The Pan American Health Organization over the years has recognized Public Health Heroes for their invaluable contributions to public health in the Americas. They come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and fields of work and share one common goal: improving the health and well-being of the peoples of the Western Hemisphere. These Public Health Heroes represent a select few among the countless heroes behind the ongoing struggles and remarkable achievements in the quest for a healthy Americas.

These Public Health Heroes represent a select group among the innumerable anonymous heroes who toil every day with one goal only in mind: to achieve health for all in the Americas.

The Public Health Heroes of the Americas are:

• Dr. David Tejada de Rivero


• Dr. José Roberto Ferreira of Brazil
  
  
• Dr. Carlos Canseco of Mexico
  
  
• Dr. Jacinto Convit of Venezuela
  
  
• Dr. Mirna Cunningham of Nicaragua
  
  
• Dr. Donald A. Henderson of the United States
  
  
• Dr. Jose Jordan of Cuba
  
  
• The Honorable Marc Lalonde of Canada
  
  
• Dr. Edgar Mohs of Costa Rica
  
  
• Dr. Elsa Moreno of Argentina
  
  
• Dr. Zilda Arns Neumann of Brazil
  
  
• Dr. Ruth Puffer of the United States
  
  
• Sir Kenneth Livingston Standard of Barbados