AHRQ plays a critical role in supporting research that broadens access to essential services, improves health care quality, reduces costs, advances patient safety, and decreases medical errors. Unlike most federally funded research, which focuses on specific diseases or organ systems, AHRQ is the only federal agency dedicated to funding research at the point of care. This work delivers measurable impact by helping ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the most effective and efficient way possible.

Despite its importance, AHRQ’s ability to fulfill its mission has been significantly weakened. Insufficient funding, combined with reductions in force and unfilled staff positions, has undermined the agency’s capacity to carry out its statutory responsibilities. APTR Executive Director, Allison Lewis, states "“APTR has seen first-hand the impact of AHRQ investment through the Preventive Medicine Residency Rotation Program, which trained physicians to translate evidence into better care. That program is now paused due to funding decisions, underscoring what is at stake—without sustained investment, we lose critical opportunities to train the workforce and improve patient outcomes.”

To address these challenges, APTR and its partner organizations are calling on Congress to:

• Provide no less than $500 million in funding for AHRQ in FY27.
• Ensure the Department of Health and Human Services maintains staffing levels sufficient to support the agency's programs, research, and grant management responsibilities.

Read the full letter

The decision to weaken or alter these recommendations disregards an extensive body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness and public health impact of early childhood vaccination. Any rollback of universal infant Hepatitis B vaccination will predictably result in increased rates of preventable infection among children, with adolescents and adults. Such a policy shift threatens the progress made over multiple generations of immunization practice and places communities at unnecessary and avoidable risk.

APTR serves on the ACIP as an institutional liaison and has long advocated for policy decisions grounded in rigorous scientific evidence, transparent deliberation, and a clear commitment to protecting population health. We will continue to press for evidence-based decision-making and to oppose changes that undermine proven preventive strategies. APTR stands with public health professionals, clinicians, educators, and partner organizations in urging the ACIP to prioritize science, safeguard public trust, and uphold the standards that have long guided national immunization policy.

Within APTR, Dr. Novick’s leadership as a Past President left a lasting impact on our community. His contributions to APTR’s teaching and curriculum resources (including leading the development of the widely used APTR Enhancing Prevention and Population Health Modules) continue to support the integration of prevention and population health into academic programs nationwide. In 2004, APTR honored Dr. Novick with its prestigious Duncan Clark Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to public health education, leadership, and service.

Dr. Novick’s career spanned decades of service as a physician, educator, editor, and mentor. He was widely recognized for his commitment to strengthening the field of public health through both scholarship and practice. He served as founding editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP), where his leadership established a trusted platform for advancing public health knowledge, policy, and practice. He served as Editor-in-Chief for more than two decades, retiring in January of this year.

Dr. Novick began his career in the U.S. Public Health Service, serving in both local and state health departments. Early on, he distinguished himself by directing public health programs that strengthened systems of care and laid the groundwork for population-based approaches to health management. Dr. Novick held leadership roles in governmental public health, where he championed community health initiatives and population-based management. He was widely recognized for integrating evidence-based practice into public health administration—an approach that would shape the next generation of public health leaders

In the 2000s, Dr. Novick transitioned to academic leadership as the founding Chair of the Department of Public Health at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University. There, he developed new programs in population health and mentored countless students, residents, and junior faculty. His academic appointments also included roles at the University at Albany School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Novick co-authored Public Health Administration: Principles for Population-Based Management, now in its fourth edition, and authored numerous publications that have influenced public health practice and curricula across the country. Throughout his career, he was honored for his leadership, service, and dedication to advancing public health education.

His foresight and dedication helped ensure that prevention and population health education remain central to training future health professionals. Dr. Novick’s enduring legacy is reflected in the many programs, publications, and people shaped by his work. APTR honors his extraordinary contributions and extends heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, and the broader public health community.

APTR Statement on USPSTF Member Composition

Katie DiSantis, PhD, MPH

APTR Treasurer

APTR is pleased to announce the election of Katie DiSantis, PhD, MPH as the new APTR Treasurer.  Dr. DiSantis is Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities at Thomas Jefferson University College of Population Health in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. DiSantis holds a Doctorate in Public Health and an MPH in Community Health Education from Temple University. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University. Her major research interests focus on identifying and analyzing the social, behavioral, and neighborhood factors that impact infant feeding behaviors and childhood obesity risk. 

Residents rated the experiences and training components highly and nearly all reported an increase in their desire to work in governmental public health. Residents appreciated the preceptor support, opportunities to develop specialized skills, the direct public health experience, and opportunities to interact with leading experts in the field.  

Due to decisions of the current administration, this program is paused indefinitely.

To view past resident reflections visit:  www.aptrweb.org/projects

To read resident testimonials, visit:  www.aptrweb.org/AHRQ_Testimonials

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) adamantly opposes the Office of Management and Budget memorandum 25-13 to pause federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance. As a national membership association for academic health professions institutions and faculty advancing prevention and public health education, training, and research, APTR is grateful that the funding freeze was blocked (temporarily) only minutes before it was scheduled to take effect.

Federal funding is critical in supporting prevention and public health education, training and research. The abrupt pauses and widespread confusion, even if brief, has devastating consequences to individuals, our economy, and the health of our nation.

Teaching Prevention 2025 Chair

Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH
Case Western Reserve University
Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, School of Medicine
Director, Master of Public Health Program

Committee Role

The role of the Committee is to help determine content for plenary sessions and workshops, recruit keynote speakers, and review and select abstracts for oral and poster presentations. In some cases, individual members of the committee will take responsibility for individual sessions by identifying panelists, serving as their contact, and working with them to develop the session. Committee members may also serve as session moderators.

Eligibility to Serve on Committee

Individuals wishing to serve on the Annual Meeting Planning Committee must be a current APTR member or member representative (departmental membership), register for, and plan to attend, the 2024 Annual Meeting.

Role of Member

• Attends bi-monthly virtual planning committee meetings.
• Contributes to the development of the program and attendee experience.
• Provides input on the program content and schedule.
• Assists with identifying keynote speakers and, if appropriate, makes contact with individuals recommended to speak.
• Reviews and scores submitted abstracts for potential oral or poster presentations.
• May serve on-site as a session moderator or poster session judge.
  
  

Length of Service: From August 2024 through the conclusion of the 2025 Annual Meeting.

How to Serve: Complete the sign-up form to submit your information.

APTR and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has welcomed nine (9) residents to rotate with the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Program during the 2024-2025 academic year. During the 8-week clinical preventive medicine rotations residents will work closely with AHRQ staff and USPSTF members on a variety of activities and have the opportunity to participate in AHRQ meetings, conferences and seminars. Residents work closely with AHRQ staff and USPSTF members on a variety of activities such as didactic teaching and journal club sessions focusing on current issues and updates in clinical preventive medicine and evidence-based research.

Resident reflections and highlights will be shared with the APTR membership throughout the year. To learn more about the program, please visit: www.aptrweb.org/Rotations

2024-25 AHRQ Residents (by rotation order)

1. Jessica Fenton, MD, MS; General Preventive Medicine & Public Health Residency Program at Stony Brook University
2. Megan Harper, MS, MD, PhD; University of Kentucky General Preventive Medicine – Public Health Residency Program
3. Stephen Kane, MD, MS; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
4. Jay-Sheree Allen, MD; Mayo Clinic Preventive Medicine Fellowship
5. Tauhid Mahmud, MD, MPH; General Preventive Medicine & Public Health Residency Program at Stony Brook University
6. Eric Johnson, MD; Emory University Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
7. Tara Kedia, MD; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
8. Ali Duffens, MD; Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine Residency - Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco and UCSF
9. Riana Jumamil, MD; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Public Health and Preventive Medicine Residency Program     

To guide this work, the Task Force publishes and regularly updates the Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework, which provides a common core of knowledge for clinical health professions about individual and population‐oriented prevention and health promotion efforts.

Seven Task Force member national health professions education associations have collected information from their member institutions for two decades to track progress in curricular integration. The data reveal trends toward the universal inclusion of some topic areas in clinical prevention and population health, such as counseling for behavior change and evaluation of health sciences literature. However, there is a continuing need to facilitate the inclusion of other topic areas including environmental health, global health, and public health systems.

The 2020 Framework revision (current version) featured a greater emphasis on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and health equity; a new domain addressing mental and behavioral health; and 14 new or revised topic areas.  The 2025 revision, following a global pandemic, is expected to delve into multiple new areas of focus.  That’s why the Task Force decided to assemble four faculty expert workgroups, with representation from each clinical health profession, to tackle the revisions for each of the four Framework Components.  Workgroups are comprised of 47 faculty across the health professions selected by their national associations. They first convened in November 2023 and meet independently to propose revisions over 3 quarterly cycles, with a final draft expected in Fall 2024. A Public Comment period will invite additional input in winter 2024.

APTR DUNCAN CLARK AWARD

This award was named after APTR Past President, Duncan Clark, an American public health expert and preventive medicine specialist. Established in 1974, it honors individuals or organizations with a distinguished record of achievement in the areas of teaching, research and/or advocacy that promoted preventive medicine.

We are thrilled to give this award to Dr. Scott Frank from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine who is Associate Professor Emeritus of the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the School of Medicine and Director Emeritus of the Master of Public Health Program.  Scott Frank, MD, MS, was a public health and family medicine educator, researcher, and practitioner. He served as Director of Health for the City of Shaker Heights and was the principal investigator of the Health Data Matters online resource. Dr. Frank maintained a clinical family practice and was involved in research and teaching in the domains of social justice, public health services and systems, public health information technology, adolescent health, tobacco control, substance abuse prevention, public health and medicine, assessment of stress, and the role of spirituality and religion in the medical setting. Dr. Frank has a long history of service to APTR. He has served on numerous planning committees of the APTR conference and as an APTR representative on the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Board of Governors, and two terms on the APTR Board of Directors from 2016-2022.

F. MARIAN BISHOP EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

The F. Marian Bishop Educator of the Year Award is presented to faculty who have contributed to the instruction of students or residents in the field of public health and prevention.

This award was presented to Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso, a health equity researcher and public health educator. Recognized as an expert in mixed methods study design. She is dedicated to mentoring junior faculty and training the next generation of public health professionals through teaching and mentorship. Dr. Frasso provides consultation and oversight on qualitative projects for clinicians, researchers, and students as well as for partners from local, national and international organizations, including the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, WillsEye Hospital, the Philadelphia Police Department, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Philadelphia, LV Prasad Eye Institute in India, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy.

Her expertise in qualitative methods focuses on traditional and alternative data sources and data collection approaches that are crucial to studies designed to inform, assess, and promote health equity interventions. Dr. Frasso has trained hundreds of researchers to conduct rigorous qualitative and mixed methods research studies through a popular mini-course on qualitative research that draws learners from around the US. Dr. Frasso embraces traditional and creative data collection approaches, including, but not limited to, arts informed research, tag-a-long interviews, photo-elicitation interviews, photo-voice, free-listing and consensus-deriving group approaches. Additionally, she has worked on several cross-disciplinary projects with educators, artists and economists who are committed to using qualitative methods to support and enhance community collaborations and to amplify the voices of vulnerable populations. 

OUTSTANDING PROGRAM AWARD

This award honors an innovative program, department, or academic institution for advancing education in prevention and public health. Individuals responsible for the establishment, success, growth, or management of the academic program, which furthers students' interest in the field, are honored.

This award is presented to the Population Health Scholar Track at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Drs. Monica Ajinkya, and Richard Waldhorn are the track directors and are here with us today along with Yumi Jarris, the founding Director and the chief architect and leader for many years. The Population Health Scholar Track is a comprehensive, longitudinal curriculum in population health. It includes seminar discussions, a rigorous outcomes-based scholarly project, and a health policy and public health elective. The goal of the track is to provide students with foundational population health knowledge and research skills which will enable them to approach clinical care with a broader understanding of the determinants of health. The Population Health Scholar Track trains students to become leaders who will promote health equity for their patients and communities. Students who complete all of the components receive special distinction as a Population Health Scholar upon graduation.

A core component of the training is the practical experience students gain when they complete a mentored 7-week summer research project addressing health equity. The research projects most commonly address the structural or social determinants of health in the District of Columbia at various organizations. In their fourth year, students enroll in a month-long health policy and public health elective with residents and fellows from throughout the MedStar Health system. The elective includes didactic lectures by Georgetown faculty from the medical school, Law Center, School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the McCourt Public Policy school as well as experts in public health and public policy from other academic centers and think tanks.  Students and residents also participate in site visits to state, local and national public health and health policy agencies and the Congress  where they have the opportunity to meet with current and former national public health leaders.  A population health community engagement project, advocacy work,  and an introduction to population health data science skills are also part of this elective.

Each year the scholars work in conjunction with Georgetown nursing students interested in public health at an assigned DC elementary school to make this an interdisciplinary effort.

This award honors an innovative program, department, or academic institution for advancing education in prevention and public health. Individuals responsible for the establishment, success, growth, or management of the academic program, which furthers students' interest in the field, are honored.

This award was presented to the Population Health Scholar Track at Georgetown University School of Medicine. The Population Health Scholar Track is a comprehensive, longitudinal curriculum in population health. It includes seminar discussions, a rigorous outcomes-based scholarly project, and a health policy and public health elective. The goal of the track is to provide students with foundational population health knowledge and research skills which will enable them to approach clinical care with a broader understanding of the determinants of health. The Population Health Scholar Track trains students to become leaders who will promote health equity for their patients and communities. Students who complete all of the components receive special distinction as a Population Health Scholar upon graduation. A core component of the training is the practical experience students gain when they complete a mentored 7-week summer research project addressing health equity. The research projects most commonly address the structural or social determinants of health in the District of Columbia at various organizations. 

In their fourth year, students enroll in a month-long health policy and public health elective with residents and fellows from throughout the MedStar Health system. The elective includes didactic lectures by Georgetown faculty from the medical school, Law Center, School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the McCourt Public Policy school as well as experts in public health and public policy from other academic centers and think tanks.  Students and residents also participate in site visits to state, local and national public health and health policy agencies and the Congress  where they have the opportunity to meet with current and former national public health leaders.  A population health community engagement project, advocacy work,  and an introduction to population health data science skills are also part of this elective.  

Join your colleagues at Teaching Prevention 2024: Advancing Population Health Across Disciplines, the 86th annual conference of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). This interdisciplinary meeting focuses on the knowledge, skills, collaborations, and resources needed to teach, practice, and promote population health. 

Attending Teaching Prevention provides an opportunity to build your network of academic, research, and clinical prevention Teaching Prevention 2024 offers a unique forum for the exchange of ideas and expertise. Attendees will gain insights into effective strategies necessary for teaching in today's ever-changing environment and for meeting the needs of diverse learners. Share innovative approaches and identify opportunities for collaboration and partnerships within and across disciplines to advance population health.

Teaching Prevention 2024 will feature:

• Innovative plenary speakers bringing new and exciting perspectives to the conversation.
• Concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics around curriculum development, assessment, and evaluation; prevention research and practice; collaboration and engagement; and translating public health evidence to drive change.
• Networking Opportunities and social events to connect with fellow educators
• Poster presentations showcasing research, programs, and initiatives
• Roundtables, Workshops and more!

Learn more at www.TeachingPrevention.org

APTR is accepting applications for 2-month residency rotations working with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for 2024-2025. This opportunity is available for current preventive medicine residents. Primary care residents with demonstrated interest in prevention, public health, or health policy are also encouraged to apply.

All applications must be submitted online through the APTR website. Applicants are required to submit:
• Curriculum vitae or resume
• Statement of Interest
• Letter of recommendation from Residency Program Director
• Scientific writing sample

Program details, learning objectives, and application requirements are detailed online at www.aptrweb.org/rotations. 

Application Deadline: January 10, 2024

APTR is pleased to announce the APTR appointees to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Organization of Resident Representatives (ORR) for the 2023-2024 academic year.  The ORR provides a resident voice on policy matters before the association and further offers leadership and professional development opportunities for those interested in academic medicine careers, through venues with peers, specialty society and faculty leaders, and related members of the medical education community.

	Michela Corsi, MD Dr. Michela Corsi is a preventive medicine resident at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where she is also finishing a Master of Arts in Higher Education. Her medical career began with an intern year in general surgery and quickly evolved as she realized her passion for working with medical students and her desire to improve medical education and student well-being. Through her preventive medicine training, she has made progress toward receiving her Master of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education. Her ultimate career goal is to work on bridging gaps in physician training on public health, and to enhance health equity training in medical education.
	Tauhid Mahmud, MD, MPH Dr. Tauhid Mahmud is a preventive medicine resident at Stony Brook University where he is also completing a graduate certificate in clinical informatics, combining his interests in primary care, preventive medicine, and population health through clinical analytics. His goals are to inform public health interventions and empower communities through health data science. He recently completed his family medicine residency training at the University of Maryland Medical System, and completed his Master of Public Health at Columbia University, focusing on health policy and management. Dr. Tauhid’s background and interests span clinical medicine, public health, medical education, and healthcare equity. He advocates for issues affecting the resident community, including diversity, wellbeing, access to care, and graduate medical education quality.

APTR joined Trust for America’s Health, American Public Health Association, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Big Cities Health Coalition, Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Association of County and City Health Officials, and more than 100 other organizations representing public health, healthcare, research, social services, and other sectors, to release a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee opposing a committee proposal to cut $980 million from the Prevention & Public Health Fund (“the Prevention Fund”) to pay for other health legislation.

The Prevention Fund is a critical source of funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies across Health and Human Services. The Prevention Fund invests in states and communities across the nation to strengthen systems and the workforce that allow us to provide immunizations, detect and control outbreaks, and prevent illness and early deaths from tobacco and chronic diseases. It supports activities outside one’s doctor’s office – separate and distinct from individual health concerns and treatments.

In an already challenging budget environment, this would further endanger the health of Americans. These cuts would impact not only health programs, but also labor and education, as it will leave a significant gap in base appropriations for the Labor-HHS-Education spending bill that will need to be backfilled. This pay-for has far reaching consequences for all ofthe  programs that fall under the spending bill’s purview.

The letter in part reads:

“The nation can no longer afford to underfund public health…. Despite spending more than any other high-income nation on treating disease, the U.S. has substantially worse health outcomes, with life expectancy declining in recent years. Now is the time to invest in public health and prevention…

Cuts to the Prevention Fund will translate into funding shortfalls in programs that states have long relied upon to keep their residents healthy and safe. In its first 14 years (FY2010–23), the Prevention Fund has invested more than $12.3 billion in resources to states, localities, and tribal and community organizations in support of critical prevention and public health programs. These investments include the 317 immunization program that enables prevention of outbreaks, epidemiologists and public health laboratory grants in every state and territory to detect and investigate outbreaks and prevent further infections, the Preventive Health and Health Services (Prevent) Block Grant that enables states and localities to address their most pressing health concerns, supporting cancer screenings, and other critically important programs. Across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Prevention Fund supports programs such as suicide prevention, Alzheimer’s disease prevention, and chronic disease self-management.

Funding prevention not only saves lives, but it also saves money. The Prevention Fund’s Tips from Former Smokers Campaign alone saved an estimated $7.3 billion in smoking-related healthcare costs from 2012 to 2018 and helped more than one million Americans quit smoking for good. Public health funding has not kept up with the range of threats that public health must address. For many of these conditions, we know what works, but public health does not have the resources to address these growing health threats.”

The full text of the letter is linked here.
Information about the Prevention and Public Health Fund can be found here.

• Resident must be in a residency program or fellowship at the time of appointment
• Resident must be a current Resident member of APTR through an Academic Unit or Individual membership.

Key Qualities

• Intended academic medicine career
• Familiarity with the AAMC mission, vision, & strategic priorities is desired
• Demonstrate ability to appreciate multiple perspectives beyond resident specialty
• Integrity in the profession of medicine
• Ability to listen to and respect diverse voices
• Engage in meaningful discussion and offer strategic thinking
• Vision, objectivity, decisiveness, integrity
• Energy and commitment

NOMINATION SUBMISSION FORM

Curriculum Revision Workgroups

1. Foundations of Population Health: Quantitative and analytic skills used to assess, compare, describe, and monitor the health of populations.
2. Clinical Preventive Services & Health Promotion: Evidence-based, health promotion and disease prevention interventions in the clinical setting.
3. Clinical Practice & Population Health: Opportunities and disciplines that require individual- and population-based health perspectives.
4. Health Systems & Health Policy: Systems and policies that help to govern the health and healthcare system, including collaborations between the clinical care and public health communities.

Curriculum Revision Workgroups Charge

The role of the workgroups is to address redundancy, gaps, and recommend major and minor editing for their respective Framework Component. Workgroups will also review edits proposed to other Components and may participate in the open comment period revisions and final review.  The Workgroups will assemble comments and proposed edits into one document for sharing with the Task Force and other curriculum revision workgroups in December 2023, March 2024, and May 2024. 

Responsibilities of Workgroup Member

• Contributes to the development of themes and general goals for the Component revision, considering health equity, the pandemic, and changes to global health since the last revision.
• Provides comments and specific editing suggestions (in MS Word Track Changes or Google Doc).
• Compares and aligns proposed edits with content of other Framework Components.
• Identifies evidence-based resources that support the Component’s content and revisions as needed.
• Attends quarterly virtual meetings of the workgroup. 
• Reviews draft and final versions of the Curriculum Framework.
• Participates in dissemination efforts.

Eligibility to Serve on Workgroups

The Task Force encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographic areas. Individuals wishing to serve on a workgroup must be either an APTR faculty member or member representative (departmental membership) or nominated by one of the organizations represented on the Task Force.

Length of Service: 

October 2023 through December 2024

Estimated Time Commitment:

3 hours/month October-May; 1 hour/month June-December 

How to Serve

Complete the Self-Nomination Form by September 22, 2023.  Workgroup members will be selected to balance expertise and perspectives on each workgroup. Appointments will be made by mid-October.

Questions?

Contact vsc@aptrweb.org

SELF-NOMINATION FORM

Welcome 2023-2024 Residents!

1. Irina Arkhipova-Jenkins, MD, MBA; Stonybrook General Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency
2. Patrick Dideum, MD; Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency
3. Radhika Agarwal, MD, MA; Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program
4. Elizabeth Lees, DO; Mayo Clinic Preventive Medicine Fellowship
5. Annie Rouza, MD, MPH; Emory Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program
6. Priyanka Thatipamala, MD; California Department of Public Health
7. Sangeeta Iyer, MD; Johns Hopkins General Preventive Medicine Residency
8. Alison Dickson, MD; University of Michigan Preventive Medicine

Rachael Reed, DrPH, MPH
Interim Chair
School of Population & Health Sciences
Dillard University

Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences,
Director, Master of Public Health Program
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Rachael N. Reed, DrPH, MPH is Chair of the School of Population and Health Sciences and an Assistant Professor of Public Health at Dillard University, a Historically Black University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Coordinator for the Public Health program. Dr. Reed has a broad background in public health, with specific training and expertise in health equity, medical nutrition therapy, chronic disease prevention and management, and the social determinants of health. Her research focuses on the effects of race and discrimination on health, health disparities, and the prevention of non-communicable diseases such as stroke, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in underserved, at-risk populations. Dr. Reed received her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Preventive Care from Loma Linda University, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Daniel J. Tisch, PhD, MPH has over two decades’ experience as an epidemiologist, biostatistician, and data core director in field studies of infectious diseases in the USA, South Pacific, and Africa. He has been active in the development of education and training in epidemiology, biostatistics, and databases in low-resource settings in the USA and internationally. His primary research focus is the monitoring and elimination of neglected diseases including lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. He is also actively involved in research on the diagnostics and epidemiology of COVID-19 malaria, schistosomiasis, and integrated parasite control programs. He specializes in the application of modern epidemiologic and statistical techniques to the design and analysis of cluster randomized field trials and observational studies. During COVID-19, Dr. Tisch assembled a core team of faculty staff and students to partner with the Cleveland Department of Public Health to respond to the pandemic in our community.  This innovative partnership has helped further integrate academic public health, public health training, and public health practice in our region.

Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter

APTR invited faculty and members to the second webinar in our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion series, focusing on the assessment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in curricula and course syllabi. This interactive webinar described a self-assessment tool created by Rutgers University School of Public Health and adapted by Boston University School of Public Health for faculty to help align their teaching with their commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Boston University School of Public Health strives to recognize and support the diversity of its students and their experiences, whether in the classroom, in the community, or in their personal lives by having its faculty use this Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Syllabus Assessment Tool. The self-assessment asked faculty to consider eight dimensions of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice and reflect on the presence or incorporation of these dimensions into their syllabus, classroom, or teaching methods. The syllabus assessment tool is designed to identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth, is non-evaluative, and is meant to act as a guide and planning tool for faculty and administrators.

The BU tool’s creators walked attendees through the need for, design, deployment, and potential impact of the tool, and addressed participant questions. Participants then joined small-group discussion breakout rooms led by the presenters to discuss the meaning of each domain, options for deploying the tool, reflections, and resources needed to begin applying the tool to update syllabi. 

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Teaching Prevention 2023: Leadership for Health Equity | March 27-29, 2022 | New Orleans, LA 
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Residents may have the opportunity to participate in a variety of AHRQ meetings, conferences and seminars, including the USPSTF meetings and conference calls with USPSTF members, as well as didactic teaching and journal club sessions focusing on current issues and updates in clinical preventive medicine and evidence-based research. 

Applicants from diverse backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply. 

APPLY NOW >> Extended Deadline: January 17, 2023

Climate Justice Course - Morehouse School of Medicine

This presentation described a 2-credit hour Climate Justice elective utilizing a flipped classroom, seminar format. The flipped classroom format promotes an interactive learning environment that supports active learning.

Heat Related Impact of Climate Change Among Incarcerated Individuals in the US - University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

This presentation described a course containing three presentations to be used in health care education settings. The curriculum is supported with optional activities and video supplements, a comprehensive resource library, and instructor manual to explore the topics further.

Accelerating the Teaching of Migrant Health Webinar

The teaching materials developed integrate and build upon the resources found in the APTR Migrant Health Resource Library.

Bridges to Health Equity: Haitian Migrant and Refugee Populations - Morehouse School of Medicine

This presentation describes a 3-module lesson on the health inequities and health care vulnerabilities of migrant and refugee populations. The unique experiences of Haitian migrants and refugees are explored through the lens of trauma informed care and community engagement.

Migrant Health Teaching Toolkit - University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center

This presentation provided an overview of a new teaching toolkit focused on addressing the health needs of migrant agricultural populations produced by the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education (SW Ag Center). It covers occupational risk factors and non-occupational risk factors and integrates and expands on the teaching resources available in the APTR Migrant Health Resource Library.

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2023 Planning Committee 

Christine Arcari, PhD, MPH  TEACHING PREVENTION MEETING CHAIR Associate Dean School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Tulane University

Juliann Binienda, PhD Associate Professor Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Science Wayne State University

Linelle Blais, PhD Research Associate Professor Emory Centers for Public Health Training & TA Emory University

Hazel Breland, PhD, OTL/R MARKETING CHAIR Associate Professor School of Medicine  Medical University of South Carolina

Maria deValpine, PhD. MSN, RN Professor  School of Nursing James Madison University

James Ebert, MD, MBA, MPH Professor Emeritus Population & Public Health Sciences Wright State University     Kimberly Elliot, PhD Associate Professor Health Policy, Economics and Management University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center

Erica Frank, MD, MPH  Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Founder & President University of British Columbia and NextGenU.org

Tanya Funchess, DHA, MPH, MSM Assistant Professor College of Nursing School of Health Professions University of Southern Mississippi

David Gregorio, PhD, MS Professor Public Health Sciences University of Connecticut (UConn)

Rebecca Heick, PhD, MS Assistant Professor Public Health Program Augustana College

LeKeisha Jackson, PhD, MPH(c) Professor Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Georgia State University

Yuri Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Program Director Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Robina Josiah Willock, PhD, MPH Associate Professor Community Health & Preventive Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine

Amy Lee, MD, MPH, MBA STUDENT ENGAGEMENT CHAIR

Jihene Maatoug, MD

Molly Mckinney, PhD

Sabrina Neeley, PhD, MPH INVITED SPEAKER CHAIR Associate Dean School of Education and Health Sciences University of Dayton

Rajendram Rajnarayanan, PhD, MSc Assistant Dean  Basic Sciences New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)

Rachel Reed, DrPH, MPH Interim Chair School of Population & Health Sciences Dillard University

Simone Seward, MPH ABSTRACTS CHAIR Director Public Health & Preventive Medicine Upstate Medical University

Leslie Stalnaker, DrPH, MPH Program Manager School of Public Health & Population Health University of Texas Medical Branch

Daphnee Stewart, DNP, RN SOCIAL & NETWORKING CHAIR Assistant Professor Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Mercer University

Telisa Stewart, DrPH, MPH Assistant Professor  School of Medicine SUNY Upstate Medical University

Daudet Tshiswaka, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Public Health University of West Florida

Patrick Vivier, MD, PhD Professor  Department of Public Health & Community Medicine Tufts University School of Medicine

Student Members

The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, official journal of APTR and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), has achieved a 2021 Impact Factor of 6.604. Impact Factor is a numerical representation of a journal’s scholarly impact, calculated based on the number of citations in a given year of content published in the previous 2 years.

The 2021 Impact Factor represents an increase of more than 1.5 points from the previous year and is the highest in the journal’s 37-year history. AJPM’s rapidly rising Impact Factor has occurred in tandem with a marked increase in submissions since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 2,000 articles submitted each in 2020 and 2021—a 23% increase over the average number of submissions the previous 5 years.

Achieving an Impact Factor over 5.00—the mark of a “high impact” journal and a figure that was first surpassed by AJPM in 2020—has been a goal of Editor-in-Chief Dr. Matthew L. Boulton and his editorial team since he assumed leadership of the journal in 2014. During his tenure, the journal has also undertaken other major initiatives including creating a digital archive of previously print-only material from 1985–1997; implementing special initiatives such as the Article of the Year and From the Archive features; redesigning the cover, website, and branding; markedly increasing social media and other outreach activity; playing a key role in launching an affiliated journal, AJPM Focus; and working closely with the sponsoring societies on conference presentations and the more regular publication of society content in the journal. The AJPM editorial team looks forward to capitalizing on the journal’s momentum to achieve even greater scholarly impact and reach in the future. 

APTR is pleased to announce that Christine Arcari, PhD, MPH; Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will serve as the Chair of the Teaching Prevention 2023 Planning Committee.  Teaching Prevention is the APTR annual meeting that brings together faculty, students, and professionals from across the health professions and public health to focus on the knowledge, skills, collaborations, and resources needed to teach, practice, and promote population health. 

Dr. Arcari is the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Her role is to provide leadership and vision in academic affairs for the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She received her PhD in epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and an MPH in Community and Family Health from the University of South Florida, College of Public Health. Arcari has an extensive record of teaching, mentoring and promoting student success in public health. She has received numerous teaching awards, including national recognition from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), the F. Marion Bishop Award for Outstanding Educator of the Year. Her scholarly activities are focused on education.

Learn more about Teaching Prevention 2023 at www.TeachingPrevention.org.

The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) is conducting a worldwide “We are Public Health” workforce study through the end of July. The study is being conducted  to  determine the  most  common  functions  of  the  public health workforce on a region-by-region basis across the globe. This will be the first-of-its-kind study using the task-based methodology to analyze the responsibilities of the global public  health  workforce  at  this  level  of  detail. The  National  Board  of  Public  Health Examiners  will  also  share  the  results  with  the  World  Health  Organization  and  World Federation  of  Public  Health  Associations  which  are  creating  workplans  to  prepare  the future of the public health workforce.

Your responses will ensure two important goals are achieved:

1. Conduct a study of the most common functions of the public health workforce on a region-by-region basis across the globe. This will be the first study using Job Task Analysis methodology to determine the functions of the global public health workforce at this level of detail. Results of this study will be available later this year.
2. Update the content outline of the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam with a subset of the responses. The content outline of the exam is updated through a JTA process every 5-7 years to ensure the certification exam is testing candidates on the tasks most commonly done in public health. The integrity of the exam starts with this process and depends on an adequate number of survey responses.

Because your time and responsiveness is appreciated, the NBPHE is going to raffle off five (5) US $500 gift cards. You must share your email address in order to be eligible for the raffle.

Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TVWVW6F

AJPM Focus, the newest official and fully open access journal of APTR, aims to increase inclusivity in people, methods, and outcomes within the preventive medicine and public health literature. To celebrate the launch of AJPM Focus and highlight this goal, we invite manuscript submissions reflecting these themes for two special issues in 2022:

Prevention Research for Inclusivity in People, Methods, and Outcomes

Article submissions should focus on research study designs that generate original prevention evidence or synthesize such evidence. This can include basic science research demonstrably relevant to prevention (e.g., psychosocial or physiological mechanisms underlying health behavior change, epigenetics, the role of inflammation in conditions of public health significance), clinical and population health research, or the synthesis of such research.

Prevention Evidence Translation for Inclusivity in People, Methods, and Outcomes

Submissions should focus on study designs that address prevention issues at any point on the knowledge translation continuum. This can range from narrative reviews to implementation science, interdisciplinary scholarship that brings nontraditional fields into the prevention realm (e.g., human ecology, evolutionary medicine, salutogenesis, sociology), and any other study design that brings research evidence into practice or policy.

All articles submitted before December 31, 2022, will receive a 50% discount on publication costs. Additionally, many institutions have agreements in place with our publisher that enable even lower cost or free publication.

We believe that the aims of AJPM Focus align closely with those of APTR and its members and hope you will submit your work to our journal.

Learn more and submit at: www.journals.elsevier.com/ajpm-focus/forthcoming-special-issues

2022-2023 Class of Residents

1. Sayuri Inoue, MD, MPP; Stony Brook Preventive Medicine Residency
2. Cara Dooley, MD; University of Maryland - Preventive Medicine Residency
3. Michael Harding, MD; Johns Hopkins University General Preventive Medicine Residency
4. Siri Chirumamilla, DO, MS; Emory University Preventive Medicine
5. Afua Takyi, MD, MS, MPH; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Preventive Medicine Residency Program 
6. Nadia Saif, MD, MPH; University of Maryland Baltimore - Preventive Medicine Residency

APTR-AHRQ Preventive Medicine Residency Rotations

Sign-On Letter

Sign-on Letter

We thank Congress for funding the Title V MCH Block Grant at $747.7 million in FY2022 and urge them to provide an increase to at least $1 billion in FY2023, including a robust increase for the state formula fund. 

Read the Letter

Read the Letter

The program was recognized during Teaching Prevention 2022: Pivot With Purpose To Build A Healthier Future. Learn about the Awards Program and nominations process at www.aptrweb.org/awards.

Dr. Neubauer is a nationally-recognized, award-winning educator. Her primary area of scholarship is focused on curriculum development in the health-related professions and sciences. As a critical educational methodologist and team scientist, she conducts collaborative global research specifically focused on the development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of education and training.

Dr. Neubauer is an Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Division of Public Health Practice, in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. She is Affiliated Faculty with the Institute for Global Health and the Program of African Studies (PAS) and Ad-Hoc Faculty in The Graduate School. She serves as Associate Director of the Program in Public Health (PPH) and Director of Educational Advancement and Accreditation.  

Dr. Neubauer will be recognized during Teaching Prevention 2022: Pivot With Purpose To Build A Healthier Future.

Learn about the Awards Program and nominations process at www.aptrweb.org/awards

Members of the editorial board will advise the Editor-in-Chief on journal policy and scope in addition to providing regular peer review and performing other academic responsibilities during their two-year terms. They will also assist in promoting the journal to their colleagues, peers, and professional networks. Members were selected on the basis of their commitment to publication excellence and the advancement of preventive medicine, public health, and population health, including experience or interest in publishing and peer review. The selection process aimed to achieve a balanced distribution of professionals and learners across the career stages and relevant areas of expertise while ensuring a board that adequately represents the profession and the priorities of the journal.

Launched in 2022, AJPM Focus serves as an academic open access repository for high-quality prevention evidence across the global spectrum of health. AJPM Focus is helmed by Yuri T. Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH. It is the companion journal of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

For more information or to submit a manuscript, please visit https://www.journals.elsevier.com/ajpm-focus.

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Objectives:

1. Describe the relationship between anti-racism, health equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the context of health professions education.
2. Analyze existing curriculum to ensure preparation of a public health and healthcare workforce to advance racial equity
3. Evaluate effective strategies for creating anti-racist, equitable and inclusive learning environments.
   

Register for the Webinar

Speakers

Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD
Dean
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Daniel Dawes, JD
Director
Satcher Health Leadership Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine

Moderator:
Malika Fair, MD, MPH
Senior Director, Equity and Social Accountability
Association of American Medical Colleges

This webinar is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Academic Partnerships to Improve Health.

The national response to the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the importance of addressing these topics. Health professions educators are uniquely situated to bring clarity to research agendas, teaching curricula, and evaluation of policy and program outcomes necessary to create meaningful change around complex issues that impact health. 

APTR has developed calls to action and curated evidence-based materials that faculty can use when addressing complex issues with students [www.aptrweb.org/policy]:

• Role of Academia in Combatting Structural Racism in the United States
• Role of the Academic Community in Reducing Firearm Violence
• Role of Academia in Combatting the Impact of Climate Change on Health

• Role of Academia in Addressing the Health Needs of Migrant Populations

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Case studies

• 21 case studies cover fundamental immunization content across the life span.
• Students can use clinical judgment and reasoning as they work through case studies and corresponding activities.
• Comprehensive teaching tools with immunization topic overviews, case objectives, a glossary, and reference materials.
• Adaptable case studies can be incorporated into in-person or virtual learning course curricula as either individual or group learning activities.

Simulation scenarios

• Infant, adolescent, and adult vaccination scenarios are available.
• Students can practice clinical decision-making and communication skills.
• Adaptable scenarios can be used in a classroom role-play, as a stand-alone lab simulation, or incorporate them into existing simulations and/or course content.

Slide Sets

• Presentations on vaccine-preventable diseases
• Speaker’s notes, glossary, and learning resources included.
• Insert adaptable slides into an existing presentation, use them to create a new lecture, or provide them directly to students.
• Aligned with the 12 topic areas of the IRUN Framework.

Visit IRUNursing.org to download available teaching resources.

APTR hosted 33 students from across the health professions for the 2021 Paul Ambrose Student Leadership Symposium from June 22-24, 2021. A key component of the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program, the Symposium held virtual presentations, break-out discussions based on scholar community-based projects, and engaging Q&A sessions. Scholars learned about population health, health equity, health policy and advocacy, project planning and evaluation, and becoming effective change agents. Sessions also touched upon important public health competencies and leadership in medicine for the undeserved.

Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, presented on advancing policy, building partnerships, and strengthening public health to create communities where everyone can achieve their best possible health. Robyn Bussey, Community Health Strategist for ARCHI described the components of effective coalitions including clear organizational structure, membership capacity to do the work, and sustainability. Dr. Peter Lurie, President of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), explained advocacy tools for government insiders such as interacting with legislators, conducting research to assist policy formulation, and engaging in committee work to address a crisis. Dr. Luis Padilla of the HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce Professions described effective leadership as establishing a vision, empowering others, and listening to diverse perspectives.

Scholars gained a deeper understanding of the complexities and varying attitudes toward public health and learned methods to address local policy that influence community health. According to Scholar Katie Dang, “The race matters lecture by Dr. Marilyn Mobley from Case Western Reserve University was very applicable. Many of the lectures...were very motivational.”

Learn more at: https://www.teachpopulationhealth.org/