系统搜索美国公共卫生教育的相关文献并广泛检索有关学院的网站信息，资料显示目前经美国公共卫生教育协会认证的公共卫生学院有46所，已形成了较为完整的学科体系；2010年新生达11 205人。美国行业学会的认证系统不仅确保了公共卫生教育的质量，还规范了公共卫生教育必须提供的核心课程，包括生物统计学、流行病学、环境卫生科学、卫生服务管理学以及社会和行为科学。美国公共卫生教育值得我国借鉴的方面包括建立公共卫生学院的认证体系，规范必须提供的核心学科领域，细化学位种类，在此基础上应鼓励发展各个学院的自我特色。

The related literatures on public health education of USA are systematically retrieved, and the websites of relevant schools of public health in USA are extensively visited. It is revealed that there are 46 schools of public health in USA which are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in USA, forming a relatively complete discipline system, and the number of new enrollment students is 11 205 in 2010. The accreditation system of public health education in USA not only guarantees the quality of public health education, but also standardizes the core courses of public health education, which include biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health science, health services administration, and social and behavioral sciences. There are some aspects for China to learn from the American public health education: to establish an accreditation system for schools of public health in China, to regulate core courses and refine degree programs, and at the same time to encourage development of special and prominent features from each school.