Global Action
Advancing Global Partnerships in Academic Public Health
ASPPH is a truly global organization, with members in eight countries and partnerships around the world. Our commitment to global engagement is rooted in the belief that addressing global health issues requires a unified effort. We engage in global action, share knowledge, and forge meaningful collaborations across continents to support our members. Together, we can make a lasting impact, strengthen public health systems, and create a healthier and more equitable world for future generations.
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.
Riegelman This Is Public Health (TIPH)
Global Grant Program
The Riegelman 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 Global Competency and Outcomes Framework
GNAPH has contributed significantly to the development and early implementation of the WHO Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions. ASPPH President and CEO Laura Magaña served as co-chair of the WHO subgroup that developed the framework and GNAPH has since been engaged in efforts focused on piloting and implementation following the framework’s release in 2024 as part of WHO’s National Workforce Capacity for Essential Public Health Functions Collection.
Champion Quality Public Health Education Worldwide
Partnerships with Regional Associations
By engaging with and supporting partner regional associations, ASPPH not only develops relationships that benefit our members but also champions quality public health education worldwide. We partner with regional associations that represent schools and programs of public health in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Middle East and North Africa, and India.
Accreditation Support for LMIC Institutions
ASPPH is currently working with select schools of public health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) who are interested in applying for accreditation with the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in order to provide them with guidance and mentorship. Overseen by a group of subject matter experts from our member institutions, ASPPH will accompany these institutions along their journey toward accreditation.
Africa CDC Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship
ASPPH convened a task force, including subject matter experts from ASPPH and the Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA), which evaluated Africa CDC’s Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) Fellowship program, producing a report with key findings and recommendations to guide further development of the fellowship and support its monitoring and evaluation.
Cuba and the United States Public Health Partnerships
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.
Engagement with Global Partners
ASPPH engages with global partners through meetings, conferences, and convenings around issues of global concern for academic public health. Covering topics such as future innovations for academic public health, health diplomacy, AI, healthy longevity, workforce development, and more – ASPPH brings an academic public health perspective to critical issues facing global health in important international forums.
2026
World Congress on Public Health (South Africa)
Helix Summit México (México)
Public Health Foundation of India Foundation Day (India)
4th Interdisciplinary World Health Congress on Health Research and Education in the Middle East and North Africa Region (Tunisia)
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (Washington, DC, USA)
Public Health Diplomacy Summit (Memphis, TN, USA)
2025
Universidad de Chile Escuela de Salud Pública (Chile)
World Health Summit (Germany)
ASPHER Deans and Directors Retreat (Germany)
Congreso de Investigación de Salud Pública (México)
2024
Interdisciplinary World Health Congress on Post-Pandemic Readiness (Morocco)
Public Health Interdisciplinary Leadership Alliance (China)
APACPH Annual Meeting (South Korea)
World Health Summit Regional Meeting (Australia)
2023
CAPHIA Annual Meeting (Australia)
World Congress on Public Health (Italy)
2022
WHO Workforce Roadmap Steering Committee (Switzerland)
WHO GAP Senior Officials Meeting (Spain)
PAHO and Instituto Universitario Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
IANPHI Annual Meeting (Sweden)
Support and Connect ASPPH International Members
March 3-7, 2025
Congreso de Investigación de Salud Pública Participation
A delegation of ASPPH members participated in the Congreso de Investigación de Salud Pública, hosted by ASPPH-member the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP) in Mexico. The aim of the meeting was to strengthen collaborations and partnerships in education and research with colleagues from Latin America.
September 24, 2019
ASPPH Academic Regional Meeting in Asia
ASPPH co-hosted a regional meeting in Taiwan with ASPPH-member National Taiwan University College of Public Health. The goal 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.
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.
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.
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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