Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine
The MAGAZINE of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Fall 2009 | www.jhsph.edu
A Jewel for Disease Tracking
A new disease-tracking system is helping researchers in Karachi document the need for a pneumococcal vaccine in Pakistan, where pneumonia is a leading killer of children under five.
Inside the H1N1 Vaccine Trial
As one of the largest clinical trial sites of H1N1 influenza vaccines in the U.S., the Center for Immunization Research is overseeing vaccine testing at 11 locations across the country.
Fertility and the Fruit Fly
Drosophila melanogaster, the female fruit fly, is the perfect organism for researcher Daniela Drummond-Barbosa’s studies on nutrition and the female reproductive system.
Mayor Bloomberg, Lasker Laureate
Philanthropist, entrepreneur and New York City Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg received the Mary Woodard Lasker Public Service Award on October 2 for his public health leadership.
Stories from the Frontlines
JHSPH alumni share their global health stories of helping Katrina victims, Italian furniture workers, teen drivers in Michigan and others.
Departments
Open Mike
This year’s health care reform in the U.S. can serve as the foundation for the kind of change that is truly needed.
Editor's Note
Public health’s best and brightest still need your support.
Letters to the Editor
Aren’t there better ways to make Howard County, Md. healthy? Plus: A parting shot on college drinking.
Accolades
Maria Merritt seeks to share ethical guidance on knotty research challenges in low-resource settings; plus faculty honors and awards.
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