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Charles Marwick

JAMA. 1999;281:312-313.

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WASHINGTON—A group of experienced public health officials is making a new attempt to develop constructive, practicable policies to deal with such controversial public health issues as sex education, drug abuse, and injury control.

Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan, MD, has formed the Public Health Policy Advisory Board with the goal of identifying issues of importance, evaluating the relevant science, stimulating public discussion, and recommending appropriate policies and research priorities to government agencies and others.

The board is an independent, nonpartisan 50l(c)(3) organization. It has received financial support from some government agencies, including the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. The American Cancer Society contributed to some of the expenses of the initial Washington meeting, as did industry sources, including the Chemical Manufacturers Association, Chlorine Chemistry Council, and Procter & Gamble. Ultimately, said . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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