ASPHER is the key independent organisation in Europe dedicated to strengthening the role of public health by improving education and training of public health professionals for both practice and research. Founded in 1966, ASPHER has over 70 institutional members located throughout the Member States of the European Union (EU), Council of Europe (CE) and European Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Read more: ASPHER's Values, Vision, Mission and Aims
working paper prepared by T. Tulchinsky, C. Birt, R. Kalediene, A. Meijer

ASPHER Events 2009 | Confirmed dates

10-14 June 2009, Jerusalem, Israel: ASPHER Deans' and Directors' Retreat 2009
25-28 November 2009, Lodz, Poland: ASPHER Annual Conference 2009

Photo: S J Sitko (Aspher's president; right) and A Flahault (Aspher's president-elect; left)
30th Aspher Annual Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, November 2008

Latest News [ archives ]
23.06.2008 - Euro centre | Job Opportunity
Health Economist Vacancy

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, a UN-affiliated intergovernmental organisation in Vienna, has a vacancy for a researcher to work on a broad range of issues of health economics and health care policy in an international comparative perspective, including effectiveness and efficiency of health care services, cross-border health care issues in the European Union, and health care performance measurement.

To see the full job description, and details of how to apply, click here

22.06.2008 - New Communication Method | Available online
ASPHER joins Twitter!

ASPHER has recently launched a profile on the social networking and micro-blogging service, Twitter! By joining this service, ASPHER will be able to communicate updates more effectively with its members and others who are interested in keeping up to date with the latest public health education developments.

If you are interested in following ASPHER on Twitter, please visit twitter.com/aspheroffice.

17.06.2008 - Publications | Available online
Public health nursing articles published online

A number of new articles have recently been published highlighting the need for reform within the nursing sector. The first article, entitled "Nursing and public health in Europe – a new continuous education programme" is available online on the European Federation of Nurses Website

Further articles take an American perspective on this topic, with publications entitled "Nursing: A Key To Patient Satisfaction", "Addressing The Nursing Workforce: A Critical Element For Health Reform", "Education Policy Initiatives To Address the Nurse Shortage", "Expanding the Capacity Of Nursing Education", "The Role Of Nurses In Improved Hospital Quality And Efficiency: Real-World Results" and "The Recent Surge In Nurse Employment: Causes And Implications". All articles are available on The Health Affairs Journal.

08.06.2009 | WFPHA | Istanbul Declaration
WFPHA issues Istanbul declaration on public health

The WFPHA has recently released the Istanbul Declaration, entitled "Health: the first Human Right". The Declaration, which was endorsed by 2380 participants at 12th World Congress on Public Health in Istanbul from 27 April to 1 May 2009, is designed to demonstrate the crucial importance of public health policy and practice, as seen by the profession’s global representative organization.

To view the declaration, please click here.

02.06.2009 | Funding / Training Opportunity | WelcomeEurope
WelcomeEurope offers training modules to obtain IPA funding

WelcomeEurope is offering training sessions to private and public sector clients wishing to obtain funding from the European Commission's IPA (Instrument for pre-accession). The course, which will be held in Paris from 2-3 July 2009, will be of interest to organisations based in Croatia, FYROM, Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Albania.

To obtain a detailed programme for this event, please email training@welcomeurope.com

02.06.2009 | Initiative on Health and Youth
European Commission launches health and youth initiative

The European Commission has recently launched a new scheme to improve the health of young people in Europe. Under the framework of the new initiative, a number of activities have been launched, including:

- a high level conference on health and youth, 9-10 July 2009, Brussels
- an art competition, to empower young people to express their views about health
- an internet blog, for youth to express themselves about health issues
- "Youth Health Initiative" Facebook group.

More information on these activities can be found by opening the relevant links.