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.

 

Archival data review of intimate partner homicide suicide in Jamaica, 2007 – 2017: focus on mental health and community response

Objective.

To identify social and behavioral patterns and mental health concerns associated with intimate partner homicide-suicide (IPHS) in Jamaica through an analysis of media and police reports.

Methods.

This was an archival data review of police records and print, radio, and television reports of IPHS incidents from January 2007 – June 2017 in Jamaica. The 27 cases found were qualitatively analyzed using pre-identified codes and open coding to generate themes and patterns.

Action to improve nutrition in the Americas

Healthy food

With the goal of ending poverty, promoting prosperity and well-being for all and protecting the environment, in 2015 the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus ushering in a new era of international cooperation and national efforts to meet the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The nutrition agenda is permeated by 6 of the 17 SDGs and focuses on the second goal of ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture.

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Situation of public laboratories manufacturing antivenoms in Latin America

The situation of public laboratories manufacturing antivenoms in Latin America was analyzed, based on the results of a workshop coordinated by the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA) of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Nine countries in the region have 12 public laboratories that produce and distribute antivenoms for use against different venomous animals.

Special excise tax on food and beverages and its impact on inflation in Mexico in terms of dynamics, persistence, and change of regime

Objetive.

The objective of this research is to study the strength of transfer, the transitions, and the persistence of the special excise tax on products and services (known by its Spanish acronym, IEPS) applicable since January 2014 to high-energy foods and soft drinks, and the effect of the tax on the annual inflation rates for these foods and beverages

Mortality from leprosy in highly endemic contexts: integrated temporal-spatial analysis in Brazil

Objective.

To describe temporal trends and spatial patterns of leprosy-related mortality in the North and Northeast of Brazil from 2001 to 2017.

Methods.

This population-based, mixed ecological study employed secondary data obtained from the Health Ministry’s Mortality Information System. Death certificates were examined for extraction of information on leprosy as underlying or contributing cause of death.

Fiscal space for Health in the Americas: is economic growth sufficient?

Objective.

In 2014, the member countries of the Pan American Health Organization signed the Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage. In it, they committed to increasing public expenditure on health until reaching the benchmark of 6% of gross domestic product (GDP). The objective of this paper is to determine, for each country in the Region, whether they can reach this target through economic growth alone and, if so, how long it would take.

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