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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2001
Johns Hopkins Center For Communication Programs Welcomes
New Director; Dr. Jane Bertrand to Succeed Dr. Phyllis Piotrow
Leadership Change Takes Place on January 1 BALTIMORE—The Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) is pleased to announce that Jane Bertrand, PhD, MBA, a leading international health expert, will become the new director of the organization on January 1, 2002.
Dr. Bertrand will succeed Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, PhD, who founded and developed JHU/CCP into a $50-million-year center with a staff of 470 people working in 30 countries worldwide. Dr. Piotrow will retire December 31, 2001, but continue her work as a Professor with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, where Dr. Bertrand will also hold a faculty position.
“I am honored to continue the work of an influential figure in the field of international public health,” said Dr. Bertrand. “Phyllis has been a pioneer in transforming information, education and communication activities into the respected scientific discipline of strategic behavior change communication, which is now recognized as a major component in most public health programs around the world.”
Dr. Bertrand—a graduate of Brown University, the University of Chicago and Tulane University—is an expert in the fields of international family planning, applied research, and strategic health communication. Fluent in French and Spanish, she has dedicated the majority of her career to research on reproductive health in developing countries.
Dr. Bertrand demonstrated strong leadership in her 22 years at Tulane University. From 1994-99, she chaired the Department of International Health and Development, the largest department within the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine both in terms of student enrollment and sponsored research. She earned her MBA from Tulane University in August 2001.
“I cannot think of a better person to take the reins here at JHU/CCP,” said Dr. Piotrow. “Jane's research and evaluation work has established worldwide benchmarks for quality services and communication in the field of reproductive health.”
Established in 1988, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs is a leader in the field of strategic, research-based communication for behavior change and health promotion. The Center's programs focus on a variety of public health issues, including family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, child survival, maternal health, and the environment.
With an annual budget that exceeds $50 million and representatives in more than 30 countries, the Center for Communication Programs has developed and managed over 300 country-based projects and contracts in 50 countries involving more than 200 local organizations and subcontractors.
JHU/CCP is a pioneer in the field of strategic, research-based communication for behavior change and health promotion that has helped transform the theory and practice of public health communications. With representatives in more than 30 countries, JHU/CCP has been a leader in the development of projects based on systematic needs assessments and clear strategies for positioning and presenting the benefits of health interventions to appropriate audiences.
For more information contact: Kim Martin at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, USA. Tel: 410 659-6140; Fax: 410 659-6266 e-mail: press@jhuccp.org. PRESS ROOM: http://www.jhuccp.org/pressroom/
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