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Recommendations, Releases, and Statements

ASPPH Submits Comments to ED Opposing the Proposed Exclusion of MPH and DrPH Degrees from Definition of a “Professional Degree”

February 13, 2026

ASPPH submitted comments urging the US Department of Education to maintain recognition of MPH and DrPH degrees as professional degree programs under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act….

Media Briefing: Public Health Leaders Respond to the Administration’s Rule Threatening the Public Health Workforce

January 29, 2026

By excluding public health degrees from the “professional degree” category, the Department of Education is limiting access to federal financial aid and higher loan limits for public health students increases financial…

ASPPH Statement on the FY 2026 House Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations Bill

September 10, 2025

We thank the House Appropriations Committee for its strong support for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the fiscal year (FY) 2026 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,…

ASPPH Statement on the Removal of CDC Director Susan Monarez

August 28, 2025

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) expresses its profound concern regarding the abrupt firing of Dr. Susan Monarez as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

ASPPH Releases Public Comments on One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act to Department of Education

August 27, 2025

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), representing over 155 accredited schools and programs of public health, respectfully submitted comments in response to the Department’s invitation for…