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Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas

Meetings and Events of the CARMEN Network: List and Access

CARMEN: A Network for Integrated Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease in the Americas

Chronic Disease Prevention and Control: Home Page

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 5, May 2009

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 4, April 2009

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 3, March 2009

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 2, February 2009

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2009

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 12, December 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 11, November 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 10, October 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 9, September 2008

Regional Strategy on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases Including Diet, Physical Activity, and Health

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 8, August 2008

PanAmerican STEPS, the PAHO/WHO Stepwise Approach to Chronic Noncommunicable Disease Risk-Factor Surveillance

CD48/6 - Regional Strategy and Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control

Introduction to Social Marketing: Its Application for Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (Mexico City, Mexico, 28 July – 1 August 2008)

Healthy Eating and Active Living

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 7, July 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 6, June 2008

First Congress on Early Detection of Childhood Cancer in Tamaulipas (Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 16-17 June2008)

PAHO Plan of Action for Cancer Prevention and Control: Cancer Stakeholders Meeting (Washington, DC, 11-12 June 2008)

Trans Fat Free Americas: Declaration of Rio de Janeiro

CE142/10 - Regional Strategy and Plan of Action for Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control

Chronic Diseases: PAHO Activities

Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at PAHO

4th Pan American Congress to Promote Vegetable and Fruit Consumption (Santiago, Chile, 28-30 August 2008)

CARMEN School International Course: Social Marketing and Preventing Child Obesity (Santiago, Chile, 26–27 August 2008)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 5, May 2008

Scaling Up Primary Health Care as a Major Strategy in the Prevention and Control of the Chronic Disease Epidemic (Global Health Council’s 35th Annual International Conference on Global Health, Washington, DC, 27 May 2008)

Annual Meeting of the CARMEN Observatory on Chronic Noncommunicable Disease Policy: Mobilizing for Action (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 12-13 May 2008)

Caribbean Private Sector Response to Chronic Diseases (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 8-9 May 2008)

Promoting Physical Activity in the Caribbean (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 6-7 May 2008)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 4, April 2008

Workshop: Surveillance of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases (CNCDs) in the Southern Cone (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 23–25 April 2008)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 3, March 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 2, February 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2008

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 12, December 2007

Dominica's National Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases Summit (14 December 2007)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 11, November 2007

Stop the Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease: Advocacy Toolkit

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 10, October 2007

CARMEN Network Biennial Meeting: Sharing, Learning, Imagining, Planning and Partnering to Implement the Chronic Disease Regional Strategy within the CARMEN Network (Nassau, Bahamas, 4–8 November 2007)

Capacity-Building in Prevention and Control of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases: NCD Focal Points Meeting (Panama City, Panama, 10–12 October 2007)

CSP27.R10: Regional Policy and Strategy for Ensuring Quality of Health Care, Including Patient Safety

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 9, September 2007

Dr. Roses' Talking Points at the Regional Summit on Chronic Non_Communicable Diseases.

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 8, August 2007

Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 7, July 2007

Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control

National Consultation: Strategies for a National Action Plan on Integrated Management and Epidemiological Surveillance of Chronic Diseases (Managua, Nicaragua, 2 July 2007)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 6, June 2007

Briefing to US Congress on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 5, May 2007

WHA60.25: Integrating Gender Analysis and Actions into the Work of WHO: Draft Strategy

Biannual Meeting of the CARMEN Network (Santiago, Chile, 19-21 October 2005)

10 Key Findings and Recommendations for Effective Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Programs

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 3, March 2007

CARMEN Management Committee Workshop Report (Toronto, 15-16 March 2007)

Subregional Meeting of Representatives and Center Directors from Central America, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and the US-Mexican Border Field Office (Belize City, 12–16 February 2007)

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2007

Criteria for Submission and Standard Operational Procedures (For the Monthly Newsletter Chronic Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas)

Stop the Global Epidemic of Chronic Disease: A Practical Guide to Successful Advocacy

Cervical Cancer Prevention in Peru: Lessons Learned from the TATI Demonstration Project

Central America-Mexico Regional Consultation: Regional Strategy and Plan of Action on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases Including Diet, Physical Activity, and Health (Panama City, 27 November 2006)

Surveillance of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors (WHO Fact Sheet No. 273)

Obesity and Overweight (WHO Fact Sheet No. 311)

CD47.R18: Health of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

Prevention and Control of Cervical Cancer

Preparing for the Introduction of HPV Vaccines: Policy and Programme Guidance for Countries

Cervical Cancer Screening Test Studied in Peru

Cervical Cancer

Obesity

Nutrition

Appraising the WHO Analgesic Ladder on Its 20th Anniversary

Cancer Pain Release

CE138/17 - Regional Strategy and Plan of Action on an Integrated Approach to the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases

Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control: A Guide to Essential Practice

Ist Workshop on Implementation of Pan American STEPS Methodology for Risk-Factor Surveillance (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 10-15 May 2006)

STEPS Training Workshop Materials (PAHO/WHO STEPwise Approach to Chronic Noncommunicable Disease Risk-Factor Surveillance)

Investing in Global Health: 'Best Buys' and Priorities for Action in Developing Countries

Priorities in Health

SPP40/11 Regional Strategy on the Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases

Erratum: S. Robles & M. Roses Periago, “Guanacaste, Costa Rica: A Landmark for Cervical Cancer Prevention.” Pan Am J Public Health 15 (2), 2004.

UICC World Cancer Congress 2006: Bridging the Gap: Transforming Knowledge into Action (Washington, DC, 8-12 July 2006)

Cancer: Links to WHO, UN, Governmental and Nongovernmental Sites

Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI)

Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention in a Developing Country

Promoting Active Lifestyles and Healthy Urban Spaces: The Cultural and Spatial Transformation of Bogotá, Colombia

CD46.R16: PAHO Gender Equality Policy

PAHO Plans Response to New HPV Vaccine

Cancer mortality in Latin America: implications for prevention

Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 18 No. 1 July 2005

Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 17 No. 4, April 2005

Wider Use of Simpler Cervical Cancer Screening Could Benefit Women in Developing Countries

Update: Situation of Cervical Cancer in the Americas (2002 data)

Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening outside of low-resource settings

Cancer Online Publications List, 2000-2004 (PAHO/WHO, ACCP, PATH)

Preventing Cervical Cancer Worldwide

A Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer in Latin America & the Caribbean

Planning and Implementing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Programs: A Manual for Managers

National Cancer Control Programs: Policies and Managerial Guidelines (2nd ed.)

Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Evidence for Action

NYAM NEWS December 1&2, 2004 - Alcohol

Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 16, No. 5 November 2004

Regional Core Health Data System - Indicators Glossary

Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol. 16, No. 4 October 2004

Cancer among indigenous people in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, 1985–2000

Coverage and focus of a cervical cancer prevention program in southern Brazil

A community-based breast cancer screening program for medically underserved women: its effect on disease stage at diagnosis and on hazard of death

A community-based breast cancer screening program for medically underserved women: its effect on disease stage at diagnosis and on hazard of death

Guanacaste, Costa Rica: A Landmark for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Guanacaste, Costa Rica: a landmark for cervical cancer prevention

Cancer

Cancers.

CD44.R6: Primary Health Care in the Americas: Lessons Learned over 25 Years and Future Challenges

Visual Inspection of the Uterine Cervix with Acetic Acid (VIA): A Critical Review and Selected Articles

Overcoming Shame: Three Stories from El Salvador

Cervical cancer is preventable. It is curable if detected at early stages.

Policies and managerial guidelines for national cancer control programs

Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol 12, No. 4, October 2002

Pan American Journal of Public Health - Vol 12, No. 5, November 2002

Between Myth and Life, Between Myth and Reality: Two Stories

The World Health Report 2002: Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life

Screening for colorectal cancer.

Disease Prevention.

Evaluating the use of different HPV testing strategies, as compared to the PAP, for the detection of cervical cancer in Mexico: epidemiologic and economic analyses

Planning Appropriate Cervical Cancer Control Programs (2nd ed.)

Towards the Nassau Declaration - Nutrition in Mental Health, Non-communicable Diseases and HIV/AIDS: the Evidence and the Challenge

Glossary of Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Methods for Cervical Cancer

Calculation for Age-Standardized Mortality Rate (ASMR) by Gender for Selected Countries in Latin America & the Caribbean (1996-1999, per 100,000 pop., by gender)

Breast cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

New recommendations from the United States Government on breast cancer screening

Forthcoming Book on Breast Cancer in the Region

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

NCD Surveillance Toolkit: Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases

PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers, Noncommunicable and Chronic Diseases

Cervical Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet 2001

Improving Country Programs via a Cervical Cancer Information System: A Tool for Program Management and Evaluation

Bridging Distances in Women's Preventive Services and Concerns: Improving Quality and Communication

Testing New Technologies in the Test-and-Treat Project, Peru: The TATI Intervention

Training Manual, TATI Project

Perspectives in Health - Volume 5, Number 2, 2000

European Health21, Target 11: Healthier Living

Design and methods of the Ludwig-McGill longitudinal study of the natural history of human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia in Brazil

CARMEN: Country Profiles

CARMEN Project Examples

Malignant tumors

CARMEN: Protocol and Guidelines. Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention (CINDI) Programme.

Epidemiological Perspectives on Life-Style Modification and Health Promotion in Cancer Research.

Cancer Epidemiology and Control in Women in Latin America and the Caribbean