Characteristics of specialty and degree setting of public health discipline in the United States and its enlightenment

With rapid change of public health security needs in the post-epidemic era and the reality of national public health professional education reform, the current public health discipline system in China needs to be further improved urgently. In order to provide references for the construction of public health talent training, we describe the characteristics of post-secondary education system of public health in the United States from discipline classification, curriculum and occupational orientation of specialty, as well as the types, awarding conditions and knowledge/competencies requirements of degree by analyzing the open data on multiple public health education institutions. Combining actual situation of public health professional education in China, it is recommended to set up the classification of public health discipline accurately, play the intervention function of the classification catalogue correctly, promote career-oriented talent training, develop inter-disciplinary talent talents training based on multi-degree mode, and construct basic requirements and certification system of higher public health education.