Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr.
Ludovic Reveiz
Unit Chief, Science and Knowledge for Impact, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States
Eliane Pereira dos Santos
Technical coordination, Pan American Journal of Public Health, Washington, D.C., United States
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International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision; 2019. Information on the ICD-11 here.
ICMJE - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
EQUATOR – Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research
CONSORT Group - Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
STROBE - STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology
The editorial team of the Pan American Journal of Public Health is grateful to those experts who reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication. Our deepest thanks to all for their generous contribution to the scientific quality of the articles published in the journal.
In the Region of the Americas, mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are among the principal contributors to morbidity, disability, injuries, and premature mortality, and they increase the risk of other health problems. Research provides an indispensable basis for appropriate policy making, planning, and evaluation in the field of mental health. The acquisition of new knowledge through research can help to ensure that every policy or decision is based on hard data and best practices.
Forty years ago, the World Health Organization member countries agreed on a set of principles at Alma-Ata to protect and promote health of all people by articulating primary health care as the guiding principle of a comprehensive health system. Since the declaration of Alma-Ata in 1978, countries of the Americas have been witnessing tremendous progress, economic growth, and improvements to their health systems.
