Consortium of African-American Public Health Programs

The Consortium has identified the following key priorities for the next five years:

Capacity Building: Each member program will engage in conducting needs assessments; improving faculty/institutional development; increasing the number of faculty and staff at each program; implementing distance learning opportunities to aid in the sharing of resources among programs; engaging in individualized faculty strategic planning; and conducting grants continuum training for faculty and students.

Increased Funding Support: A $20 million funding goal has been set for the Consortium. Efforts will be made to garner funding through solicited and unsolicited mechanisms including grants, cooperative agreements, foundations, pharmaceutical companies and government earmarks. In addition to pursuing funds to support the activities of the Consortium, funding opportunities for each program will also be sought to allow each program to hire additional faculty and staff and to provide tuition and stipend support for students in need.

Partnership Building: Each program will work to increase the number of partnerships with other HBCUs, majority institutions and other relevant agencies and individuals that share the mission and vision of the Consortium.

School Status: Each program will actively pursue a pathway to becoming a school of public health. As such, the Consortium will provide support and technical assistance to programs in their efforts to achieve accreditation and school status.

Increased Visibility: The Consortium will serve as a leading change agent in regards to policy development and advocacy for health issues impacting minority and underserved communities.