Objective

To characterize the workforce that performs public health actions related to the essential public health functions. 

Methods

Exploratory study with a qualitative approach; municipalities selected according to administrative criteria; purposive sampling, with at least 20 people in four departments. Occupations were defined based on stakeholder mapping and organizational charts of institutions. Data were collected in Google Forms® and face-to-face workshops, and were processed in Excel® and SPSS®. 

Objective

To provide more accurate population estimates to support the operation of Bolivia's immunization program. 

Methods

This cross-sectional ecological study calculated population estimates using geospatial covariates extracted from Meta Data for Good and WorldPop satellite imagery, and validated them with the results of a microcensus conducted in five Bolivian municipalities. 

Objective

Describe strategies and lessons learned in preparedness for, response to, and stabilization of numerous outbreaks of imported measles cases in Colombia in 2018 and 2019, in the post-elimination era. 

[EXTRACT]. This editorial is a tribute to the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Enrique Vega García, a dedicated advocate for public health and a leader in research, practice and training in geriatrics and healthy aging across the Americas. As Chief of the Healthy Life Course Unit at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Vega García played a central role in shaping discussions and advancing policies on healthy aging and health systems through a life-course approach. His passing leaves a significant absence in the global health community.

Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are essential to guarantee the right to identity. They also generate key information for the planning and evaluation of health and social policies. This article aims to document the efforts made in Mexico to modernize and link vital statistics and the Civil Registry through innovative digital strategies, highlighting the implementation of the electronic birth certificate. Using a case study methodology, this special report describes the implementation of the electronic birth certificate and its regulatory and operational evolution.

Objective

The objective of this study was to develop an evidence map on the strategies for preventing and controlling Aedes aegypti infestation and related viral infections. 

Evidence-based program registries (EBPRs) are essential tools in prevention science, providing structured evaluations of intervention effectiveness to guide policymakers and practitioners. While established registries such as Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development and Xchange have been instrumental in cataloging evidence-based programs, Latin America has lacked a region-specific repository tailored to its unique prevention challenges.

Objective

To integrate and analyze health and public safety data from the state of Rio Grande do Norte, located in Brazil’s Northeast region, regarding violence against girls and women. 

Objective

Evaluate the feasibility of integrating the guidelines of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on violence against women into the university curriculum of health personnel in Latin America by identifying barriers, facilitators, and opportunities. 

Objective

Cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese of the five-stage Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS), which classifies the severity of obesity according to morbidities and health risks.