Program Areas

Health Systems

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About Us

Our program works to design systems and implement equitable and cost-effective strategies for delivering health care and health promotion interventions to disadvantaged and underserved communities in the U.S. and abroad.

The Health Systems' mandate is carried out through research, service, and training with and for the populations being served. Priority is given to populations stressed by economic, social, and political instability, many of which have also been displaced by conflict or natural disasters.

Our principal goal is to improve the capacity of communities to deliver the best possible preventive and curative care to their respective members. To accomplish this goal, our multidisciplinary faculty work in partnership with local governments and community leaders, ministries of health, community-based health and human service agencies, universities, and research institutes.

Programs

Degrees Offered

Master of Health Science (MHS) in Global Health Economics

Onsite | Full-Time | 9 months

The MHS in Global Health Economics is a nine-month program that provides students with the skills necessary to use economic tools in the promotion of healthy lifestyles and positive health outcomes. Students will learn how to develop health systems that promote equitable access to care, using applied health cases from around the world.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Systems

Onsite | Full-Time | 4 years

The Health Systems PhD program equips students to become leaders in global health, conduct cutting-edge research, and design equitable health systems for underserved communities.

Research Centers and Areas of Expertise

Ethics, Equity, and Gender

Learn more about expertise in ethics, equity, and gender in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Global Health Economics

Learn more about global health economics expertise in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Global Health Policy

Learn more about global health policy expertise in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Global Health Technology and Innovation

Learn more about global health technology and innovation expertise in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Primary Health Care and Community Health

Learn more about expertise in primary health care and community health in the Health Systems Program of the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Program News

April 4, 2024
New Grant Enables Johns Hopkins Researchers to Implement Community Health Worker-Led Health Interventions for Noncommunicable Diseases in Nepal. 
Researchers will implement interventions addressing risk factors of cardiovascular diseases by mobilizing community health workers in Nepal.

March 19, 2024
Health Policy Analysis Webinar Series Brings Together Global Health Policy Scholars
The Health Policy Analysis Webinar Series was launched in April 2020 with the aim of holding research and policy discussions around global health policy issues. 

March 5, 2024
Women's Leadership in Global Health: Going Beyond Barriers and Shining a Light on Impact
A new grant will evaluate the positive impact of women leaders.