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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Also Known As Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health · Bloomberg School
School of Public Health
The world's first independent degree granting school of public health, founded in 1916 and based at 615 North Wolfe Street in Baltimore, one of nine divisions of Johns Hopkins University. The school works to keep millions of people around the world safe from illness and injury by pioneering new research, deploying knowledge in the field, and educating public health leaders. Since 1916 its people have contributed to eradicating smallpox, making water safe to drink, uncovering the dangers of tobacco, and containing the spread of HIV. Its earlier history under the name Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health is chronicled in the volumes its history page cites.
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Founding Year HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland, United States 1 Connections
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Rockefeller Foundation funding founded the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1916, the institutional ancestor of the modern Bloomberg School and the first freestanding school of public health in the world
Source Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Website
Wade Hampton Frost became the first professor of epidemiology in the United States, at Johns Hopkins, in 1919.
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Source Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Website
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1. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Website
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthHistory page, founding
The School was founded in 1916 as the world's first independent degree-granting school of public health. Our rich history illustrates the breadth and depth of the School's mission and includes a legacy of trailblazing work to advance public health.
About page, legacy line
Since 1916, our people have eradicated smallpox, made water safe to drink, uncovered the dangers of tobacco, and contained the spread of HIV.
History page, 1916
The School was founded in 1916 as the world's first independent degree-granting school of public health.
About page footer, Wolfe Street address
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
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The world's first independent degree granting school of public health, founded in 1916 and based at 615 North Wolfe Street in Baltimore, one of nine divisions of Johns Hopkins University.
- In Branch: Public Health, History page, school of public health
Associated With: Smallpox Eradication, About page, smallpox line
Since 1916, our people have eradicated smallpox, made water safe to drink, uncovered the dangers of tobacco, and contained the spread of HIV.
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It was founded as the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1916.
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