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| Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
| Discipline | Public health |
| Language | Spanish, English, Portuguese |
| Publisher | Pan American Health Organization |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1997–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Issn | 1020-4989 |
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública is a regional scientific journal focusing on public health issues in the Americas with ties to international agencies and academic institutions; it serves as an official publication platform for the Pan American Health Organization, the regional office of the World Health Organization, and connects to ministries and universities across Latin America and the Caribbean. The journal disseminates research, policy analyses, and surveillance reports that inform stakeholders including the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United Nations, and academic centers such as the Universidad de São Paulo and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The journal originated from earlier regional communicative efforts linked to the Pan American Health Organization and predecessors active since the early 20th century, interacting with organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Organization of American States; it evolved amid public health milestones including the Smallpox eradication and the formation of the World Health Organization. During the late 20th century the journal professionalized alongside institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Toronto, reflecting trends in global health exemplified by conferences like the Alma-Ata Declaration and collaborations with networks including the Global Fund. Its archive documents regional responses to crises involving pathogens like HIV/AIDS, Zika virus, and SARS-CoV-2, and it has engaged with initiatives led by the Pan American Sanitary Conference and the World Health Assembly.
The journal publishes original research, systematic reviews, surveillance reports, policy analyses, and technical notes that address infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, epidemiology, health systems, and social determinants, intersecting with agencies and institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and universities including the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Chile. Articles often analyze case studies from countries like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, and engage with frameworks from the Sustainable Development Goals, the Pan American Health Organization Strategic Plan, and regional accords such as the Mercosur public health collaborations. Content also addresses emergency preparedness linked to events like Hurricane Maria, Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, incorporating methodologies from institutions such as the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Published monthly, the journal is issued by the Pan American Health Organization and distributed to ministries of health across the Americas, academic libraries like the National Library of Medicine, and global partners including the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme; it adopts open access practices consistent with policies from funders such as the Wellcome Trust and mandates similar to the Plan S discussions. Online archives connect with bibliographic services operated by the United States National Library of Medicine, the Scopus database managed by Elsevier, and platforms used by the Directory of Open Access Journals, ensuring discoverability for institutions such as the University of California system and research groups at the London School of Economics. Distribution channels have involved collaborations with regional repositories like the Biblioteca Nacional de Cuba and university presses such as the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
The editorial board comprises scholars, policymakers, and technical advisers affiliated with institutions including the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization, national ministries of health, and universities such as the University of São Paulo, McGill University, and the University of Chile; editors have professional links to global networks like the Global Health Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. The journal employs external peer review following standards similar to those used by journals like The Lancet, BMJ, and Bulletin of the World Health Organization, engaging reviewers from centers such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Policies on ethics and conflicts of interest reflect guidelines from organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and align with reporting standards used by the Cochrane Collaboration.
The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services including SciELO, MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and Scopus, and is measured by citation metrics that relate it to regional and global outlets such as Revista de Saúde Pública, Pan American Journal of Public Health, and multinational journals like PLOS Medicine; its impact has been cited in reports by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and regional bodies including the Caribbean Public Health Agency. Usage statistics show readership across universities including the University of Toronto, policy institutes such as the Brookings Institution, and national health agencies like Health Canada and the Secretaría de Salud (Mexico).
Notable contributions include surveillance bulletins and landmark analyses on dengue control programs in Brazil, evaluations of vaccination campaigns in Argentina and Chile, policy pieces on tobacco control referencing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and research on maternal and child health cited by the United Nations Children's Fund. The journal has published influential reports on antimicrobial resistance referenced by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Organisation for Animal Health, and COVID-19 epidemiological analyses used in regional guidance from the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization.
Category:Public health journals Category:Pan American Health Organization