INTRODUCTION


The Sanitarian Professional Advisory Committee (SPAC) addresses
the needs of the sanitarian profession through it's quarterly
meetings and subcommittee activities where issues of concern to
all sanitarians, both Civil Service and Commissioned Corps, are
discussed.  The SPAC communicates with it's audience through the
minutes of these meetings, as well as through contacts with
individual SPAC members.  In addition, the SPAC develops various
publications for the sanitarians' information and use.  In 1981,
the SPAC first published the "Sanitarian Directory".  This
document is updated annually and contains the names and addresses
of all Sanitarians and Technicians in the Public Health Service
(PHS), as well as the names of those who have retired.  A
recruitment booklet, entitled "The Sanitarian in the Public
Health Service", originally printed in 1980, was completely
revised and reprinted in 1990.  To assist Sanitarians in their
professional development, the SPAC prepared the publication
"Training Resources, Professional Organizations and Academic
Programs of Interest to Sanitarians". Another publication,
entitled "Sanitarian Professional Advisory Committee", identified
the SPAC role and provided statistical data on utilization of
Sanitarians in the PHS.

Consistent with the continuing efforts of the SPAC to serve as a
focal point for, and advocate on, issues for PHS Sanitarians, a
subcommittee was established in 1989 to review the above
documents and devise a better method for updating information of
interest to the category.  The contents of this three ring binder
represent the initial efforts of the subcommittee, and include
not only revised versions of the last two documents highlighted,
but also other information which should be helpful to sanitarians
regardless of where they are stationed.  The consolidation of
information into one three ring binder will greatly enhance our
ability to revise, update and add information in a more timely
manner, and will organize SPAC information in one document.

The SPAC Resource Book will be provided to all active duty
commissioned officer and civil service sanitarians.  All newly
appointed sanitarians also will receive the book, along with
other PHS informational material, as part of the call to duty
package provided by the SPAC.

The SPAC represents the Sanitarians of the PHS.  We therefore
look to all sanitarians for support and request your comments and
ideas in order to best serve our profession.




                              Bruce Kevin Molloy, R.S.
                              Chairperson, SPAC