Editorial: Remarks From the Dean on the Centennial of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The author reflects on the issue's celebration of the centennial ofJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the oldest independent graduate school of public health. He cites the growth in the number of schools and students seeking public health training driven by recognition of the power of public health to solve big problems and improve the health of populations everywhere. He notes that academic public health generates new knowledge and trains future leaders to meet future challenges.