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ASPPH and NHIT Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance AI Training and Workforce Development in Public Health
March 17, 2026
The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT) have entered into a strategic partnership to expand opportunities for students and strengthen…
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…
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