Thank you to everyone who joined us live on Tuesday 2 June or the 2020 ASPHER Deans’ & Directors’ Virtual Retreat Day.

If you missed the live event, you can catch up with the recorded version here.

The Retreat is not yet over and we will be adding more events, so please check back to the Deans' & Directors' Retreat webpage for updates.

Members, please mark your calendars:

Thursday 20 September: ASPHER General Assembly

ASPHER is proud to announce the publication of the WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce. 

The Framework is aimed  is aimed at policy-makers, human resources for health planners and professionals with a particular interest in the public health workforce, and other stakeholders, such as education institutions, public health institutes and others responsible for implementing policy and professional organizations. It is a crucial document that will inform and guide the teaching, training and research, of all the schools of public health in Europe not just in curriculum, but within the context of the profession as a whole.

The Framework is part of the ongoing ASPHER Programme for Public Health Competencies that is being carried forward over the ASPHER 2025 Strategy period by Executive Board Member, Professor Mary Codd. 

ASPHER has released "The ASPHER Statement on the COVID-19 Outbreak Emergency".

Find the ASPHER COVID-19 Statement and Signatory list here.

See also the ASPHER COVID-19 Task Force Statements on Masks and Testing.

ASPHER is compiling a list of resources and information, including online training and learning materials for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak.

ASPHER COVID-19 Resource Page

We will be including information, communications and best practices from our Member Schools - both in English and local languages.

Please contact us with any items we may add and keep checking back for more information as it arrives.

FOR SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH: This site will facilitate your becoming part of a vibrant, dynamic community of schools of public health. Share best practices and learn from one another.

FOR PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS: Here you can learn about and compare different offers from schools of public health. Assess and map out your prospects for career development.

FOR ALUMNI AND ALL PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Here you can obtain career guidance and learn about continuing professional development opportunities in the public health arena.

FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PLANNERS: Find resources on the public health workforce development. Review and compare school profiles, public health education and training schemes in Europe.