Category: Bloomberg School of Public Health
Response to vaccines could depend on your sex, SPH researchers find
May 17, 2010
Biological differences between the sexes could be a significant predictor of responses to vaccines, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Examining published data from numerous adult and child vaccine trials, they found that sex is a fundamental but often overlooked predictor of vaccine response that could help predict the […]
Bloomberg School awarded LEED gold for green building project
April 19, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received LEED gold certification for a commercial interior project from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. This is the first LEED certification for […]
University of Konstanz and SPH establish CAAT-Europe
April 12, 2010
The University of Konstanz in Germany and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have jointly established the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing–Europe in an effort to promote better coordination in toxicity testing. The new center, modeled after the Bloomberg School’s Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, will conduct scientific research to find […]
Public Health offers three new graduate degree programs
April 5, 2010
Beginning in fall 2010, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will begin offering three new master’s degree programs: the master of health science in social factors in health, the master of health science in health economics, and the combined bachelor of arts and master of health science in health policy. The programs are […]
Biz affiliation could increase risk of transmission of avian flu
April 5, 2010
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the potential influence that the business connections between broiler-chicken growers may have on the transmission of avian influenza, H5N1. According to the study, the risk of between-farm transmission is significantly greater among farms within the same company group than it is […]
Public Health awarded $15 mill for lab renovations
March 22, 2010
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will receive nearly $15 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for renovation and modernization of laboratory space at its main facility at 615 N. Wolfe St. The grant was awarded by the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health. The […]
‘Keeping up with the neighbors’ speeds vaccine use
March 22, 2010
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted an analysis of worldwide use of Haemophilus influenza Type b vaccine, or Hib, to determine what factors influenced a nation’s adoption of the vaccine. The study found that a nation’s eligibility for support from the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization, also known as […]
Independent public health evaluations could save lives
March 22, 2010
New child survival programs must engage evaluation teams from the start to identify the major causes of child mortality in intervention areas and to ensure that appropriate resources are available to scale up coverage and treatment, according to a retrospective evaluation led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study—the […]
Celentano named Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair of Epidemiology
February 1, 2010
David Celentano will be installed on Wednesday, Feb. 3, as the inaugural Dr. Charles Armstrong Chair and Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Celentano, who had served as interim chair of the department since September 2008, was selected to lead it following an international search. The named professorship was […]
Transmission dynamics of H1N1 similar to previous flu strains
February 1, 2010
The April 2009 H1N1 outbreak at a Queens, New York, high school was widespread but did not cause severe disease, according to an analysis conducted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their findings suggest that the transmission and spread […]