School completion in urban Latin America: the voices of young people from an informal settlement

The sexual and reproductive health of young people in Latin America: evidence from WHO case studies.

This original article addresses the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people aged 15 to 24 in Latin America. It introduces five articles from original research projects in three countries: Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. These projects were funded by the World Health Organization. This article explains the importance of studies that address the sexual and reproductive health of young p...

Urban Health: Latin America and the Caribbean

Several urban features, while not unique to Latin America, characterize the specific health challenges facing cities in this region, including the growth of midsize cities and, especially, the growth of periurban spontaneous settlements where sanitation, education, employment, health services, and links to the formal urban economy are often precarious. Health issues in cities include infectious...

Dialogues with the Informal City: Latin America and the Caribbean

The health of adolescents and young people in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The United Nations and the Governments of the Americas have made it a priority goal to create the best possible heaEth and social conditions for people passing through adolescence and youth. This article reviews the current health conditions of these groups in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the general approach indicated for providing health services addressed to their specific needs.

Evaluating multigrade school reform in Latin America

This paper describes three multigrade school reforms in Latin America: (1) Colombia’s Escuela Nueva, (2) Guatemala’s Nueva Escuela Unitaria, and (3) Chile’s MECE-Rural. Each reform endowed primary teachers and students with special training and instructional materials, and encouraged new kinds of instruction in rural classrooms, with the goal of improving student learning. The paper discusses t...