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Washington Public Health is an annual publication of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine



 

silicone implant presentation
 

IARTP scholar from Kenya
 

bottles of mercury

Washington Public Health - Fall 1997
Message from the Dean and Secretary of Health 
Bruce Miyahara, Patricia W. Wahl 

International Collaborations of the School of Public Health


A Farewell Message from Gil Omenn
International Education for an Independent World
Quality of Life: Three Words with Many Meanings
Donald L. Patrick
Major Study in Shanghai Looks at Efficacy of Breast Self-Examination
Donald B. Thomas
Leishmaniasis: On the Trail of a Vaccine for a Stubborn Emerging Disease
Steven G. Reed, Kenneth D. Stuart
UW Researchers Play Key Role in Trials to Prevent Spread of HIV
Thomas R. Fleming, Steven G. Self
Fostering Research Collaborations Worldwide to Combat AIDS
Joan Kreiss
From Seattle to Siberia: Health Administration Graduate Education Takes Root in Russia
Mary Richardson, Ann Marie Kimball

 

 

Occupational Health: An Emerging Discipline in Developing Economics
Scott Barnhart, Matthew Kiefer, Tanongsak Yingratanasuk
Pacific Rim Economics Ties Spur Emerging Infections Network
APEC EINet Project Team
The International Health Program
Tatiana Masters, Stephen Gloyd
Research Training Abroad Expands Horizons of Minority Students
Michelle A. Williams

Public Health Research, Policy, and Practice


Methamphetamine Labs: Community Risks and Public Health Responses
Jefferey L. Burgess
Is Mercury Amalgam Safe for Dental Fillings?
Michael D. Martin, Timothy A. DeRouen, Brian G. Leroux
Is It Poisonous? 24 Hours a Day, 365 Days a Year, Washington Poison Center Has the Answer
William O. Robertson
Lessons from the 1996 Measles Epidemic in Clark County
Karen Steingart
Public Health in the Headlines: Effective Community and Media Relations During High-profile Events
Christophers Spitters
Beyond Odwalla: Epidemiologic Investigation in an On-line World
Patrick O'Carroll
Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening: Federal/State Program Aims to Lower Mortality Among Poor Women
Nitsa Allen-Barash, Veronica Foster, William H. Mitchell, Robert Fletcher
Breast Cancer: A Young Woman's Difficult Journey Through the Health Care System
Maggie Frederickl
PHIP: Sustaining the Vision of the Public Health Improvement Plan
Bobbie Berkowitz, Mimi Fields



End Notes & News

  • School to Offer New Programs in Pubic Health Genetics
  • Patricia Wahl Appointed Acting Dean
  • Grants Update
  • School Gains Center for Health Management Research with the Arrival of Dr. Howard Zuckerman
  • Innovative Distance Learning Program Launched in July 
  • Visit the SPHCM WWW Home Page
  • Evening MHA Program to Enroll First Class in January
  • Students Seek Unified voice, Stronger School Links, Through New Association
  • Dr. Zhengui Xia Appointed to Sheldon Murphy Chair

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Created: 1/30/98  Updated: 7/15/99