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Announcements
Leaders in International Health Program 2009
The purpose of the Leaders in International Health Program 2009 of the Pan American Health Organization is to contribute to the development of the Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017 by strengthening the capacity of countries in the Region to understand, act upon and positively influence the international determinants of health, to promote their national interests, and to achieve intersectoral health agreements in international environments, at all times guided by the principle of greater global equity in health. Building upon the success of the Training Program in International Health established in 1985, the newly renovated Leaders in International Health Program incorporates an updated curriculum, new problem-based learning modules, and a decentralized operating model to enhance participants’ abilities to integrate the learning into their countries’ contexts.(1/Apr/2008)
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IIIrd PAHO-DOTA Workshop: Institutional Response to Diabetes and Its Complications (IRDC) (Nassau, Bahamas, 22-24 November 2004)
Within the framework of the IRDC project, the objectives of this workshop are (a) review clinical evidence-based diabetes guidelines and suggest a plan for the development of similar activities at the national level in participating countries; (b) review strategies to improve quality of care for people with diabetes; and (c) produce plans for projects on diabetes education and quality-of-care improvement. This page offers a meeting summary and the final report in pdf as well as other documents and links.(30/Jun/2005)
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Comunicado de prensa de Perú sobre la negociación de los 10 países Latinoamericanos para el acceso a antirretrovirales
En América Latina y el Caribe, negociaciones subregionales para la ampliación del acceso a los antirretrovirales se iniciaron en el Caribe (Junio de 2002), Centroamérica (Enero de 2003) y luego de 10 países de Latinoamérica (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela), en Junio de 2003. Dichas negociaciones resultaran en significativas reducciones de precios de los antirretrovirales. Ese comunicado de prensa del Ministerio de Salud de Perú trae informaciones sobre la negociación de los 10 países Latinoamericanos.(7/Jun/2003)
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Books
Youth: Choices and Change
Presents the first-ever systematic collection and reporting of the application of behavioral change theories and models specifically to adolescents. Breaks new ground in explaining why some health promotion interventions aimed at positive adolescent behavior change produce the desired results, while others fai. (Scientific Publication, 2005© PAHO, 2005)(30/May/2008)
In English (7.51k)
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en español (8.65k)
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Los desastres naturales y la proteccion de la salud
Los desastres naturales y la proteccion de la salud(12/Sep/2006)
en español (6.99k)
Discapacidad. Lo que todos debemos saber
En América Latina viven aproximadamente 85 millones de personas con discapacidad, de las cuales solo 2% encuentran respuestas a sus necesidades. Este libro se propone brindar los conocimientos básicos, elementos e intervenciones para el mantenimiento de la buena función de la persona que busca la atención del servicio de salud.(3/May/2006)
en español Librería en línea
Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative
Components of the Initiative: 1) PAHO Basic Indicator Data Base; 2) Health Situation in the Americas: Basic Indicators; 3) Country Health Profiles; 4) Basic Health Indicators Atlas.(26/Aug/2005)
In English (7.19k)
en español (8.12k)
Public Health Surveillance in the Americas: National Epidemiological Surveillance and Statistical Information Systems
A portal with links to National Epidemiological Survillance Information Systems and Statistical Information Systems in the Region of the Americas.(29/Jan/2003)
In English (36.24k)
en español (36.44k)
Virtual Disaster Library -Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance
This edition of this electronic collection (available on line and on CD-ROM) incorporates the most important works published by the Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, UNHCR, UNICEF, Project SPHERE, the Red International Cross Movement, and several non-governmental organizations. This edition has a new more powerful and improved search engine and all the documents are available in HTML and many in PDF format. With more than 400 scientific and technical documents, this collection is the most important information tool on these topics.
(31/Dec/2002)
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en español (4.66k)
Other Resources
HIV and Gender
This web page houses information and resources on the topic of HIV/AIDS and gender.(18/May/2006)
In English (14.48k)
Gender, Health and Development Statistics
This is the web page for gender, health and development statistics.(28/Mar/2006)
In English (4.18k)
en español (4.3k)
Gender Equity in Health Sector Reform
This is the Gender, Ethnicity and Health Unit's web page dealing with gender equity in health sector reform.(14/Dec/2005)
In English (15.07k)
en español (14.76k)
Periodical Publications
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 9, September 2007
This issue provides extended coverage of the CARICOM Summit in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (background chronology, Declaration of Port-of-Spain, article on Prime Minister Golding of Jamaica), the new National Cancer Control Program in Nicaragua, two diabetes meetings in El Paso, Texas, and two new PAHO books, one a survey on CNCDs in Guatemala and the other on diabetes education in Cuba.(18/Sep/2007)
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Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2007
This issue contains articles on the following: Breast Cancer Guidelines Now Available in Spanish; Policy Recommendations on Tobacco Control for CARICOM Countries; USA: New Guidelines for Physical Activity; Trinidad and Tobago NCD Programs; Follow-up on Nicaragua Meetings; Upcoming CARICOM Summit on CNCDs; and Call for Abstracts, Biennial CARMEN Meeting.
(30/Aug/2007)
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en español (1837.06k)
Disasters: Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas-October 2005, No. 101
In this issue we explore how information management can help humanitarian agencies during and after disasters. The 2005 hurricane season broke all records, and many Member States were affected. SUMA helps in the aftermath of the South Asia earthquake. HTML(8/Dec/2005)
In English (644.66k)
en español (602.17k)
Technical Documents
Healthy Caribbean 2008: Chronic Disease Prevention Civil Society Conference (Barbados, 16–18 October 2008)
The objective of this meeting was to plan the response of civil society to the chronic disease epidemic in the Caribbean, in light of the Declaration of Port-of-Spain that resulted from the CARICOM Summit held in September 2007. The plan for civil society is a deliverable that falls under a PAHO/IAHF letter of agreement. This meeting was complementary to the one on the Caribbean Private-Sector Response to CNCDs held in Trinidad in June 2008.(16/Oct/2008)
In English (6.53k)
en español (7.52k)
Number of Cholera Cases in the Americas, 1990-2008
This data table (Excel PDF) lists the number of cholera cases in the Americas from 1990 to 2008, per country and covering all countries in the Region of the Americas.(15/Jul/2008)
In English (29.05k)
en español (30.89k)
Caribbean Basin Wind Hazard Maps
PAHO/WHO, together with Applied Research Associates, a North American institute, and participants from different Caribbean countries, have created maps that show wind hazards on Caribbean islands and along the Caribbean coasts of Central and South America. The project simulates 100,000 years of Atlantic storms using hurricane hazard models, historic records, and existing wind maps.(13/May/2008)
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