Did you know that while 66% of the general population of Guatemala
     lives below the poverty line, and 38% lives in abject poverty, 87% of
     indigenous households are below the poverty line and 61% in extreme
     poverty.  Detailed statistics such as these and broad trends
     concerning public health can be found in a complete set of 5 books and
     CD ROM titled Public Health in the Americas.

     The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the
     World Health Organization (WHO) is extending the availability of the
     most comprehensive set of information on public health.

     In response to the demand for comprehensive information on the health
     situation in the Americas, PAHO has collected its most important and
     popular sources into one exclusive multimedia set entitled Public
     Health in the Americas.

     The set, comprised by 5 books and one CD Rom, includes the three
     highly popular editions of Health Statistics from the Americas and the
     two-volume work Health Conditions in the Americas. In these 1500
     printed pages and one CD Rom, PAHO is providing the most complete
     health profile of the Americas found anywhere.

     Together the titles present data and statistics, current and
     historical information on health situations, comprehensive tables and
     charts, estimates, projections, and much more.  Gathered from a wide
     variety of sources, the references offer a wealth of information which
     will undoubtedly benefit every institution interested in the health
     situation of the Region.

     PAHO has added to this set of reference books a CD-ROM which gathers
     over 1,000 pages of data from both volumes of Health Conditions in the
     Americas, as well as the most recent 1995 edition of Health Statistics
     from the Americas.  The CD, together with the reference books,
     presents the most comprehensive and useful set of information
     available anywhere.

     The price of the collection is $270.00. But given the usefulness for
     health researchers and practicioners, PAHO would like to offer the
     users of PUBLIC HEALTH List a special price of US $198 for the entire
     set.

     Additional discounts are available for purchases of ten or more
     copies.  For more information, to order the set Public Health in the
     Americas (or one of its contents), mention promo code PHA001 and
     contact:

     Robert Vickers
     525 Twenty-third Street, NW
     Washington DC  20037
     Tel: (202) 974-3079
     Fax: (202) 338-0869
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