An Important Untapped Resource of Health Manpower for the Seventies

Abstract

The gigantic problem of controlling environmental pollution has been clearly recognized. A severe shortage of environmental health manpower has also been recognized and reported. Every available source must be investigated and utilized. The training and experience of US Air Force, US Army, and US Navy military preventive medicine subprofessional personnel are excellent and comprehensive. Although there are minor differences in emphasis between services, these personnel have training and experience sufficient to make them a valuable resource in the solution of environmental control programs. Fairly significant numbers are available each year and they can be utilized in civilian environmental programs. Although there are many problems In utilizing subprofessional personnel, action should be taken to insure maximum utilization of this important resource of environmental health manpower.