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April 2008, Vol 98, No. 4 | American Journal of Public Health 586-588
© 2008 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.131086

EDITORIAL

Protecting and Improving the Health of the Caribbean People

Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, MB, BCh, MPH, DTM&H, FFPH and Gillian Barclay, DDS, DrPH

Bernadette Theodore-Gandi and Gillian Barclay are with the Office of Caribbean Program Coordination, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, St. Michael, Barbados.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, MB, BCh, MPH, DTM&H, FFPH, Caribbean Program Coordinator, Dayrells Rd and Navy Gardens, St. Michael, Barbados (e-mail: gandiber@cpc.paho.org).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


   INTRODUCTION
 
The 21st century has brought new opportunities and challenges for the health of the populations in the Caribbean region whose countries are linked by geography, history, and culture. The region ranges from mainland territories, such as Guyana of geographic size 219 470 km2 and a population of 813 000, to small-island states, such as St. Kitts and Nevis, with geographic size 360 km2 and a population of 48 393.1 These small-island states are typified by vulnerable economies based on tourism and agriculture and are exposed to the effects of climate change and natural disasters.1,2


   THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET
 
The recognition of a lack of . . . [Full Text]


   PUBLIC HEALTH SUCCESSES AND NEW CHALLENGES IN THE CARIBBEAN
 

   THE ROLE OF THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION OFFICE OF CARIBBEAN PROGRAM COORDINATION
 





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