title: New perspective on the health of Canadians: 28 years later.
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#10; 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: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lalonde
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history; D011640:Public Policy; D014944:World Health Organization