| Regional Core Health Data Initiative |
Regional Core Health Data and Country Profile is a PAHO Initiative which was launched in 1995 to monitor the attainment of health goals and it is compliance with the mandates of PAHO Member States.
This information platform on the health situation and trends of countries of the Americas is a collective effort of Member States and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) through its country offices, technical areas, programs and projects, coordinated by the Health Information and Analysis Project.
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Components of the Regional Core Health Data Initiative | |||||||
| PAHO Basic Indicator Data Base - data updated in December 2011 | |||||||
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Browser of Basic Health indicators is an inteactive tool that allow to look at the complete set of indicators using a crosstab, having countries by rows and indicators by columns. The user can select domains and years to display indicator values. Browser of basic health Indicators as time series is an interactive data table that allow to explore a set of indicators in a time series format. It allows users to select indicators, countries and years. All display data can be downloaded using the Export tool. It is useful for those interested in download a set of core health indicators for further analyses. For definitions of the indicators please visit the online glossary on basic health indicators. | |||||||
| Health Situation in the Americas: Basic Indicators | |||||||
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57 indicators of the basic indicators database are published annually in the format of a brochure in English and Spanish. The first edition of Basic Indicators was published in 1995. From the 2003 update on, data is presented by country and subregions. | |||||||
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Interactive Indicator Reports | |||||||
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Country Indicator Profiles Situation analysis Regional and Subregional levels Subregional Indicator dashboard
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Reference Documents | |||||||
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- Pan American Health Organization. Ten-Year Evaluation of the Regional core Health Data Initiative. Washington D.C.: PAHO; 1 October 2004 (Document CD45/14) - Pan American Health Organization. Health Indicators: Basic Elements for the Health Situation Analysis. Epidemiological Bulletin PAHO, 2001; 22 (4): 1- 5. - Pan American Health Organization. Collection and Utilization of Core Data in Health. Washington, DC: PAHO; 14 July 1997 (CD40/19 document and CD40/R10 Resolution). | |||||||
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Core Health Data and Country Health Profiles is a work in progress and we welcome your comments to assist us in this process. | |||||||
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Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization |