Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction. Marvin S. Legator, Sabrina F. Strawn, and Barbara L. Harper
• 1. You Can Do It Too: Identification of Health Hazards by Nonprofessionals. Marvin S. Legator
• 2. Join Together: Organizing Your Community. Lois Marie Gibbs
• 3. Do You Suspect a Problem? Known Exposures, Known Effects. Barbara L. Harper
• 4. What Are Appropriate Tests? Enhancing Health Care. Marvin S. Legator
• 5. What You Need to Know before You Start: Introduction to Experimental Design. Michael J. Scott
• 6. What Information Do You Need? Questionnaire Design, Administration, and Limitations. Barbara L. Harper and Mary C. Lowery
• 7. How to Get the Information: The Questionnaire, Question Discussion, and Tabulation. Barbara L. Harper, Mary C. Lowery, Michael J. Scott, and Paul Mills
• 8. Lots of Information: What to Do with It, Statistics for Nonstatisticians. Michael J. Scott and Barbara L. Harper
• 9. Where Do You Go from Here? Exploring Options for Further Study and Further Action. Ellen K. Silbergeld
• 10. What Kind of Evidence Do You Need? Legal Implications of Acute and Chronic Effects. William E. Townsley
• 11. Resource Guide. Sabrina F. Strawn
• Appendix: Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects. Barbara L. Harper
• References Cited in the Text and Additional Suggested Reading
• Index