“By challenging existing notions of the way public health is taught and encouraging ongoing efforts by educators, researchers, and practitioners with vested partners and citizens at all levels in society, the Framing the Future: The Second 100 Years of Education for Public Health Task Force is accelerating change and inspiring innovations in producing leaders in education and in public health who are helping to create a healthier nation and world.

On the 100 year anniversary of the Welch-Rose report, the task force presents a set of frameworks that reflect intense conversations among many individuals at a point in time and encourages experimentation and continued conversations on the exciting topics covered on these pages. These frameworks are meant to be tried and tested, adapted for our unique circumstances, critiqued when needed, and continuously enhanced toward local and global transformations in our field. Topics to address going forward are also included for future exploration and others can be added as our collective knowledge and experience grows.

Thank you for your interest in and support for this critical initiative and welcome to the second hundred years of education in public health!”

Donna J. Petersen, ScD, MHS, CPH, Chair, Framing the Future Task Force, Dean, College of Public Health, Professor, Global Public Health, Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health, University of South Florida