title: Direct contract public health training between an asian government and a u.s. University: 1984 - 1988.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Cernada
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cernada
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tsai