National association of medical, public health, and health professions faculty advancing prevention and population health education, research, and service. 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. The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the national membership association bringing together individuals and institutions dedicated to advancing prevention and population health education, training, and research to redefine how we educate the health professions workforce. APTR members include faculty from graduate programs in public health, preventive medicine programs, medical school departments with a population health focus, and health professions schools. The APTR Council of Graduate Programs in Public Health supports those accredited and emerging graduate programs across the U.S. that grant a variety of public health degrees.