The Global Health Disparities CD-ROM Project reaffirmed the value of professional associations
partnering with academic institutions to build capacity of the USA public health education workforce to
meet the challenges of primary prevention services. The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
partnered with the California State University, Chico to produce a CD-ROM that would advocate for
global populations that are affected by health disparities while providing primary resources for public
health educators to use in programming and professional development. The CD-ROM development
process is discussed.