The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of public health in guiding best practices for policymakers and protecting the health of communities.
Now, Northeastern University professor Neil Maniar is working to raise the profile of public health on a national level by helping establish a new Public Health Academy under the auspices of the National Academies of Practice.
The Public Health Academy, is the 17th academy to be established under the nonprofit NAP, which has been around since 1981.
The Public Health Academy’s first cohort of professional members and fellows is set to be announced in December, says Maniar, director of Northeastern’s master of public health program.
The new academy aims to advocate for better healthcare practices, foster interdisciplinary collaboration and “to spark research, scholarship, and innovation to ensure that individuals and communities can be as healthy as possible,” he says.
