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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)
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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 espaņol (36.44k)
Other Resources
MOPECE
Modules of the Principles of Epidemiology for Disease Control
For the English-Speaking Caribbean - Adapted Second Edition. These training modules are designed for health professionals in the Americas. The modules are publications of the Expanded Program of Textbooks and Instructional Materials (PALTEX) of the Pan American Health Organization, an international organization made up of the countries of the Americas for the promotion of the public health. This program is supported by financial aid from the Inter-American Development Bank.
(20/Aug/2007)
In English Epi_modules.zip
Biostats Software
Biostats e-learning system.(27/Dec/2005)
In English only in Spanish
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Epidemiologic Software Tools
Links to downloadable computer software for epidemiological analysis.(4/Dec/2003)
In English (4.7k)
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Periodical Publications
Epidemiological Bulletin Vol. 6 No. 2 (2005)
Health Analysis:
- Health Metrics Network
Methodological Notes in Epidemiology:
-The cost of antibiotic treatment for priority infectious syndromes in Paraguay, 2004
- Methods for measuring health inequalities (Part III)
Norms and Standards in Epidemiology:
- Epidemiological Calendar 2006(15/Dec/2005)
In English (3.01k)
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en espaņol (3.14k)
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Epidemiological Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2005)
Health Analysis:
- Epidemiologic Situation of Human Rabies in Latin America in 2004
Methodological Notes in Epidemiology:
- Methods for measuring health inequalities (Part II)
- From sketch to digital maps: GIS-DDT
Norms and Standards in Epidemiology:
- Maternal and Congenital Syphilis: Case Definitions(17/Aug/2005)
In English (2.96k)
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en espaņol (3.18k)
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Epidemiological Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 4 (2004)
Content of this issue of the Bulletin:
Health Analysis:
- Software Programs for Mapping and Spatial Analysis in Epidemiology and Public Health
- Health Inequalities - Outline of the Inequality Journal of Health
- Methods for measuring health inequalities (Part I)
Norms and standards in epidemiology:
- Lymphatic filariasis
News:
- Summer Courses in Epidemiology, 2005(10/Jun/2005)
In English (2.6k)
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en espaņol (2.74k)
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Technical Documents
HIS Assessment of Suriname
ASSESSMENT OF THE SURINAME HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS.(8/Aug/2007)
In English (937.87k)
First Meeting of National Directors of Statistics and Health Statistics for the Countries of the Americas (RD-2005)
First Meeting of National Directors of Statistics and Health Statistics for the Countries of the Americas (RD-2005)(23/Dec/2005)
In English (10.46k)
en espaņol (10.43k)
Regional Core Health Data System - Indicators Glossary
Definition, technical note, type, measure units, categories, and subcategories for each indicator in the Regional Core Health Data System(26/Oct/2004)
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