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fee was set at $40 and the availability ad erti ed again in che _'.\l."!ITT:i";;. 1 ','!c...�:l! of the Journal. There was little interest in the program and it 1982 annual meeting in New Orleans. At that time, Diane Eastman, Ventura, California, was appointed to chair a ta k force to evaluate the Technician Certification examination and its probable market. She con tacted George Hansel at the U.S. Navy Preventive Medicine Technician School at Oakland, California for the purpose of PMT students "testing the test." During the 1982-83 year, PMT students took the examination, and their scores, as well as the test questions, were evaluated by CDR Robert Newquist, USN, and Dr. Trenton G. Davis, East Carolina University. Recommendations made to the NEHA Board of Directors resulted in remaking of the test, a new fee of $35 ($45 for nonmembers) and a new offering in the September/October 1984 issue of the Journal. As of January 1987, 339 individuals had been certified as Environmental Health Technicians, mainly from the U.S. Navy PMT School in Oakland, California, but a smattering of others in the qualification range have taken the test and become certified. This activity indicates that the program is filling a need for credentials by nondegreed persons who have technical education or experience. V
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