PAJPH Special Issue - HEARTS in the Americas

This special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health will showcase relevant research efforts in the Region of the Americas on the implementation and early results of the comprehensive model to improve hypertension control and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, it opens the space for more discussion, encourages further studies in the field, and emphasizes the need for higher involvement of stakeholders in the implementation of HEARTS in the Americas Initiative.

The articles comprise original research and some translations into Spanish and Portuguese of articles recently published in other journals and will be posted on this website as they become available.

HEARTS in the Americas Initiative of PAHO/WHO and the Pan American Journal of Public Health gratefully acknowledge the continuous support of Resolve to Save Lives and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.