Direct contract public health training between an asian government and a u.s. University: 1984 - 1988
Cernada, G.P.; Cernada, E.C.; Yeh, C.C.; Tsai, J.F.
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 9(4): 343-351
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0272-684X PMID: 20841215 DOI: 10.2190/jhpf-hj03-bmnj-b8cgDocument Number: 363149
A one-semester, non-degree public health training program for staff of various levels of health agencies in Taiwan conducted at the School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst during 1984-88 is described. The project's evolvement, organization, specific training objectives and methodology, operation, cost, and evaluation are reviewed. Attention is paid to training feasibility and the advantages of avoiding third-party sponsoring agencies in international projects.