Framing the Future
Creating an educational environment that is relevant, inclusive, and attuned to the real-world needs of communities across the globe
Education for Public Health 2030—A Call to Action
In an era of unprecedented public health challenges, ASPPH stands at the forefront of educational innovation with its Framing the Future 2030 (FTF 2030) initiative. Launched to contemplate the evolving landscape of education for public health, FTF 2030 is a visionary project aimed at preparing future public health professionals for a world of complex health challenges. Through it, ASPPH embarks on a mission to enhance academic programs, ensuring they are well-equipped to foster the next generation of leaders in the fight for health equity and well-being globally.
This initiative not only seeks to anticipate the needs of the public health field but also to adapt academic offerings to meet these demands effectively. By focusing on equitable, quality education, FTF 2030 aims to create an educational environment that is relevant, inclusive, and attuned to the real-world needs of communities worldwide. Building on previous efforts, FTF 2030 strives to create a resilient system that addresses 21st-century public health challenges.
An executive summary and three reports anchor our FTF 2030 call to action as well as supplemental resources. Historical foundational materials and blue ribbon and expert panel reports are also available.
Framing The Future 2030: Executive Summary
The FTF 2030 initiative convened three expert panels, each responsible for a specific report focusing on key areas for transforming education for public health by 2030. Learn how – through inclusivity, engagement, and partnership – we can address health disparities to prepare adaptable, empathetic graduates for diverse community needs.
Building Inclusive
Excellence Through An
Anti-Racism Lens
Transformative
Approaches to Teaching
and Learning
Fostering Community
Partnerships For A
Healthier World
Supplemental Resources
Creating an Inclusive Workspace
The FTF 2030 Inclusive Excellence expert panel developed a “Creating an Inclusive Workspace” guide for all kinds of groups seeking to form diverse, equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist workspaces, whether for educational transformation or any other academic public health efforts.
Inclusive Excellence Environmental Scan
The FTF 2030 Inclusive Excellence expert panel conducted an environmental scan that informed their recommendations. The scan’s key findings suggest opportunities to: (a) coordinate and integrate inclusive excellence efforts across drivers and throughout multiple settings and (b) address the gap in measurable, evidence-based indicators of success as two important objectives for future action planning.
Webinar on Strategic Partnerships for a Healthier Tomorrow
In May 2024, ASPPH and the University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health partnered to explore the urgent FTF 2030 call to action for academic public health to form more strategic community partnerships while delivering robust public health teaching and learning to prepare students to succeed in today’s complex ecosystem. View the webinar recording.
Foundational
2011-2015 Framing the Future Initiative
ASPPH established the original Framing the Future Task Force in 2011 to better prepare graduate for success in a changing world and global marketplace. This comprehensive initiative to advance education in public health was timed to conclude in 2015 with the 100-year anniversary of the seminal Welch-Rose report of 1915.
Transformations in public health degree programs (baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels)
Increased understanding of public health among clinical and other professions
Enhanced collaboration with governmental public health agencies for improving the preparation of their workforce
Blue Ribbon & Expert Panel Reports
ASPPH Framing The Future Steering Committee
