The magazine of the Pan American Health Organization
Volume 9, Number 1, 2004
Latinos are now the United States' largest minority. They come from many countries of origin and different racial and ethnic backgrounds. But recent surveys reveal important differences between their health profile and those of other major population groups.
Photos ©Armando Waak/PAHO and Digital Stock.
Features
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Health for One and All: Latinos in the USA
by Paula Andaló  They come from different backgrounds, but U.S. Latinos share a common heritage that has a significant impact on their health. Understanding that heritage—and the health profile of Latinos today—is key for meeting the needs of the United States' largest minority. [Read Article] |
Aging in the Americas
by Matías Loewy  Latin America and the Caribbean are heading for a "senior boom" that will have a major impact on the region's health profile. Experts say that now is the time to invest in healthy aging to ensure better quality of life for young and old alike. [Read Article] |
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Casting the AIDS Lifeline
by Donna Eberwine  Life-saving antiretroviral drugs have changed the face of AIDS—for those who have been able to get them. Now there's a growing consensus that people in the developing world deserve access to treatment along with those in richer countries. Latin America and the Caribbean are leading the way toward universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS. [Read Article] |
Toon in to Monica!
by Clare Davidson  Mauricio de Sousa's "Monica's Gang" comics have become an integral part of Brazilian culture and today enjoy a growing fan club throughout the world. For Monica's contributions to public health in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has named her creator a PAHO Champion of Health. [Read Article] |
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A Question of Human Rights
by Cristina Henley  Behind closed doors, the rights of people with mental illness are trampled every day in many countries of the Americas. So much so that a PAHO legal expert says "the violations are gross and systematic." Now there are international efforts to raise awareness of the problem and to challenge the region to bring an end to the abuse. [Read Article] |
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Perspectives in Health (ISSN 1020-5551) is published by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the oldest continuing international public health agency in the world and Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its headquarters is located at 525 Twenty-third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037. Tel: (202) 974-3000 Fax: (202) 974-3663
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Gilles Collette, Art Director |
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