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At the Center for Humanitarian Health, we are committed to research, education, training and empowerment. Our reports provide the latest data and research on global humanitarian health topics, giving you the power to stay informed and make informed decisions. Explore our reports today!
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The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health features stories, interviews, and media coverage that highlight our work in the humanitarian health field. Here you can explore the latest news related to our research, and faculty. We strive to bring the important work of our Center to the forefront and make a positive impact on global humanitarian health crises.
Read morePublic Health in Humanitarian Crises 1
Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1, introduces discussions about the public health approach to problems experienced by people affected by disasters, both natural and related to conflict. The course discusses the many changes which occur in people’s lives when they are uprooted by a disaster, ranging from changes in disease patterns, access to health care, livelihoods, shelter, sanitary conditions, nutritional status, etceteras....
Read morePublic Health in Humanitarian Crises 2
Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 2, addresses public health issues of people affected by disasters, both natural or conflict-related. It discusses the many changes that occur in people’s lives when they are uprooted by a disaster, such as when is an epidemic a public health emergency; what do we mean with the humanitarian development nexus; what are the basics of disaster epidemiology and surveillance; humanitarian principles;...
Read moreIn Search of Safety: Stories about migration, displacement, and advocating...
At a moment when the numbers of people fleeing their countries are at the highest level ever recorded, Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health/Bloomberg School of Public Health partnerned with The Stoop and the Enoch Pratt Free Library for this special evening of stories
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Read moreWhat We Do
Research
Undertake innovative research in humanitarian health science to discover and apply evidence-based strategies for prevention, preparedness, response, recovery and reintegration.
Educate and Train
Educate and train individuals, governments and organizations on the latest theories and best practice approaches of humanitarian health science to allow for their evidence-based and practical application.
Empower
Empower individuals, communities, organizations and Governments to practically apply skills and expertise gained through research and education.
News
Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: Firsthand Accounts and Public...
The response to the February 3 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is still focused...
Read MoreDaunting medical issues for earthquake survivors are just...
As international medical teams stream into the earthquake-ravaged areas of...
Read MorePublic health experts knock Biden on Title 42
Seventy public health experts sent a letter to...
Read MoreTHE PROFOUND EFFECTS OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE
The geopolitical impacts of Russia's war on Ukraine rippled further this...
Read MoreWhat Makes Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis So Different
As the WHO’s emergency coordinator for the Ukrainian refugee response,...
Read MoreEvents
The Goodermote Humanitarian Award Presented to José Andrés...
Dean Ellen J. MacKenzie, PhD '79, ScM '75 invites you to join the live...
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