: 1 in 4 infants live in fragile or conflict-affected countries, but these countries account for half of all zero-dose children. So where do we go from here? Now that global immunization coverage has ...

The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, in partnership with the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University, has released a comprehensive guide to support the ...

Bringing together voices from across the nation to reimagine safety and gun violence prevention from the perspective of Black women and girls.

Annually, approximately 1 in 10 live births each year are preterm births, meaning birth before 37 weeks gestation. Many families, hospitals and clinics, and communities are not equipped to treat this ...

The United States surpassed a milestone in reported measles cases, with 2025 now having the most cases since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 and the most cases in more than ...

In 2023, total gun suicide deaths reached a new all-time high. Overall, firearms remained the leading cause of death for young people 1 to 17 for the past four years, accounting for more deaths than ...

Research Interests: Infectious diseases; vaccine-preventable diseases; infectious disease epidemiology; child health; pediatrics; measles; HIV; malaria; complex ...

Although great progress continues to be made, the burden of pneumonia and diarrhea continues to be deeply inequitable, with over 70% of under-five mortality concentrated in just 15 countries. The 2024 ...

The Public Health On Call podcast makes important public health topics accessible to all through quick, informative conversations. Hosts tackle complex topics through engaging interviews and ...

Vaccines help create a world where people and communities are free from the health, economic, and social consequences of preventable disease. To help realize this promise for billions around the world ...

Smisha Agarwal, PhD, MPH ’09, MBA, studies how to improve maternal and newborn health in low-income settings by strengthening health systems and using technological solutions.

Lethal means safety counseling gives health care clinicians the tools they need to: Determine if a person at risk for injury or death has access to lethal means, including firearms, sharp instruments, ...