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- Title
Iniciativas de salud en Latinoamérica: de la Oicina Sanitaria Panamericana a la Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Salud Pública.
- Authors
Preciado, José Ignacio Santos; Paredes, Carlos Franco
- Abstract
Latin America has undergone gradual transformations in public health influenced by historical events locally or at a global level. These epidemiologic transitions have also occurred through the implementation of interventions by public institutions such as the Pan-American Health Organization, by philanthropic foundations, non-governmental organizations, and bilateral or multilateral international donor organizations. These public health initiatives have produced substantial improvements in the heath status of many populations in Latin America. Overall, human development and health have advanced over the past century. However , these public health benefits have not been shared equally among all areas of Latin America. The Mesoamerican Region--the area encompassing from Southern Mexico to Panama--continues to experience profound social inequities focalized to indigenous communities and groups of African-descent living in urban, periurban, or rural areas. The Mesoamerican Health Initiative is a private-public partnership that attempts to close the gap of health inequalities affecting the most vulnerable populations in this region of Latin America.
- Subjects
LATIN America; MESOAMERICAN region; PUBLIC health; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RURAL geography; PUBLIC institutions
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2011, Vol 53, pS289
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article