Membership

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) is the voice of academic public health, representing schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). ASPPH’s mission is to advance leadership, excellence, and collaboration in public health education, research, and practice.

RAISE ORGANIZATIONAL VISIBILITY

As leaders in the field, ASPPH and ASPPH-members are often asked to testify before Congress or are interviewed by major news outlets about their research and opinions on current public health events. ASPPH’s Office of External Relations assists members of the media and elected officials in finding and contacting ASPPH leadership and ASPPH-member experts for congressional testimony, newspaper and magazine article interviews, or radio and television appearances.

ASPPH champions public health education in Washington.
We are trusted advisors.
We keep our members informed.

ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS

ASPPH leads two brands specifically for attracting students to your institution: This Is Public Health and SOPHAS. This Is Public Health builds awareness about field of public health, the career opportunities available and the education required to achieve those careers. SOPHAS is the Centralized Application Service for Public Health. Together, these brands drive interest to our member schools and programs.

By The Numbers

120 ASPPH members participating in SOPHAS
249,055 of students have applied through SOPHAS since 2007
5,300 prospective students registered for 14 grad fairs in 2021
83 Members participated in at least one grad fair in 2021

ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

As the leading voice of academic public health, ASPPH takes a strategic results centered approach to advocacy. ASPPH represents the interests of 137 member schools and programs of public health, over 10,800 faculty, and nearly 72,000 students. We advocate for programs that enhance the quality of the next generation of the public health workforce by working closely with key policymakers. ASPPH’s advocacy is committed to promoting policies that ensure optimal public health for individuals and communities across the country. Through our Global Network we also lend our voice to international policy matters.

Advocacy Priorities

Proactively impact public policy related to academic public health
Increase federal funding for public health programs
Assist members with their advocacy efforts
Inform our members about policy matters
Partner with policy makers, government, and inter-professional organizations.

ACCESS DATA FOR DECISION-MAKING

ASPPH members have access to multiple members-only data sources via the ASPPH Data Center Portal. The ASPPH Data Center Portal is a web-based tool that allows our members to report data and then benchmark themselves against their peers and the broader ASPPH membership. In addition, the ASPPH Data Center Portal features data from the SOPHAS Centralized Application Service and the Certified in Public Health examination for data-driven decision-making.

Data for Decision-Making:

Monitor active admissions cycle application trends
Compare faculty salaries among peer institutions and across departments
Benchmark student and faculty diversity
Conduct market analyses for program planning

EDUCATION, RESEARCH & PRACTICE

We engage with members to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning, identify and disseminate educational resources, support professional development and a community of lifelong learning, and eliminate racism, harassment, and discrimination in academic public health.

By connecting with members we build mutually beneficial partnerships between schools and programs of public health and practice partners to create solutions for healthier communities around.

We offer resources to facilitate far-reaching and forward-thinking education in public health and work closely with members to support the translation of public health research into practice.

Interested in ASPPH Membership?

"There are many different organizations that I could belong to, but here is only ONE organization that I have found consistently valuable to me. That is ASPPH. It strikes the right balance between thoughtful philosophy and practical application."

Randy Wykoff

Dean ETSU

"ASPPH provides an opportunity for faculty to come together, absorb ideas, and challenge the answers to questions that we have come up with."

Shan D. Mohammed

Professor, Northeastern

"ASPPH provides a wealth of public health resources and analytics to its institutional members, affiliates and the public. The information is always innovative, timely, and relevant to the public health field. Moreover, the leadership team and staff are always willing to assist with recruitment efforts, data dashboard questions, and problem solving. It’s an honor to be an institutional member of such a cutting-edge, well run organization. "

Sharonda Wallace

Dean, Chamberlain University’s Public Health Program

"Through ASPPH interactions we can come up with global guidelines on how public health should be taught."

Chang-Chuan Chan

Professor, Taiwan

"ASPPH is a community of educational institutions where it is incredibly helpful for us to talk together about what we are doing and also how we can think about changing the dialogue of public Health.”

Ellen J. MacKenzie

Dean, Johns Hopkins

"To me, public health is the art of change-making to create equitable opportunities of health flourishing for all."

Khawla Nasser AlDeen

MPH student, TIPH Global Ambassador

"Considering the current context, I believe that climate change, food insecurity and emerging and re-emerging infections are a priority for public health."

Ana Francisca Soares de Castro Mendes

PhD student, TIPH Global Ambassador

Member Spotlight

Johns Hopkins

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October 6, 2022

Tulane

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October 6, 2022

UNC

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October 6, 2022

UCLA

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October 6, 2022

UMiami

Storms Like Hurricane Ian Exact a Toll on Public Health Long After the Skies Clear

October 6, 2022

UNMC

College of Public Health Helps Omaha Health Professionals Prepare for Radiological Disaster

October 6, 2022

Strategic Framework

To continue advancing, ASPPH has created a Strategic Framework, a strategy that reflects our mission as an organization and our aspirations to achieve our vision of improved health for everyone, everywhere.

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Undergraduate Network

Established in 2015, the ASPPH Undergraduate Network for Education in Public Health represents public health and global health education in the United States and globally. Through its many activities, the Network supports quality undergraduate public health and global health education and provides opportunities for leadership and professional development.

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