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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3113.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) was established 100 years ago, when understanding of infectious diseases was increasing rapidly. The Member States created PAHO to provide a mechanism to apply that new knowledge to the control of diseases, especially those that threatened burgeoning international trade. As more countries became independent and joined PAHO, its work needed to be codified, leading to the signing in 1924 of the Pan American Sanitary Code, the first international health treaty. Tremendous advances in the control of infectious diseases were made throughout the twentieth century, especially the last 50 years. A particular area of success has been the expansion of immunization programs, with the Americas leading the world in the eradication of smallpox, polio, and measles. Advances have been made in eradicating and controlling other diseases. However, new, emerging, and re-emerging infections remain a challenge, as evidenced by epidemic cholera and dengue and high rates of HIV in several countries. With these achievements and the resultant aging of populations, countries now face the additional challenge of an increasing burden of chronic, non-communicable diseases. Moreover, not all groups have benefited equally from the advances in health, leading to a widening of disparities. All countries, in both the North and the South, must use their financial and human resources more effectively to ensure continued and more equitable gains in health during the twenty-first century. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Attendees will learn about the ways in which a major international health organization has contributed to improving health and reducing inequities in the Americas during the past 100 years | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| A. David Brandling-Bennett, MD | |||
| Changes in Health in the Americas during the Last 100 Years A. David Brandling-Bennett, MD | |||
| Leading the way on eradication of diseases Ciro de Quadros, MD, MPH | |||
| Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas Stephen J Corber, MD, FRCPC | |||
| Assessment of the 1950-2000 health situation in the Americas Carlos Castillo-Salgado, MD, DrPH | |||
| Organized by: | International Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||