Abstract -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. History and current status of public health education in the United States -- 3. future of public health education -- 4. Future role of schools of public health in educating public health professionals for the 21st century -- 5. need for public health education in other programs and schools -- 6. Public health agencies: their role in educating public health professionals -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: School of public health catalogue abstraction -- Appendix B: School of public health survey instrument -- Appendix C: Organizational input -- Appendix D: Education of public health professionals in the 20th century -- Appendix E: Occupational classifications -- Appendix F: A collection of competency sets -- Appendix G: Public meetings -- Appendix H: Committee biographies