health, including brain health," notes PFRH's Tamar Mendelson in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/meditation-r...

⬇️ Job Alert ⬇️ NYU School of Global Public Health seeks a full-time Project Coordinator for a multi-year NIH R01-funded study examining the impact of court fee elimination on criminal legal involvement and substance use outcomes: apply.interfolio.com/174097

🗓️ Sept 30 | 600+ @americanhealth.bsky.social fellows, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social faculty members, and public health leaders will come together to lift up strategies bringing public health to the forefront of policy making. Tune in to the plenary at 9AM ET Sept. 30: bit.ly/bloomberghealthsummit25

Attention PFRH grads: Stockholm University announced 2 fully-funded PhD studentships with the SeRO project, studying the impact of local violent crime on sexual and reproductive health in Mexico. 1️⃣ su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... 2️⃣ su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... ➡️ More Info: www.su.se/department-o...

🥇Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins WIC Program, awarded the Gold Level 2025 Breastfeeding Award of Excellence for Exemplary Breastfeeding Support and Practices by USDA Food and Nutrition Service last week!

🫂 🥗 Kind kids, healthy teens: A study led by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 's Farah Qureshi in the @ajpmonline.bsky.social shows children who show caring, helpful behavior between ages 5-11 are more likely to make healthier eating choices as teenagers: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/childre...

⚠️ Substandard & falsified (SF) medicines are flooding the digital market. 🎙️Dr. Henry Michtalik explains how you, whether a provider or patient, can identify and report suspicious or counterfeit medical products. 📢 Spread the word. Protect lives. #DrugSafety #PublicHealth #BESAFE #OnlinePharmacy

Breastfeeding plays a crucial role in babies’ development and new research suggests that breast milk could benefit adult's microbiomes and immune systems. @meghanazad.bsky.social outlines opportunities to build more support for breastfeeding. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/927-world-br...

With the rise of restrictive abortion laws, a program in Washington state is training pharmacists to screen for and prescribe medication abortion. @bethrivin.bsky.social talks about the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project and how it’s creating safe and effective care options. tinyurl.com/yd6akvfh

Proposed cuts to the SNAP program will have devastating impacts on families across the country. Wondering what you can do to help? Bloomberg Fellow Allison Duda and Bloomberg Professor of American Health Kristin Mmari share more in our latest blog post: americanhealth.jhu.edu/news/why-sna...

"Access to healthy, free school meals has been consistently shown to be a positive thing for families and communities," PFRH professor Erin Hager speaks to the long-term ramifications of SNAP and Medicaid cuts for Maryland children and families in @thebaltimorebanner.com:

PFRH and @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social alumna @cbpolis.bsky.social PhD ’09 speaks to @cnn.com regarding the State Department's decision to destroy $9.7 million worth of contraceptives intended for women in low-income countries.

Parent of an incoming 10th grader? Beware the Sophomore Slump: a dip in academic performance and motivation that can hit hard. As the school year begins, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Tamar Mendelson discusses how 10th graders can start strong and stay focused: www.usnews.com/education/k1...

🌿 Urban Greening Linked to Improved Teen Mental Health 🌿Research led by @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Kristin Mmari shows teens in Baltimore living near greened vacant lots in Baltimore report feeling notably happier than those who live farther away: hub.jhu.edu/2025/07/16/g...

Would eliminating the medical costs associated with childbirth help reverse the declining U.S. birth rate? @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Suzanne Bell weighs in, via @newsweek.com: www.newsweek.com/childbirth-f...

Congratulations to the team named 2025 winners of the the @amstatnews.bsky.social ‪Outstanding Statistical Application award, including @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Alison Gemmill, Suzanne Bell, Elizabeth Stuart, Selena Anjur-Dietrich, and Amy Ozinsky: magazine.amstat.org/blog/2025/06...

A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association led by Zeyu Li, MSPH '25 shows that prenatal exposure to “forever chemicals” (PFAS) is linked to higher teen blood pressure—especially in boys & kids born to Black mothers: newsroom.heart.org/news/exposur...

‌Congratulations to @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social PFRH student So Hyun Park, who has been named the 2025 Johns Hopkins-Pulitzer Global Health Reporting Fellow! So Hyun will report on migration journeys of North Korean women for @pulitzercenter.bsky.social. publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...

Announcing the next dean of @jhu.edu Bloomberg School of Public Health, Keshia Pollack Porter! A champion for public health, Dr. Pollack Porter has distinguished herself as a leader in advancing policy change that promotes safe, healthy environments. hub.jhu.edu/2025/05/27/b...

It’s time to act on adolescent health! 🌎 Globally, the health of adolescents is at a tipping point. A new @thelancet.com Commission urges action on rising threats to young people’s health & wellbeing. 👉 bit.ly/4k14Vgo