Prevention
While clinicians work to treat patients individually when they are sick, public health prevents people from being sick in the first place. The field is focused on improving the living conditions for people around the world.
Impact
Those in public health work at the community or population level. The impact can be local or global. But no matter which population or where they are located, students make different in the lives of others.
Equity and Justice
The basis of preventing disease and impacting communities often begins with addressing the root inequities that cause health disparities. Public health professionals do just that.
Profiles in Public Health
"My experience working in health care inspired me to pursue a Master of Public Health. When helping patients I was exposed to the public health issues, such as barriers to accessing care, food insecurity, and housing instability, which many Oklahoman’s struggle with."
"Public health is a multidisciplinary field dedicated to achieving health equity and preventing disease by addressing the social determinants of health."
"Public health means acknowledging the interconnectedness of our world and using it to address the root of the inequalities in health outcomes that we see today."
"Public health is the interdisciplinary field of study whose sole purpose is to investigate, inform, and intervene on any subject that causes harm to the health of the mass population."
"Public health to me is not just the social, economic, judicial, medical, and biological factors that contribute to individual and community well-being, but also finding where we can contribute to and bolster the systems that support this well-being."
"Public health is a collaboration of concepts and ideas that are the foundation for building strong, healthy communities."
What We Do
This Is Public Health, a brand run by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, raises awareness about education and career options in public health through student ambassadors, graduate fairs, partnerships, interprofessional activities, and other pipeline-building events for students.
Since the inception, This Is Public Health has produced:
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Thank you to the This Is Public Health Ambassador 2021-2022 Cohort that concluded last month. Also, our warmest congratulations to those that graduated from their degree program this summer!! ...
Jul 20
Do you work in #publichealth or know someone who does? We are looking for 100,000 professionals to participate in the #WeArePublicHealth global workforce study. The survey is available in Arabic, ...
Jun 13
We celebrate the many achievements for the LGBTQ+ community by sharing some milestones reached in the United State towards equal rights to ensure that every person is free to live their life openly. ...
Jun 8
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which takes on special significance in the wake of numerous recent mass shootings. As the leading voice in academic public health, @aspphorg will continue...
Jun 3
Today marks the 1st day of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which provides us the opportunity to remember the Stonewall riots that occurred in June 1969 and the tireless work of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the...
Jun 1
Millions of individuals are infected with HPV each year. This is a preventable public health issue, and it is important that we work to end the stigma associated with HPV. The HPV vaccine works best ...
May 31
Hi everyone! My name is Eliza Steere and I'm currently a second-year Master of Public Health Candidate in Community and Behavioral Health at the University of Iowa College of Public Health! At ...
May 30
Gun violence prevention and harm reduction go hand in hand. There is a public health crisis occurring in the US, and there are many ways to mitigate these risks, such as:
-Background ...
May 27
Continuing my #AmbassadorTakeover with myths and facts about harm reduction.
Harm reduction is an ideology putting people first in assisting people who use drugs with making the best ...
May 26
ASPPH is devastated by the recent mass shootings in Buffalo and now at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Our hearts break for the victims and families of those who were killed and injured, as ...
May 25
Hey everyone! My name is Bethany Ockerbloom and I am a harm reductionist attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (@unccharlotte ). This week I’ll be focusing on harm reduction and ...
May 24
📢 Join our team! The ASPPH Public Health Fellowship Program is looking for early-career public health professionals to take part in 1-year training opportunities to support DEIJ & advance ...
May 18
Health happens where we learn. For me, centering Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander stories through education is public health.
So today, we're spotlighting educator ...
May 13
Today we dive into the importance of data disaggregation in #AANHPI health, featuring interdisciplinary researcher Dr. Lan Đoàn from @nyugrossman #PennLDI ...
May 11
1: As the daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, I grew up wondering, “where do I belong?”
Keep reading to find out how this shapes my research as a PhD student at @uclafsph. ...
May 10
Erin Manalo-Pedro (@_erinmp) (PhD student in Community Health Sciences) and Catherine Cortez (MPH student in Epidemiology) from @uclafsph are running this week’s #AmbassadorTakeover!
1: In ...
May 8
Changes to mental health accessibility are coming on July 16th, 2022!
For clarification, the current number 1-800-273-TALK (8255) will remain available even after the launch of the shorter ...
May 6
The ability to access mental health services or talk to someone you trust in-person may not always be feasible for everyone. However, the use of technology shows promise in increasing accessibility ...
May 5
Do you remember those awkward and sometimes difficult talks your parents or other adults would sit you down for as an adolescent? Mental health is often one of those conversations that is hard to have...
May 4
