title: [Nothing is more important than a child].
abstract: As part of its 100th-anniversary celebration, the Pan American Health Organization has named 12 persons as "Public Health Heroes of the Americas" in recognition of their noteworthy contributions to public health in the Region of the Americas. Over the course of this year, the Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health will be carrying pieces written by or about these heroes.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jordán
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education; D003462:Cuba; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000266:history; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000266:history* / Q000517:prevention & control; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D010175:Pan American Health Organization / Q000266:history; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes