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Public Health in the Americas

Public Health in the Americas
Author: Pan American Health Organization
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2002
Genre: America
ISBN: 9275115893

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This book describes the principal conceptual, methodological, and empirical developments stemming from PAHO and WHO's institutional efforts in public health, which have entailed the broad and committed participation of the Member States. It provides and overview of the status of Essential Public Health Functions (EPHF) in 41 countries and territories of the Americas, based on self-evaluation exercises performed by health authorities to measure their performance.


Obesity and Poverty

Obesity and Poverty
Author: Manuel Peña
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2000
Genre: Caribbean Area
ISBN: 9275115761

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Obesity and overweight have been under estimated as public health problems in Latin America and the Caribbean and both conditions are on the rise in the region. This book is a review of the prevalence of the problem and the medium and long term adverse effects of the conditions and the implications for planning public health actions.


Vaccines

Vaccines
Author: Ciro A. de Quadros
Publisher: Pan American Health Org
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9275115966

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This publication contains a number of papers which consider the public health role of vaccines in improving the health of the world's populations, and looks at the challenges of using immunisation to combat emerging and re-emerging diseases. Issues discussed include the innovative use of vaccines against diseases such as meningococcal infection in Africa, Haemophilus influenza type b, varicella, and hepatitis, efforts to develop a new generation of vaccines against cholera and typhoid, shigella and Helicobacter pylori, as well as developments in the quest for vaccines against tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, dengue, malaria, and hookworm. It also deals with the use of vaccines to fight bioterrorism attacks; regulatory and safety issues; financing issues, impact of health sector reform and the sustainability of immunisation programmes.