PAHO News -- July 10, 2003

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In this issue:
-PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: JULY 31 IS THE
DEADLINE!
-PAHO PROMOTES DISASTER PREVENTION STRATEGIES
-DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT PAHO: FOCUS AND ACTIVITIES
-CHOLERA IN THE AMERICAS, 1991-2002
-FREE ONLINE COURSE: DEVELOPING BEHAVIOR-DETERMINANT-INTERVENTION LOGIC
MODELS
-SARS OUTBREAK CONTAINED WORLDWIDE
-JOB OPPORTUNITY: CANADIAN CONSULTANT, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
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PAHO 2004 TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH: JULY 31 IS THE
DEADLINE!

Young health professionals in the Americas (35 years old or less), who
have leadership skills as well as an intense interest in the
international dimensions of health, are invited to apply for the Pan
American Health Organization's 18th Training Program in International
Health (TPIH-2004). The training process will involve participants in a
work-study format at PAHO in Washington, D.C., for a period of 11 months
starting February 2, 2004.

Canadian candidates are invited to request their application form and a
complete information package via email to the following address:
[log in to unmask]  The duly completed application, with all requested
documents, must be sent by mail to: María Victoria Palacio, CSIH-PAHO
Liaison Assistant, Canadian Society for International Health, One
Nicholas Street, Suite 1105, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B7. The deadline for
receipt of applications is July 31, 2003.

Completing the application form requires time, knowledge and energy. For
more information, contact: Hélène Thibault at [log in to unmask] or
María Victoria Palacio at [log in to unmask]
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PAHO PROMOTES DISASTER PREVENTION STRATEGIES

For six months out of every year, the threat of devastation from
hurricanes and tropical storms hangs over the Caribbean, Central America
and the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States. Although they can
wreak havoc on human settlements and the natural environment, these
weather phenomena need not cause full-fledged disasters each time they
strike. PAHO has developed tools that can help countries mitigate such
natural disasters. For more information, visit:
http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr030703.htm
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DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AT PAHO: FOCUS AND ACTIVITIES

PAHO's website features a page describing the PAHO Technical Area on
Disease Prevention and Control (DPC), its mission and objectives, and
what it does in terms of projects and activities. The page contains
links to the Technical Units and Pan American Centres coming under its
umbrella.  Visit the site at:
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/dpc-page.htm
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CHOLERA IN THE AMERICAS, 1991-2002

PAHO has published an eight-slide PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the current situation of cholera in the Americas.  The
presentation includes tables, graphs, maps and summary information.  To
view the slides, click on:
http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/CD/cholera-situacion-91-02.pps
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FREE ONLINE COURSE: DEVELOPING BEHAVIOR-DETERMINANT-INTERVENTION LOGIC
MODELS

The Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP) has
just launched a free interactive on-line course designed for health
educators and program administrators on the use of
Behavior-Determinant-Intervention (BDI) Logic Models.  The BDI logic
model is an easy-to-use tool that establishes a clear and purposeful
road map for developing and evaluating health promotion/disease
prevention programs. The seven-lesson course can be completed at any
time. To enter the course, click on the icon on the right-hand side of
the screen on ReCAPP's homepage at www.etr.org/recapp
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SARS OUTBREAK CONTAINED WORLDWIDE

The WHO has removed Taiwan and China from the list of areas with recent
local transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Taiwan
is the last area to be removed from the list. It has been 20 days, or
two consecutive 10-day incubation periods, since the last case on June
15. Based on country surveillance reports, the human chains of SARS
virus transmission appear to have been broken everywhere in the world.
However, due to the many questions remaining about SARS and the
possibility that cases may have slipped through the surveillance net,
WHO warns that continued global vigilance for SARS is crucial for the
foreseeable future. The world is not yet SARS-free.  For the full
article, visit: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/releases/2003/pr56/en/
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: CANADIAN CONSULTANT, INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is looking for a Canadian
consultant to work in National Health Accounts (NHA) for Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC). In addition to having a solid technical
knowledge in health expenditure and financing in LAC, the consultant is
expected to have strong organizational and coordination skills, and
knowledge of database creation and website administration. Fluency in
Spanish is required. The consultant will be responsible for coordinating
the joint activities that the IDB, the World Bank, the Pan-American
Health Organization and USAID are undertaking together in NHA for the
LAC region. The consultant will also have to provide technical support
on NHA to IDB health related projects; organize subregional meetings on
NHA harmonization, and update and maintain a website
(http://www.lachealthaccounts.org/) that provides information on
estimation methodologies, recent research, and contact information on
experts.  The application deadline is July 31, 2003.  For more
information, contact: [log in to unmask]
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