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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