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Robert E. Black, MD, MPH
Director and Professor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland
Robert E. Black, M.D., M.P.H. is Professor and Director of the Institute for International Programs of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a medical epidemiologist who worked at the Centers for Disease Control and at institutions in Bangladesh and Peru. He was Chair of the Department of International Health of the Bloomberg School from 1985-2013. Dr. Black’s research includes field trials of health technologies and evaluation of health service programs in low- and middle-income countries. His other interests are related to the use of evidence in policy and programs. He is a member of the US National Academy of Medicine, and advisory bodies of the World Health Organization, UNICEF, icddr,b and other international organizations. He serves on the governing boards of the Nutrition International and Vitamin Angels. He has 700 scientific journal publications and is co-editor of the textbook “Global Health.” Dr. Black is the recipient of the Programme for Global Paediatric Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to Global Child Health in 2010, the Prince Mahidol Award for Public Health in 2010, the Canada Gairdner Global Health Award in 2011 and the Nutrition Leadership Award from Sight and Life in 2013, and the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award in 2016.
Presentation(s):
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Global Harmonization of Methodological Approaches to Nutrient Intake Recommendations
Monday, June 11
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM