De Beaumont Foundation

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de Beaumont Foundation
Company typeCharitable foundation
IndustryPublic health and philanthropy
Founded1998
FounderPierre de Beaumont
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
,
United States
Area served
United States
Key people
Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, MA
President & CEO
Websitedebeaumont.org

The de Beaumont Foundation is a charitable foundation in Bethesda, Maryland. It was created in 1998 by Pierre S. (Pete) de Beaumont, the founder of the Brookstone Company.

The foundation is led by Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, MA, whose previous experience includes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Philadelphia Department of Health, the Texas Department of State Health, and the Georgia Department of Public Health.[1]

Major initiatives[edit]

  • Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS), a national survey of the state and local public health workforce[2]
  • CityHealth,[3] a rating of U.S. cities on health-related policies
  • PHRASES (Public Health Reaching Across Sectors)[4]
  • BUILD Health Challenge[5]
  • Practical Playbook
  • BEAM (Building Expertise and Administration and Management), in partnership with the University of Miami[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Journey From Philanthropy to Public Health and Back Again". August 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "5 Things You Should Know About PH WINS". Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ CityHealth
  4. ^ PHRASES
  5. ^ BUILD Health Challenge
  6. ^ "Building Expertise in Administration and Management - Graduate Programs in Public Health - University of Miami". graduatestudies.publichealth.med.miami.edu.