About
Our mission is to optimize the health and well-being of individuals, families, and populations across the life course through public health science, teaching, and practice locally, nationally, and globally. Learn about the Life Course Framework.
The Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health is grounded in a life course framework with domestic and international areas of interest including: child and adolescent health; maternal, fetal and perinatal health; population and health; women's sexual and reproductive health. Skills emphasized in departmental training include: population sciences, behavioral science, program evaluation, evidence-based advocacy, and the translation of research for programs and policy.
Centers and Initiatives
PFRH is home to nine research centers and initiatives that provide unrivaled hands-on experience with industry leaders domestically and globally.
- Center for Adolescent Health
- Center for Global Women's Health and Gender Equity
- Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health
- Center on Early Life Origins of Disease
- Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI)
- Early Childhood Services Research Program
- Hopkins Population Center
- William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
- Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
Degree Programs
Faculty
Summer Institute
Departmental Seminars
PFRH holds a noon seminar series on Wednesdays during the academic year. PFRH students are required to attend. The schedule of seminars will be sent in advance via email to all PFRH students and listed in the BSPH Weekly Calendar. All graduating master's students are required to make a presentation of their thesis results in a formal academic setting, which may include the departmental noon seminar or a professional meeting. For upcoming seminars and recordings of past seminars, please visit our news and events page.