Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative: design, implementation, and baseline findings

Conclusions:
These data provide a baseline of much-needed information for evidence-based action on health throughout Mesoamerica. Our baseline estimates reflect large disparities in health indicators within and between countries and will facilitate the evaluation of interventions and investments deployed in the region over the next three to five years. SM2015’s innovative monitoring and evaluation framework will allow health officials with limited resources to identify and target areas of greatest need.

Source: Population Health Metrics - February 7, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ali MokdadKatherine ColsonPaola Zúñiga-BrenesDiego Ríos-ZertucheErin PalmisanoEyleen Alfaro-PorrasBrent AndersonMarco BorgoSima DesaiMarielle GagnierCatherine GillespieSandra GironAnnie HaakenstadSonia RomeroJulio MateusAbigail McKayAli MokdadTasha Mur Source Type: research