Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

What it reported doing in 2024

Non-federal programs: the pan american health organizationstrengthening public health teacher trainingthe association of schools and programs of public health (aspph) and the pan american health organization (paho) joined efforts and developed an important and productive partnership to coordinate actions and cooperate to strengthen teacher training and for the joint production and dissemination of public health courses. Aspph will develop courses for the training of epidemiology for health services and systems with increasing complexity levels. For the execution of the training plan, pedagogical strategies are required that favor the participation of health professionals and are focused on problem solving, epidemiological research, and the use of data science. Aspph will also develop a regional framework for teaching competencies in public health and a self-assessment program to strengthen teacher training. The robert wood johnson foundationtransforming academia for equityaspph was funded by the robert wood johnson foundation to support the transforming academia for equity (tae) initiative whose purpose is to unpack, understand, and shape the contextual and intervening conditions necessary for underrepresented scholars to thrive professionally and personallyand in turn, be better able to contribute to and expand health equity-related research and evidence that can help build a culture of health. In support of this initiative, aspph is developing a dissemination strategy for the robert wood johnson foundation's seven (7) teams representing member schools to develop a strategic plan for transforming academic spaces to be equitable and inclusive for the benefit of faculty, staff, and students, including developing best and promising practices as part of aspph's implementation focus. De beaumont foundation: infodemiologyaspph was funded by the de beaumont foundation to support a comprehensive, multi-phase effort to strengthen the integration of infodemiology principles into ceph-accredited graduate public health education through formative research, curriculum development, and dissemination. Through an environmental scan, competency mapping, and focus groups with faculty at aspph member institutions, aspph is assessing how infodemiology concepts align with existing master of public health curricula and identifying opportunities for integration. Building on these findings, the project will support the development of an infodemiology curriculum packagegrounded in subject matter expertise and institutional inputand its promotion through a comprehensive dissemination and implementation strategy to drive adoption across academic public health programs, while fostering ongoing collaboration and thought leadership to advance infodemiology as a critical area of workforce development.riegelman private grants and donationsaspph received funding from richard and linda riegelman to enhance public health education globally and domestically, especially the continuing development of the global public health academic network and the aspph undergraduate network including community colleges.public health reportspublished since 1878, public health reports is the official journal of the office of the u.s. Surgeon general and the u.s. Public health service. It is published bimonthly, plus supplement issues, through an official agreement with the association of schools and programs of public health. The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes original research, reviews, and commentaries related to public health practice and methodology, public health law, and teaching at schools and programs of public health. The journal focuses on such topics as disease surveillance, infectious and chronic diseases, occupational disease and injury, immunization, health disparities, substance use disorders, tobacco use, and many other key and emerging public health concerns. In addition to its 6 regular issues, phr produces supplemental issues several times per year, fo

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.8%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $382.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Limited
  • Requires grant agreements: Limited
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 49.9%; rating input score 50; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.9%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings