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Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Bringing together individuals and institutions devoted to health promotion and disease prevention to redefine how we educate the health professions workforce.

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research is the national membership association of medical, public health, and health professions faculty and institutions advancing prevention and population health education, training, and research. Founded in 1942, the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the national membership association dedicated to advancing prevention and public health education, training, and research.

Call for Abstracts is now open for Teaching Prevention! Share your research, educational innovations, practice-based pro...
09/21/2026

Call for Abstracts is now open for Teaching Prevention! Share your research, educational innovations, practice-based projects, teaching strategies, and new approaches to engaging learners and communities. Submit your abstract today: https://loom.ly/pznmYgk

Today, APTR pauses to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and to honor the courage of the first responders, s...
09/11/2026

Today, APTR pauses to remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and to honor the courage of the first responders, service members, survivors, and communities forever changed by that day. We also recognize the thousands who continue to live with illnesses linked to their exposures in the aftermath of the attacks.

APTR Anti-Racism Resource Library has been redesigned! Members now have access to a searchable collection of resources s...
07/21/2026

APTR Anti-Racism Resource Library has been redesigned! Members now have access to a searchable collection of resources supporting anti-racism, health equity, and inclusive health professions education. https://loom.ly/rfQDtJ8

05/07/2026
04/23/2026

A new AJPH article written by former and current NBPHE board members, Donna Petersen, Paul Halverson and Jaime Corvin calls on academic and practice leaders to strengthen the public health profession by embracing certification as a shared standard for workforce competence and accountability. The authors highlight how the Certified in Public Health (CPH) credential can help unify the field, support lifelong learning, and strengthen connections between schools of public health and the practice workforce. View on AJPH at https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308361

Congratulations to Dr. Pennel from University of Texas Medical Branch for receiving the F. Marian Bishop Educator Award ...
04/23/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Pennel from University of Texas Medical Branch for receiving the F. Marian Bishop Educator Award at 2026 annual meeting.

Congratulations East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine MPH Program for receiving the Outstanding Education Pr...
04/22/2026

Congratulations East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine MPH Program for receiving the Outstanding Education Program Award at 2026 meeting.

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