Published since 1922, the Pan American Journal of Public Health is the flagship scientific and technical periodical of the Pan American Health Organization. Its mission is to contribute to the production and dissemination of scientific public health information of international significance, mainly in areas related to PAHO's essential mission of strengthening health systems and improving the health of the peoples of the Americas.

Publication in the journal has no cost for authors, and all manuscripts are open access and free for readers.

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Selected manuscripts on international health days

Universal Health Day

The mission of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is to serve as an important vehicle for disseminating scientific public health information relevant to the Region of the Americas. The journal aims to strengthen national and local health systems and to bridge the gap between health care and policy-makers, ultimately improving the health of the peoples of the Americas.

For most of the “world health days”, the reader will find below a selection of published manuscripts with links to the full-text papers.

Moving in the right direction: tobacco packaging and labeling in the Americas

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Objective

To assess the adoption of tobacco packaging and labeling policies based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)’s Article 11 guidelines, in the WHO Region of the Americas (AMRO).

Use of multiple methods to measure adherence to antiretroviral treatment in La Romana, Dominican Republic

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Objective

To develop a tool that measures levels of adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-poor settings, based on a combination of four methods for measuring adherence.

Depressive symptoms and mortality in older people in Latin America: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Objective

To determine the existence of association between depressive symptoms and mortality in older individuals in Latin America.

Corrigendum to Primary health care expenditure in the Americas: measuring what matters

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The Pan American Journal of Public Health draws readers’ attention to an error in the following article, pointed out by the authors. Rathe M, Hernández-Peña P, Pescetto C, Van Mosseveld C, Borges dos Santos MA and Rivas L. Primary health care expenditure in the Americas: measuring what matters. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2022;46:e70. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.70
In page 3, table 1, HC.3.4 Outpatient long-term care (health), should read HC.3.4 Home-based long-term care (health).

Corrigendum to Integrating hypertension and diabetes management in primary health care settings: HEARTS as a tool

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The Pan American Journal of Public Health draws readers’ attention to an error in the following article, pointed out by the authors. Flood D, Edwards EW, Giovannini D, Ridley E, Rosende A, Herman WH et al. Integrating hypertension and diabetes management in primary health care settings: HEARTS as a tool. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2022;46:e150. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.150 In page 1, the affiliation of William H. Herman should read number 5 Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America

Risk factors for intensive care unit admission and death from COVID-19 in fully vaccinated patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19, Brazil, 2021–2022

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Objectives

To assess factors associated with admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) and death from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in fully vaccinated patients with severe COVID-19 in Brazil and the association between ICU admission and death from COVID-19.

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Building capacity in reducing population dietary sodium intake in the Americas

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Objective

To present some resources developed as part of the technical support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Member States to reduce population dietary sodium intake, and to discuss the main challenges and opportunities to accelerate action toward sodium intake reduction in the Americas.

COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

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[Extract] The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods. These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and mortality.