Mortality and disability-adjusted life years in motorcyclists in Latin America and the Caribbean during the first decade of action for road safetyMortalidad y a ños de vida ajustados por discapacidad de los motociclistas en América Latina y el Caribe en la primera década de seguridad vial
CONCLUSIONS: The data underscore the importance of developing surveillance actions aimed at preventing motorcycle accidents, since the observed declining rates are still insufficient to address the morbidity and mortality associated with road accidents as a public health problem.PMID:37066130 | PMC:PMC10100995 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.68 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - April 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariz ângela Lissandra de Oliveira Santiago Renata Adele de Lima Nunes Fernando Virg ílio Albuquerque de Oliveira Mabell Kallyne Melo Beserra Francisco Thiago Carneiro Sena Loyane Ellen Silva Gomes Douglas de Ara újo Costa Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Mace Source Type: research
Facilitators of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in Grenada: a qualitative study
CONCLUSIONS: Overcoming vaccine hesitancy is key to combating the detrimental effects of COVID-19 in Grenada. Public health interventions and policies that address barriers and capitalize on facilitators can increase vaccine uptake.PMID:36945250 | PMC:PMC10022831 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2023.44 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arlette M Herry Damian Greaves Pauline Smith Nilo A Toledo Ariel Wildman Trent Wildman Rosheem Browne Madison Chen Matthew Jones Sebastian Aymat Source Type: research
Addressing the move toward universal health in the Caribbean through strengthening the health workforce
This article describes the human resources for health (HRH) policy and action plan development in Barbados, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the supporting role of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research, Dalhousie University, and sub-regional action for supporting continuing country-level HRH strengthening. A policy development process, comprising document/literature review and stakeholder consultations, was used to conduct a situational analysis, which informed the HRH policy and action plan. The policies and action plans centered on HRH priority areas of leadership and gov...
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gail Tomblin Murphy E Benjamin Puertas Janet Rigby Karen Gladbach Source Type: research
