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.
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Social Welfare Indicators: Republic of China, 1988, Council for Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan, Taipei, October 1988.
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Health and Medicine in Taiwan Area, Republic of China, Department of Health, The Executive Yuan, Taipei, December 1987.
