title: My journey in public health in the Caribbean.
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. Como parte de la celebración de su Centenario, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) ha distinguido con el título de Héroes de la Salud Pública a 12 personalidades que se han destacado por su valiosa contribución a la salud en el continente americano. A lo largo de este año, la Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health publicará una serie de escritos de los mismos galardonados o acerca de ellos.
authors.forename: Kenneth Livingstone
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Standard
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D017691:Caribbean Region; D006801:Humans; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D011634:Public Health