The Center is a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing that promotes humanitarian education & science.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health is a unique Johns Hopkins University collaboration with the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing. It draws upon a variety of disciplines and sectors, including epidemiology, demography, emergency and disaster medicine, health systems management, communicable and non-communicable diseases, nutrition and food security, environmental engineering, political science and human rights. The Center collaborates with a variety of partners including national and international non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations, United Nations agencies, bilateral and multilateral organizations, and governmental agencies, as well as partner research institutions on field-based research, training and humanitarian projects.
To build capacity to improve the lives of refugees, displaced persons, and populations affected by disasters and conflicts worldwide. We train the leaders, conduct the research, and collaborate with partners to promote best practices in preparedness, response and recovery. Our core objectives are:
1. Research to develop innovative, evidence-based practices.
2. Education to improve the capacity to respond by training the leaders of humanitarian practice.
3. Service to strengthen the quality of humanitarian practice by providing technical expertise to our partners.
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