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Principles for Evaluating Chemicals in the Environment

Principles for Evaluating Chemicals in the Environment health programs. It has a complete index. This book should prove to be a very reliable initial text for environmental health programs and training curricula. Its purchase will provide a needed addition for those who have been looking for an introductory textbook in environmental health. Ray B. Wl'atts Chief, Division of Sanitation Ohio Departmenit of Health Evaluating Health Program Impact. Ralph E. Berry, Jr., Mark G. Field, John A. Karefa-Smart, Dieter KochWeser, and Mark S. Thompson. Lexington Books, D. C. Heath, Lexington, MA. 190 pp. This is a valuable volume from a number of standpoints. It is the report of one of the first efforts at program evaluation undertaken- by the Office of the Secretary of HEW under the authorization of the 1970 Appropriations Act, and one of the very few evaluation-s of major federal health programs. It explains in detail the operationi of that fascinating exercise in international cooperative health research and medical education-the "PL 480" program. In addition, the sophisticated Harvard team that accomplished this also undertook to define some importaint terms in order to come to grips with the outcome possibilities aind make their measurements meaningful: domestic (foreign country) health objectives, for example, and domestic (U.S.) values of the program, and even the role of the project officer! This study specifically concerned Yugoslavia, where a fairly heavy and complex series of research and educational activities had beei- mounted under PL 480. The cooperation of Yugoslav colleagues was excellent and a succinlct three-page counterpart report from the Yugoslav team is inlcluded. The reviewers do judge the program as "good" or "bad." They did what was intended: give HEW feedback on the program so as to improve decision- making. Since it was not a policy study but program evaluation, the recommendatioins relate to specific activities carried out and not to overall policy needs of the program itself. George A. Silver, MIID Professor of Pu blic Healthl Yale U1niversity Schzool of Medicine Emaniuel Latndau, PhlD APHA Project Director Etlvirotnmental Health Hazards Elements in Environmental Health. David F. Newton. Charles E. Mlerrill Publishin-g Company, Columbus, OH. 327 pp. 1974. $11.95. Elements in Environmental Health provides a fresh approach to a topic of contilluilng concern to public health professionals. The book is very "readable" and will make a good text for persons entering the field of environmental health. It is also possible that the book could serve as an advanced text for high school students in the biological and physical sciences. Further, this book should be a welcome addition to the library of any person working in environmental health who has not had formal course work in the principles of environmental health. Mloreover, the information in the book is provided in such a manner that individuals who do not have a background in environimenital health should find the book very informative and useful as a reference text for their library. The extensive bibliographly at the end of the book provides furthler r eferences for the special initerests of individual readers. The author has provided good basic informationi on the multiple aspects of environmenital health- beginning with the basic principles of environimenital health practice, proceeding through a dozen tradition-al aLnd new program areas, and concluding with administrative responsibilities anid directions for environmental http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

Principles for Evaluating Chemicals in the Environment

Emanuel Landau
American Journal of Public Health , Volume 65 (8) – Aug 1, 1975
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health programs. It has a complete index. This book should prove to be a very reliable initial text for environmental health programs and training curricula. Its purchase will provide a needed addition for those who have been looking for an introductory textbook in environmental health. Ray B. Wl'atts Chief, Division of Sanitation Ohio Departmenit of Health Evaluating Health Program Impact. Ralph E. Berry, Jr., Mark G. Field, John A. Karefa-Smart, Dieter KochWeser, and Mark S. Thompson. Lexington Books, D. C. Heath, Lexington, MA. 190 pp. This is a valuable volume from a number of standpoints. It is the report of one of the first efforts at program evaluation undertaken- by the Office of the Secretary of HEW under the authorization of the 1970 Appropriations Act, and one of the very few evaluation-s of major federal health programs. It explains in detail the operationi of that fascinating exercise in international cooperative health research and medical education-the "PL 480" program. In addition, the sophisticated Harvard team that accomplished this also undertook to define some importaint terms in order to come to grips with the outcome possibilities aind make their measurements meaningful: domestic (foreign country) health objectives, for example, and domestic (U.S.) values of the program, and even the role of the project officer! This study specifically concerned Yugoslavia, where a fairly heavy and complex series of research and educational activities had beei- mounted under PL 480. The cooperation of Yugoslav colleagues was excellent and a succinlct three-page counterpart report from the Yugoslav team is inlcluded. The reviewers do judge the program as "good" or "bad." They did what was intended: give HEW feedback on the program so as to improve decision- making. Since it was not a policy study but program evaluation, the recommendatioins relate to specific activities carried out and not to overall policy needs of the program itself. George A. Silver, MIID Professor of Pu blic Healthl Yale U1niversity Schzool of Medicine Emaniuel Latndau, PhlD APHA Project Director Etlvirotnmental Health Hazards Elements in Environmental Health. David F. Newton. Charles E. Mlerrill Publishin-g Company, Columbus, OH. 327 pp. 1974. $11.95. Elements in Environmental Health provides a fresh approach to a topic of contilluilng concern to public health professionals. The book is very "readable" and will make a good text for persons entering the field of environmental health. It is also possible that the book could serve as an advanced text for high school students in the biological and physical sciences. Further, this book should be a welcome addition to the library of any person working in environmental health who has not had formal course work in the principles of environmental health. Mloreover, the information in the book is provided in such a manner that individuals who do not have a background in environimenital health should find the book very informative and useful as a reference text for their library. The extensive bibliographly at the end of the book provides furthler r eferences for the special initerests of individual readers. The author has provided good basic informationi on the multiple aspects of environmenital health- beginning with the basic principles of environimenital health practice, proceeding through a dozen tradition-al aLnd new program areas, and concluding with administrative responsibilities anid directions for environmental

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