El Paso, TX., February 13th, 2012 (PAHO/WHO). Everyday new opportunities on health education are open everywhere and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) U.S.-Mexico Border Office is glad to inform health students about these opportunities.

El Paso, TX, February 08, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) – Obesity and overweight are becoming an alarming situation on the U.S.-Mexico border and in order to combat these issues the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) U.S.-Mexico Border Office through its Healthy Kids Healthy Communities (HKHC) initiative has been working with local partners to address these issues on the region.
 

Washington, D.C., 8 February 2012 (PAHO/WHO) — A growing number of countries in the Americas are adopting effective measures to reduce consumption of tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke. But a new report from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends further measures, particularly increases in tobacco taxes and bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

Cd. Juárez, MX., February 6, 2012 (PAHO/WHO) – Mexico's Health Secretary, MSc. Salomón Chertorivski Woldenberg, made a working trip to the state of Chihuahua on February 3, 2012, to monitor progress of programs for addiction, accidents and Seguro Popular, as well as the quality of care. In his tour he visited the Observatory for Security and Citizen Conviventiality of the Juarez Municipality on the premises of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ).