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Toxic agent and radiation control: meeting the 1990 objectives for the nation.
  • Published Date:
    1984 Nov-Dec
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 99(6):532-538
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-2.51 MB]


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  • Alternative Title:
    Public Health Rep
  • Personal Author:
    Rall, D P
  • Description:
    Toxic agent and radiation control is 1 of the 15 health priority areas addressed through the Public Health Service's Objectives for the Nation. Several gains in moving toward the 1990 goals for toxic agent and radiation control have been recorded. Research and technical assistance, combined with legislation to reduce the amount of lead in gasoline, have contributed to a decrease in the mean blood lead level of the general population. New testing procedures have been developed to evaluate both reproductive and developmental toxicities of chemicals. Educational implementation of pelvimetry referral criteria in a multiyear study involving approximately 200 U.S. hospitals has resulted in a 50 percent reduction in the number of pelvimetries performed. Health-related responses have been given to environmental problems such as exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Massachusetts and Florida and exposures to dioxin in Missouri and New Jersey. Chemical records for some 1,000 compounds likely to occur in chemical dumps or in bulk transit are being either created or updated to enhance online data retrieval services. For the foreseeable future, however, improvement of knowledge of the potential health risk posed by toxic chemicals and radiation must remain one of the most important priorities. To control toxic agents, development of surveillance systems and data bases are equally important.

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  • Pubmed ID:
    6444199
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMCnull
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Collection(s):
    Public Health Reports
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      Personal Author:
      Larson, K A; Shannon, S C;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):609-613
      Description:
      Osteoporosis is the most common systemic bone disorder in the United States. It affects 15 million people--primarily women--causing thousands of injuries and deaths per year at a cost estimated at +3.8 billion annually. Two important factors in preve...
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    2. Public Health Rep ; v. 99, no. 6 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1984
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6)
      File Type:
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    3. Nutrition monitoring and research in the Department of Health and Human Services.
      Personal Author:
      Brandt, E N; McGinnis, J M;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):544-549
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.55 MB]
    4. Classification of reasons why persons seek primary care: pilot study of a new system.
      Personal Author:
      Lamberts, H; Meads, S; Wood, M;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):597-605
      Description:
      In 1978, the World Health Organization formed a group to begin work on the Reason for Encounter Classification (RFEC), which is designed to classify the reasons why patients seek care at the primary level. The relatively simple classification is base...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.41 MB]
    5. Smoking, sex and longevity over 60 years.
      Personal Author:
      Sowder, W T
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):530-531
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 145.88 KB]
    6. Conclusion unchanged: smoking is the cause of sex longevity differences
      Personal Author:
      Miller, G.H.
      Published Date:
      Nov 1984
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):531
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 207.21 KB]
    7. Worksite health promotion in Colorado.
      Personal Author:
      Davis, M F; Rosenberg, K; Iverson, D C; Vernon, T M; Bauer, J;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):538-543
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.48 MB]
    8. Promoting breast feeding: a national perspective.
      Personal Author:
      Arango, J O
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):559-565
      Description:
      The promotion of breast feeding is 1 of 17 nutrition objectives set out in the Public Health Service's Objectives for the Nation. Trends in breast feeding for the last 30 years are reviewed. While the proportion of mothers breast feeding in the overa...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Hand, J S; Reynolds, W E;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):583-590
      Description:
      Having recognized the differences in financial incentives between institutional providers and private practitioners participating in the Medicaid program, the New York State Health Department developed a streamlined mechanism of prior approval for 13...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Bauer, R L
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):572-574
      Description:
      Minor tranquilizers, including the benzodiazepines, have been found to impair driving skills such as hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Several studies have also demonstrated an association between minor tranquilizer use and traffic accidents; ...
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    11. Breast feeding--the community norm. Report of a workshop.
      Personal Author:
      Koop, C E; Brannon, M E;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):550-558
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.20 MB]
    12. A rural primary health care service in Israel--some measures of utilization and satisfaction.
      Personal Author:
      Zipkin, A; Lebiush, M; Furst, A L;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):566-572
      Description:
      Measures of use and satisfaction within a rural health service in Israel were surveyed in a study of the anonymous responses to a questionnaire from 110 mothers of children 14 years of age and younger in two agricultural villages. The majority of mot...
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      Personal Author:
      Brandt, E N
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):529-530
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 323.68 KB]
    14. Public Health Rep ; v. 99, no. 6 : Masthead
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1984
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 3.45 MB]
    15. Outcomes of a diabetes education program.
      Personal Author:
      Paulozzi, L J; Norman, J E; McMahon, P; Connell, F A;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):575-579
      Description:
      This study is the first part of an evaluation of a model program of education on diabetes mellitus for diabetic outpatients, currently in progress in Washington State. The program consists of 16 hours of education, covering all aspects of self-care, ...
      File Type:
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      Personal Author:
      Carey, M I
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):614-620
      Description:
      Health promoters in the United States need to address the challenge of reducing health risks in young adults. The conditions that lead to the largest percentages of early disabilities and deaths are related to lifestyle characteristics. As health car...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.97 MB]
    17. Development and evaluation of a community cancer resource directory.
      Personal Author:
      Lundahl, S L
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):590-597
      Description:
      The Frederick Cancer-Related Resource Directory was developed in response to the community's need to be informed about available services for cancer patients. A 1-year followup and evaluation was conducted to determine what changes or corrections wer...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.68 MB]
    18. Public Health Reports ; v. 99 , no. 6 : cover
      Published Date:
      Nov-Dec 1984
      Source:
      Public Health Rep 99 (6)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 545.01 KB]
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      Personal Author:
      Esquibel, K P; Foster, C R; Garnier, V J; Saunders, M L;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):606-609
      Description:
      Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting 15 percent of Americans under the age of 15. It ranks first among the chronic disease in causing school absenteeism, and it has been linked to lowered academic performance. An educatio...
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      Personal Author:
      Michael, J M; Bender, T R;
      Published Date:
      1984 Nov-Dec
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 99(6):579-582
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.08 MB]
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