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Evaluation of Public Health Hazards Associated with Chemical Accidents
(México, D.F., PAHO, 1983)The ever-increasing volume and diversity of chemicals being extracted, manufactured, marketed, stored, used or dispersed as waste, create a growing likelihood for significant accidents involving the release of potentially ... -
Charting a Future for Health in the Americas. Quadrennial Report of the Director. Centennial Edition
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2002)When the American republics founded the Pan American Health Organization in 1902, they reified a collective hemispheric vision that, together, they could improve health throughout the Region. Over the century—across an arc ... -
PAHO Today, September 2005
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Advocating for Safe and Healthy Public Transportation: Increasing Health Participation within a Multisectoral Framework
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2009)Introduction: Transportation and human mobility are fundamental aspects of society. Efficient and healthy transportation systems that consider the wellbeing of populations are a desired and needed goal. A healthy and safe ... -
Environmental and Social Determinants of Health
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2016)[Prologue - Carissa F. Etienne]. In the “Era of Sustainable Development,” health is an essential input and the most valuable human development outcome. Achieving the best health outcomes involves tackling the environmental ... -
The new United Nations approach to sustainable development post-2015: Findings from four overviews of systematic reviews on interventions for sustainable development and health
(2016-03)Objective. To identify reported interventions that facilitate sustainable development and have had a positive impact on health in four areas: sustainable food production; sustainable energy use; sustainable jobs (“decent ... -
An observatory to gather and disseminate information on the health-related effects of environmental and climate change
(2016-09)This report sought to critically examine proposals, potentials, and challenges of environmental health observatories with an emphasis on climate change processes. A critical review of existing environmental health ... -
Air pollution management and control in Latin America and the Caribbean: implications for climate change
(2016-09)Objective. To assess the status of the legal framework for air quality control in all countries of Latin America and Caribbean (LAC); to determine the current distribution of air monitoring stations and mean levels of ... -
An effective public health program to reduce urban heat islands in Québec, Canada
(2016-09)In 2005, the Government of the Province of Québec, Canada, adopted the Climate Change Action Plan for 2006 – 2012. The Institut national de santé publique du Québec (National Institute of Public Health of Québec), charged ... -
Regional Consultation on the WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment, and Climate Change
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Health and other impacts of community food production in Small Island Developing States: a systematic scoping review
(2018-12)[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To explore what is known on community-based food production initiatives (CFPIs) in Small Island Developing States, particularly the health, social, economic, and environmental impacts of and on CFPIs. ... -
Addressing the environmental determinants of health in vector surveillance and control strategies: promoting key interventions
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-12-18)[Introduction]. Climate change and other environmental changes are among the main factors that have led to the emergence or reemergence of vector-borne diseases. These factors may increase the geographical distribution of ... -
Recommendations on Public Environmental Health in Health Care Facilities, 11 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-05-11)This technical note deals with the minimum environmental public health standards in health facilities, a key component for the safety of the patient, health personnel, visitors, and companions. Recommendations are provided ... -
Recommendations for Environmental Public Health Measures during Drought and Water Conservation, 11 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-05-11)This technical note contains recommendations for the public sector, the community, and health establishments to make rational use of water in conditions of low water availability due to drought. -
Recommendations on Environmental Public Health for Temporary Shelters. Place where shelter, food, clothing, and health are temporarily provided to vulnerable people who cannot stay at home, 11 May 2020
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-05-11)This technical note presents the key actions to support and protect populations that make use of shelters and transit homes during the COVID-19 emergency. It includes the promotion of hygiene and self-care measures, waste ... -
Strategic Plan of the Pan American Health Organization 2020-2025: Equity at the Heart of Health
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-07-10)The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Strategic Plan sets out the Organization’s strategic direction, based on the collective priorities of its Member States, and specifies the public health results to be achieved ... -
Climate Change for Health Professionals: A Pocket Book
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-10-23)The effects of climate change on human health are unequivocal and can already be perceived worldwide. Phenomena such as heat waves, cold waves, floods, droughts, hurricanes, storms, and other extreme weather events can ... -
Plan Stratégique de l'Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé 2020-2025: L’équité au cœur de la santé
(Washington, D.C., OPS, 2020-10-28)Le Plan stratégique de l’Organisation panaméricaine de la Santé (OPS) (« le plan ») définit l’orientation stratégique de l’Organisation, fondée sur les priorités collectives de ses États Membres, et précise les résultats ...
