Education in Public Health

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Announcements

First Round of Community Cardiovascular Health Promoters Receives Diplomas (INCAP, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 26 June 2008)
With their graduation on 26 June 2008 at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) in Guatemala City, the country now has 29 certified cardiovascular health promoters trained in education, prevention, and timely detection of cardiovascular diseases. PAHO collaborated in this effort through the Pan American Cardiovascular Initiative with the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute of the United States.(26/Jun/2008)
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Safe Surgery Saves Lives: a Pan-American Perspective
Washington, D.C. 25 June 2008.- 'PAHO participation on "Safe Surgery Saves Lives" is an important step to bring forward the patient safety agenda in the Americas'.
Dr. Mirta Roses, PAHO Director welcoming remarks at the Second Global Patient Safety Challenge: "SAFE SURGERY SAVES LIVES INITIATIVE".
See also: Director's Newsletter (25/Jun/2008)
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Defensora de la salud.
Panamá, Diario La Prensa. Junio 22, 2007.- La directora de la OPS mantiene en su agenda de trabajo palabras claves: salud, mujer, equidad. La experiencia le enseña que la defensa de estos objetivos permitirá a la región latinoamericana vencer la pobreza. Entrevista realizada a la Dra. Mirta Roses, durante su visita a Panamá con motivo del lanzamiento de la Agenda de Salud de las Américas.(25/Jun/2007)
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Books

The Value of Health: A History of the Pan American Health Organization
Marcos Cueto, a widely published medical historian, presents an appealing and well-documented narrative that describes the origins of public health and the creation of PAHO and culminates with the Organization’s response to globalization and its commitment to the Millennium Development Goals.(27/Mar/2006)
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Preparación de los profesionales de la atención de salud para el siglo XXI. El reto de las enfermedades crónicas
En este libro se crea un marco propicio para demandar un nuevo tipo de relación de cooperación entre trabajadores no especializados del sector de la salud, enfermeras, farmacéuticos, dentistas, médicos y otros profesionales de la salud afines. Los ejemplos de casos concretos descritos en este documento constituyen un marco de referencia que resulta útil tanto al profesional médico como a los planificadores de políticas.(30/Dec/2005)
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Informe mundial sobre la violencia y la salud
El Informe mundial sobre la violencia y la salud constituye el primer estudio exhaustivo del problema de la violencia a escala mundial; en él se analiza en qué consiste, a quién afecta y qué cabe hacer al respecto. El informe trata de mostrar que el problema de la violencia no es algo tan irremediable como se suele sobrentender en los debates celebrados al respecto. (© OPS, 2003) (11/Mar/2003)
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Databases

Health Promoting Schools, Questionnaire for Networks
Questionnaire for Networks on Health Promoting Schools.(5/Feb/2002)
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Health Promoting Schools, Questionnaire for Schools
Questionnaire for Schools to Register National Health Promoting Schools Network.(5/Feb/2002)
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Multimedia

Progress made in the Project on Adaptation and Validation of the 5 Key Ways Manual on Food Safety in Elementary Schools in Guatemala
This 20-slide presention reports on the PAHO project currently being carried out by INCAP in Guatemala. The purpose of the Project is to adapt the WHO Bringing Food Safety Home: Using the WHO Five Keys to Safer Food to local-level needs in Guatemala and later in Honduras as well. The target population is teachers, pupils, and heads of household (the educational community).(10/Jul/2006)
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Field Photos, El Salvador: PAHO-MSPAS-JICA Collaboration Project to Fight Chagas Disease
These eight photographs illustrate a public-education program in schools, a TV campaign, and a medical entomology course, all activities of the collaboration agreement between PAHO and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), within the framework of the Initiative of Central American Countries to Interrupt Vectoral and Trasfusional Transmission of Chagas Disease (IPCA).(6/Mar/2005)
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Field Photos, Honduras: PAHO-SSA-JICA Collaboration Project to Fight Chagas Disease
These 11 photos illustrate the activities of the collaboration agreement between PAHO and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), within the framework of the Initiative of Central American Countries to Interrupt Vectoral and Trasfusional Transmission of Chagas Disease (IPCA). Also involved in the project is the Canadian International Development Agency and Japan Overseas Volunteers (JOVs).(5/Mar/2005)
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Other Resources

L'OPS lance l'Initiative Amériques sans tabac
L'Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé (OPS) a lancé aujourd'hui l'initiative Amériques sans tabac, campagne déployée sur plusieurs années pour protéger le public contre le tabagisme passif en créant des environnements sans tabac. Le lancement lors de la Journée mondiale sans tabac le 31 mai vise à sensibiliser aux effets nuisibles du tabagisme passif et à mobiliser l'action pour créer des foyers, des lieux du travail et des communautés sans tabac.(6/Jul/2001)
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L'OPS annonce les gagnants du Concours
Washington le 31 mai 2001 (OPS)- L'Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé a annoncé aujourd'hui les gagnants d'un concours à l'échelle régionale « Pour un air pur », organisé pour récompenser les individus et institutions de l'Hémisphère occidental qui ont fait des contributions importantes à la réduction de l'exposition au tabagisme passif.(6/Jul/2001)
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World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2001
World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the world with media campaigns and other activities. PAHO's message this year is "Tobacco Smoke Harms us all. Let's Clear the Air"(30/May/2001)
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Periodical Publications

Pan American Journal of Public Health/Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
The Pan American Journal of Public Health is the one publication providing the most recent advances in public health research in the Americas. It includes the latest reports of breakthroughs in combating disease, up-to-date health profiles, emerging health trends and news from the Americas. The Journal publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese with each article in Spanish and Portuguese containing an English abstract(1/Jan/2000)
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Technical Documents

IPCA: Initiative of the Countries of Central America for Control of Vector-Borne and Transfusional Transmission and Medical Care for Chagas Disease
This information sheet describes the activities of the subregional initiative to fight Chagas Disease in Central America, where PAHO and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) collaborate with the country health authorities. It contains links to proceedings from meetings, project facts, maps, IEC materials, photos, etc.(7/Oct/2008)
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en español     (15.13k)  

STP 622 - Health in the Americas
An overview of Regional Health(10/Sep/2007)
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PAHO HIV Related Language Update 2006
This document builds on existing guidelines1 and suggests language that is appropriate for the current phase of the epidemic and consonant with the Latin American and Caribbean response to HIV. Some of the suggested changes are straightforward, while others may be challenging. Each recommendation includes the new language suggested and the rationale for the change. For a more detailed justification, please refer to the enclosed “Background Notes”. PAHO staff is kindly asked to consider them when producing publications and documents concerning the HIV epidemic.(9/Aug/2006)
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