In the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens 'did a far better job evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department, ' asserts Marvin Legator. In Chemical Alert! A Community Action HAndbook, he and co-editor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.
In the 1978 Love Canal toxic waste crisis, concerned citizens 'did a far better job evaluating the health of the community than did the professionals of the New York Health Department, ' asserts Marvin Legator. In Chemical Alert! A Community Action HAndbook, he and co-editor Sabrina Strawn offer a step-by-step guide that can be used by any lay person or citizens' group to determine whether a health risk exists in their area.
* Acknowledgements * Introduction. Marvin S. Legator, Sabrina F. Strawn, and Barbara L. Harper * 1. You Can Do It Too: Identification of Health Hazards by Nonprofessionals. Marvin S. Legator * 2. Join Together: Organizing Your Community. Lois Marie Gibbs * 3. Do You Suspect a Problem? Known Exposures, Known Effects. Barbara L. Harper * 4. What Are Appropriate Tests? Enhancing Health Care. Marvin S. Legator * 5. What You Need to Know before You Start: Introduction to Experimental Design. Michael J. Scott * 6. What Information Do You Need? Questionnaire Design, Administration, and Limitations. Barbara L. Harper and Mary C. Lowery * 7. How to Get the Information: The Questionnaire, Question Discussion, and Tabulation. Barbara L. Harper, Mary C. Lowery, Michael J. Scott, and Paul Mills * 8. Lots of Information: What to Do with It, Statistics for Nonstatisticians. Michael J. Scott and Barbara L. Harper * 9. Where Do You Go from Here? Exploring Options for Further Study and Further Action. Ellen K. Silbergeld * 10. What Kind of Evidence Do You Need? Legal Implications of Acute and Chronic Effects. William E. Townsley * 11. Resource Guide. Sabrina F. Strawn * Appendix: Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects. Barbara L. Harper * References Cited in the Text and Additional Suggested Reading * Index
* Acknowledgements * Introduction. Marvin S. Legator, Sabrina F. Strawn, and Barbara L. Harper * 1. You Can Do It Too: Identification of Health Hazards by Nonprofessionals. Marvin S. Legator * 2. Join Together: Organizing Your Community. Lois Marie Gibbs * 3. Do You Suspect a Problem? Known Exposures, Known Effects. Barbara L. Harper * 4. What Are Appropriate Tests? Enhancing Health Care. Marvin S. Legator * 5. What You Need to Know before You Start: Introduction to Experimental Design. Michael J. Scott * 6. What Information Do You Need? Questionnaire Design, Administration, and Limitations. Barbara L. Harper and Mary C. Lowery * 7. How to Get the Information: The Questionnaire, Question Discussion, and Tabulation. Barbara L. Harper, Mary C. Lowery, Michael J. Scott, and Paul Mills * 8. Lots of Information: What to Do with It, Statistics for Nonstatisticians. Michael J. Scott and Barbara L. Harper * 9. Where Do You Go from Here? Exploring Options for Further Study and Further Action. Ellen K. Silbergeld * 10. What Kind of Evidence Do You Need? Legal Implications of Acute and Chronic Effects. William E. Townsley * 11. Resource Guide. Sabrina F. Strawn * Appendix: Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects. Barbara L. Harper * References Cited in the Text and Additional Suggested Reading * Index
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