Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Essential Public Health Series
We are proud to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Essential Public Health Series and extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Richard Riegelman for his extraordinary commitment to advancing undergraduate public health. As the founding editor of the Essential Public Health Series, Dr. Riegelman has guided its growth to over 20 titles that have empowered tens of thousands of students around the world in this important field.
In recognition of this important milestone, we have curated the following content and events for the benefit of the instructors and students who use the Series.
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Milestones in Undergraduate Education
See the Milestones That Helped Perpetuate the Growth in Undergraduate Public Health Education
Featured Blog:
20 Years of Undergraduate Public Health Education: A Look Back and Ahead
Discover How the Essential Public Health Series Started
Richard Riegelman reflects on the early development of undergraduate public health education in the United States and how this growing movement helped inspire his collaboration and creation of the Essential Public Health Series.
2025 Update on Undergraduate Public Health Education
From the current state of undergraduate public health education to where it is headed, Dr. Richard Riegelman shares his insights in this recent webinar. Learn about challenges and opportunities in Public Health, including the latest recommendations from CEPH, ASPPH’s Undergraduate Network, and new certifications on the horizon from NBPH.
Free Resource! — Help Students Read Public Health Research with Confidence
As part of the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Essential Public Health Series, we’re pleased to offer qualified instructors with Reading Public Health Research, a free resource created by Dr. Richard Riegelman. Ideal for undergraduate courses in introductory public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, research methods and more, Reading Public Health Research offers a step-by-step, questions-to-ask approach to reading public health research articles and abstracts. This easy-to-use resource is accompanied by an answer key with explanations and instructor’s manual to help facilitate using it in a variety of courses and modalities.
Reading Public Health Research and its accompanying Answer Key and Instructor’s Manual is provided as a secure, complimentary supplement to instructors, upon request. (Qualified instructors only.) This no-cost module is our way of supporting your work and celebrating two decades of advancing public health education.
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Provide Your Feedback and Be Entered to Win a $100 Gift Card
Are you an instructor or student currently using an Essential Public Health text? If so, we’d love your feedback. Fill out the form to tell us what you like (or don’t like) about your text. Each entry will have one opportunity to win.
Drawings will be on March 30, 2026, June 30, 2026, and Sept 30, 2026.