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ASPPH Presents Webinar: Implementing the New MPH Degree
ASPPH will host the second webinar in the 2014-2015 ASPPH Presents series, “Implementing the New MPH Degree,” on Friday, November 21, 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Eastern. Panelists Dr. Lisa M. Sullivan (Boston) and Dr. Matthew W. Kreuter (Wash U) will speak to how their respective institutions are enacting change in their MPH degrees based on recommendations of the MPH Expert Panel of the Framing the Future Task Force in their A Master of Public Health Degree for the 21st Century: Key Considerations, Design Features, and Critical Content of the Core report. Read More
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Member Research and Reports
Tulane Team Finds Looming Medicaid Cuts Could Hurt Already Vulnerable Hospitals
Health care reform cuts in Medicaid payments for uncompensated care could force 225 struggling hospitals to close or drastically curtail services for the poor over the next decade, according to a new study in the November issue of Health Affairs. Read More
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School & Program Updates
Northwestern Announces New Center for Primary Care Innovation
The Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine announced the creation of a new IPHAM Center – the Center for Primary Care Innovation. Read More
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Faculty & Staff Honors
Michigan Project to Promote Mental Health Resonates With Many Students
A video opens with a young couple sitting in a car. The woman turns to the man and in a gentle, reassuring voice says: "This doesn't change who you are. And this is something a lot of people go through." Read More
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Student & Alumni Achievements
Texas Alumnus Named Chief Medical Officer of PruittHealth in Georgia
Dr. Daniel O. Wyman was recently named chief medical officer of PruittHealth in Georgia. Wyman earned an MPH at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health’s San Antonio Regional Campus; a bachelor’s degree from the Air Force Academy and an MD from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He completed a medical residency in family practice at the David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA. Read More
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Partner News
New Member Funding Opportunities
CDC: Global Health Security Partnership Engagement: Expanding Efforts and Strategies to Protect and Improve Public Health Globally Closing Date: November 17, 2014 NIH: Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25) Closing Date: September 18, 2017 Read More
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Advocacy
September 2014 Monthly Briefing
Congressional consideration of the 12 fiscal year 2015 appropriations bills has ground to a halt. With the October 1 start of the new fiscal year approaching, not a single funding bill has cleared the Congress. A Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government past the November 4 general election is expected, but even passing that is proving difficult. Read More
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ASPPH champions public health education in Washington.
ASPPH’s Policy and Advocacy Team works to increase federal government support for public health education, research, workforce training, and emergency services by working closely with our Congressional and agency partners.
We are trusted advisors.
ASPPH meets regularly with government leaders to advise them on key public health issues, national health trends, and outcome measures to inform funding. Topics include the power of prevention and population-focused research, public health employment, and changes in public health curricula.
We keep our members informed.
ASPPH provides its members with regular updates on legislative advocacy, focusing on the topics most relevant to members. Through our monthly reports, detailing the latest strategic intelligence and policy developments, ASPPH members stay up-to-date on federal action affecting the field.
Fact Sheets
ASPPH advances academic public health priorities through a variety of activities, including in-depth policy papers and analysis. The papers below represent ASPPH’s positions on key issues in public health – occupational safety, research and learning centers, as well as training programs and centers. These programs depend largely on legislative support, as many of these centers and initiatives are federally funded through Congressional appropriations and agencies, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ASPPH is committed to advocating for these issues and ensuring they remain funded and supported by Congress.
