Academic Public Health Perspectives

Expert voices on public health from ASPPH and our member community


Academic Public Health Perspectives is a dedicated space for expert viewpoints and reflective commentary from ASPPH and our member community. This collection features opinion pieces and essays that explore both timely and enduring issues shaping public health and academic public health, creating a searchable, authoritative archive of ideas and voices advancing the field. We invite members and partners to submit original, accessible contributions that share insight, raise questions, and reflect the leadership of academic public health.

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Nevada Can Prevent Congenital Syphilis. Testing Is Only the First Step.

Nevada Can Prevent Congenital Syphilis. Testing Is Only the First Step.

September 21, 2026

I traveled more than 9,000 miles from Las Vegas to Zanzibar this summer to study how climate change exposes weaknesses in health systems. I expected to come home thinking about…

Maternal Health Has an Implementation Problem

Maternal Health Has an Implementation Problem

September 17, 2026

Maternal health does not suffer from a shortage of recommendations. We have clinical guidelines, maternal warning-sign campaigns, mental health screening recommendations, referral programs, community resources, educational materials, toolkits, hotlines, and…

Integrating Educator Skills into Doctoral Education in Public Health: The Need for an ASPPH Conversation

Integrating Educator Skills into Doctoral Education in Public Health: The Need for an ASPPH Conversation

September 1, 2026

For the ASPPH Doctoral Educator Skills Working Group The term professor is derived from profess, meaning “to teach.” Yet today, public health professors face many challenges, including balancing teaching and…

Research as a Foundation for Sustainable Health Systems 

Research as a Foundation for Sustainable Health Systems 

July 28, 2026

Research has long been a catalyst for transformation in health. It is one of the foundational pillars of academic public health, and engaging students in the process of scientific inquiry is among…

De la Innovación a la Transformación a Través del Liderazgo

De la Innovación a la Transformación a Través del Liderazgo

May 27, 2026

View in English En HELIX 2026, ante líderes de los ámbitos de la educación, la tecnología y el servicio público, planteé una pregunta crucial para nuestro tiempo: ¿Moldearemos el cambio intencionalmente o permitiremos que…