Global Action
Our commitment to global action is rooted in the belief that addressing global health issues requires a unified effort. We strive to foster international partnerships, advocate for evidence-based policies, and empower public health professionals worldwide to confront complex health challenges.
ASPPH is a truly global organization, with members in seven countries, and is a founding member of the Global Network for Academic Public Health. Below, you will find a wealth of information, resources, and initiatives that highlight our – and our members’ – ongoing endeavors in global health. Join us as we engage in global action, share knowledge, and forge meaningful collaborations across continents. Together, we can make a lasting impact, strengthen public health systems, and create a healthier and more equitable world for future generations.
Advisory Committee
The ASPPH Global Engagement and Partnerships Advisory Committee advises on matters related to developing and sustaining partnerships to advance our shared goal of improving academic public health education and workforce worldwide to accomplish our vision of improved health for everyone, everywhere.
Global Network for Academic Public Health
ASPPH is a founding member of and serves as the Secretariat for, the Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), an alliance of seven regional associations that represent schools and programs of public health worldwide. Our goal is to enhance academic public health worldwide through mutual learning and collaborations between academic public health institutions globally in order to improve and protect the health of people and the planet.
This Is Public Health (TIPH)
Global Grant Program
The TIPH Global Grant Program provides awards to academic public health institutions around the world to develop TIPH Global campaigns that increase the visibility of public health in a region outside of the US. TIPH Global projects promote awareness of public health issues, education, and career opportunities worldwide, with a specific emphasis on local communities.
WHO Workforce
Roadmap
In 2022, GNAPH was a signatory to the WHO’s Building the public health and emergency workforce: A roadmap. GNAPH served as a co-chair for the subsequent working group on competency-based education. The resulting Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions was released in 2024 as part of the National Workforce Capacity for Essential Public Health Functions Collection.
ASPPH Academic Regional Meetings
Regional Meeting – Asia
ASPPH held its first international Regional Meeting in 2019 in Taiwan, hosted by our member, the National Taiwan University College of Public Health. The goal of the ASPPH Academic Regional Meeting in Asia was to bring together academic public health leaders to share knowledge and strengthen relationships among academic public health institutions in Asia, the Americas, and around the world.
Regional Meeting – Mexico
March 3-7, 2025
ASPPH will hold its second Regional Meeting in Mexico in March 2025, hosted by Instituto Nacional de Salúd Publica (INSP), in collaboration with the 2025 INSP International Congress. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen collaborations and partnerships in education and research with colleagues from Latin America.
ASPPH Delegation to Cuba
In 2023, ASPPH led a group of ASPPH member Deans, Directors, and faculty to Cuba in order to learn about their unique model of integrated public health and healthcare and to explore possibilities for ongoing partnerships between the Cuban educational system and US schools and programs of public health. ASPPH is committed to growing further collaborations and supporting our members to develop partnerships.
Global Health Concentration Competencies
Global health is the interdisciplinary approach to studying the health of populations across the world, irrespective of national or political boundaries. Students who concentrate in global health have a strong interest in examining the ways health disparities and specific risk factors affect local and global populations. Students of global health often learn how international agencies advocate for individuals, increase access to healthcare, and ensure top health standards are met around the world. In 2018, we released the Global Health Concentration Competencies for the Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree.
Dorothy Biberman directs priority initiatives for the Office of the President and CEO, including ASPPH’s global engagements and climate change and health initiatives.
Dorothy A. Biberman, MPH, CPH
Senior Director of Global Engagement and Executive Initiatives
Rebecca Fournier manages ASPPH’s global engagements and climate change and health initiatives.
Rebecca S. Fournier, MPH
Manager of Global Engagements