In 2008, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) launched the social media campaign This Is Public Health® (TIPH) to raise awareness about the field of public health and the range of professions that are encompassed within the field. Over time, this campaign has gained momentum as a platform for educating students and the public and recruiting new students to study public health. In 2019, ASPPH partnered with the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) to launch a pilot project focused on enhancing the visibility of public health across Europe: TIPH Europe. The TIPH Europe project produced innovative educational campaigns and resources, as well as many just-in-time offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Building on the success of TIPH Europe, ASPPH is expanding this effort under the auspices of the Global Network for Academic Public Health (Global Network), with the new TIPH Global campaign. The goal of the Global Network, launched in 2020 by six regional associations that represent schools and programs of public health around the world, is to enhance academic public health worldwide through mutual learning and collaborations. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased awareness of the underlying issues that affect the public’s health and the need to work together as a global community to combat public health threats. TIPH Global recognizes the importance of global collaboration and local action to protect the health of the public.
The Global Network, with the support of Dr. Richard and Mrs. Linda Riegelman, is pleased announce the 20 awardees for the first TIPH Global Grant Program cohort. These institutions participated in a competitive review process and were selected to represent TIPH, their regional association, and the Global Network in this cohort. The 20 awardee institutions represent 18 countries from around the world and their projects focus on a range of public health issues from antibiotic resistance to mental health to water and sanitation hygiene. In addition to the awarded project, each institution has nominated a student to participate in the new TIPH Global Ambassador program. The Global Ambassadors will represent their institutions and promote public health in their regions and globally.
It is a great honor to announce the following TIPH Global Grant Program Awardees and Global Ambassadors, listed by their regional association affiliation. You can follow their projects on the websites and social media accounts listed and look for a full showcase of their year-long projects in 2022. Congratulations to all of the TIPH Global Grant Program Awardees!
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (Global Network) had selected the recipients of the 2021 TIPH Global Grant Program (TIPH Global). The following APACPH members have been approved for the program:
College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University
Beyond Public Health – An On-going Journey of TMU
For the community and the general public, the Student Service Group of Epidemiological Investigation will go to the local remote areas and make efforts in communities to prevent disease and promote health and wellbeing. With resources from the government and private sectors, the students will also be involved in the community health centre for senior services. Also, we aim to increase the understanding and awareness of public health for high school and elementary school students by sharing the topic of “public health,” “health education” and “health promotion,” etc. Moreover, through the project, public health is taken root in the youth.
College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University
TIPH Global Ambassador: Jeffrey Zen Liu, Candidate for PhD in Global Health and Health Security
College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Infodemic management solutions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and promote vaccination
Vaccine hesitancy threatens not only the success of the COVID-19 vaccination programs, but the existing immunization programs of all health systems. The overwhelming amount of nformation coupled with misinformation, or ‘infodemic,’ contributes to vaccine hesitancy. This pandemic is the first in the era of social media platforms, which enables the spread of unreliable information. UP CPH with its comprehensive public health network as the designated Southeast Asian Ministers of Education – Tropical Medicine and Public Health
Regional Center for Public Health will collaborate with public health partners and local health teams to develop infodemic management solutions supportive of local COVID-19 vaccination Programs.
TIPH Global Ambassador: Raymond Francis R Sarmiento, Candidate for Master of Hospital Administration
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Frontliners against cervical cancer-promoting self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among frontliners
No woman should ever die of cervical cancer, a preventable and treatable disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) made a call for an ‘all-government and all-society’ three-pillared approach (vaccination, screening, treatment) towards the global elimination of cervical cancer. Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) is an evidence-based screening test that can empower communities towards the elimination of cervical cancer. It is also promoted by WHO as a self-care intervention. Program ROSE which encompasses self-sampling, HPV testing and the use of digital e-platform adopted by the ‘Frontliners Uniting Against Cervical Cancer’ campaign showcases a unique self-care program during the COVID19 era.
TIPH Global Ambassador: Su Pei Khoo, Candidate for Master in Medical Science
The Airlangga Centre for Health Policy Research Group, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Science communication campaign for immunizing the public against the misinformation of the COVID-19 vaccination
Indonesia has started mass COVID-19 vaccination with some challenges in educating the layperson on this vaccine’s safety and usefulness. This project aims to increase the layperson’s knowledge and awareness of the Coronavirus vaccination by empowering public health students as a science communicator. Public health students will be assisted in translating any existing robust scientific papers related to the Coronavirus vaccination into accessible language for laypersons, as the campaign content. Multiple popular social media channels with structured and repetitive content exposures will be conducted.
The Airlangga Centre for Health Policy Research Group
TIPH Global Ambassador: Vina Himmatus Sholikhah, Candidate for Bachelor of Public Health
West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University
Raising middle and high school students’ awareness towards public health-related issues under the context of COVID-19.
It is beyond controversy that the outbreak of COVID-19 has created a changing climate for global health, for which the significance of addressing public health-related issues has become unprecedentedly critical in a worldwide range. Under such circumstances, this project is intended for raising awareness towards public health-related issues among middle school and high school students as a strategy for boosting their interests and enthusiasm for public health, thus motivating them to dedicate themselves to finding solutions for public health-related issues as their future career pursuits.
West China School of Public Health
TIPH Global Ambassador: Nan Chen, Candidate for PhD in Biostatistics, Health Policy, and Maternal Health
Congratulations on being part of the first TIPH Global cohort!
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