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News Releases

CCP Receives Five-Year, $300 Million Award From USAID

The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has received a five-year award with a $300 million ceiling from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead its social and behavior change programs around the world.

Dean Klag Signs Letter Urging End to Force Feeding of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp

Modest Increases in Kids’ Physical Activity Could Avert Billions in Medical and Other Costs

Increasing the percentage of elementary school children in the U.S. who participate in 25 minutes of physical activity three times a week from 32 percent to 50 percent would avoid $21.9 billion in medical costs and lost wages over their lifetimes.

Spacing Births Three to Five Years Apart Is Healthier for Mothers and Babies in Developing World

The latest research findings, announcements, and stories from the Bloomberg School.

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ScienceNews

How one mom is navigating vaccines’ uncertain future
Kawsar Talaat is quoted.

Baltimore Fishbowl

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Dean Ellen MacKenzie and Keshia Pollack Porter are quoted.

Media Briefing

U.S. Drug Supply Chain, Tariffs, Prices, and Availability
With Jeromie Ballreich and Mariana Socal

In the News

Women's Health

June 18, 2025

Which Is Better: Artificial Sweeteners Or Real Sugar? We Asked The Experts

Jotham Suez is quoted.

NPR

June 18, 2025

Trump administration actions contradict MAHA rhetoric on toxic chemicals

Thomas Burke is quoted.

The New York Times

June 18, 2025

How to Pack a Travel First-Aid Kit

Kawsar Talaat is quoted.

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