De Beaumont Foundation

de Beaumont Foundation
Type	Charitable foundation
Industry	Public health and philanthropy
Founded	1998
Founder	Pierre de Beaumont
Headquarters	Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, MA; President & CEO
Website	debeaumont.org

The de Beaumont Foundation is a charitable foundation in Bethesda, Md. It was created in 1998 by Pierre S. (Pete) de Beaumont, the founder of the Brookstone Company, with the broad purpose to relieve human suffering.[1] Mr. de Beaumont chose to make public health the focus of the foundation's work. The foundation was fully funded upon Mr. de Beaumont’s death in December 2010.[1]

The foundation's mission is to advance policy, build partnerships, and strengthen public health to create communities where people can achieve their best possible health.[2]

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.[3]

Major Initiatives

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

References

"OUR HISTORY". de Beaumont Foundation.
"ABOUT US". de Beaumont Foundation.
"A Journey From Philanthropy to Public Health and Back Again". August 15, 2018.
"5 Things You Should Know About PH WINS". Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. March 1, 2019.
"Building Expertise in Administration and Management - Graduate Programs in Public Health - University of Miami". graduatestudies.publichealth.med.miami.edu.

External links

Official website

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[auto-1] "OUR HISTORY". de Beaumont Foundation.

[2] "ABOUT US". de Beaumont Foundation.

[3] "A Journey From Philanthropy to Public Health and Back Again". August 15, 2018.

[4] "5 Things You Should Know About PH WINS". Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. March 1, 2019.

[5] "Building Expertise in Administration and Management - Graduate Programs in Public Health - University of Miami". graduatestudies.publichealth.med.miami.edu.