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Featured: Will Vested Interests Trump the Octagonal Nutrition Warning Labels in the Caribbean Again?; «Public Health Policy Needs to Be Led and Determined by National Ministries of Health, Not by Entities With Narrow Sectoral Interests»; Headline in Barbados: OWLs Coming; Health Minister: Front-of-Package Warning Labels Can Help Reduce NCDs; Octagonal Front of Package Warning Labels in Grenada; Open Letter to the National Standards Bodies of CARICOM; What Is Happening With Food Labels in CARICOM; Warning Against Harm: Lessons and Recommendations to Advance Labelling Policy Across Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases Other News: CARPHA and C-Tech Host Regional Consultation on the Framework for the Caribbean Moves Initiative in Kingston, Jamaica; Youth-Driven Advocacy in Nevis – “The Sweet Talk Symposium”; Jamaica Leading the Way – Launch of New Information Software DHIS2 to Support Cancer Data Tracking; IARC and PAHO Launch the 1st Edition of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer; The Impact of Weight Bias Globally: How to Shift the Stigma; Call for Cheaper Water Rates for Farmers in an Effort to Help Build Food Security and Help Tackle the Scourge of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs); Youth Continue to be Champions in the Mental Health Space; The Milk of the Matter by The BCNF; Sign Up for the Global Forum for Adolescents; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….–>
15 October, 2023
Featured: Open Letter to the National Standards Bodies of CARICOM; Show Your Support for the Octagonal Warning Labels; What Is Happening With Food Labels in CARICOM Other News: World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2023; Looking Back to Move Forward – Caribbean Youth Mental Health; HCC Calls for Action to Address Unique Child and Youth Mental Health Needs During the 75th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas!; Youth Continue to be Champions in the Mental Health Space; SIDS Unique Needs Represented at the Fifth Mental Health Ministerial Summit!; Caribbean Mental Health Spotlight at the One Young World Summit in Belfast!; Healthy Caribbean Youth Attend and Participate in Regional PAHO Event ‘United to Make Suicide Prevention a Priority’; Healthy Caribbean Youth Members call for Mental Health interventions at SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs and Mental Health!; Healthy Caribbean Youth Member Stephanie Whiteman co-hosted the Global Mental Health Action Network Annual Meeting in Cape Town on June 28th to 29th 2023; Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda Is Sworn In As PAHO/WHO Assistant Director; The Milk of the Matter by The BCNF; Selling a Sick Future; Breast Cancer Prevention: Bold and Proactive Practices for Caribbean Women; Global Launch of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer; Sign Up for the Global Forum for Adolescents; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
9 October, 2023
Featured: Open Letter to the National Standards Bodies of CARICOM; What Is Happening With Food Labels in CARICOM; Show Your Support for the Octagonal Warning Labels Other News: Head of Doctors’ Association Supports Front-of-Package Warning Labels in NCD Fight; Study Shows Warning Labels Can Reduce NCD Deaths in Barbados; HCC Represented at the 45th COHSOD and the 60th Directing Council of PAHO; PAHO Director Urges Caribbean Health Ministers to Utilise Collective Action; CARICOM Present at the Second Annual Gathering for the Global NCD Compact at the UNGA in NYC; The Caribbean Well Represented at the 6th Latin American Meeting on Legal Strategies in Food Policy & the 13th Legal Workshop on Tobacco Control in Latin America; Dr. Rhonda Sealey-Thomas Appointed Assistant Director at Pan American Health Organization; National School Nutrition Policy Needed, Says Health Minister; The Case for Investment in Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Disorders in Suriname: A Return-on-Investment Analysis; Non-Communicable Diseases a Leading Cause of Death in Belize; Rising Heart Disease in the Caribbean: A Call to Action; Minister of Health Addresses the Spread of Non-communicable Diseases at United Nations Meeting; WHO Calls for Ban on Smoking, Vaping in Schools Worldwide; PAHO Approves New Strategy to Prevent Suicide; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 26th, 2023
Featured: Show Your Support for the Octagonal Warning Labels; What Is Happening With Food Labels in CARICOM?; Civil Society Organisations Call for Octagonal Front of Package Warning Labelling Amidst Regional Vote!; Front-of-Package Warning Labels Save Lives and Resources: Results From a Modeling Study in Barbados Other News: WHO Global Report on Hypertension; HCC Vice President Dr. Kenneth Connell on the Publication of the WHO Global Hypertension Report; World Heart Day September 29, 2023; Nicotine Is Not the Future, It Is a Public-Health Threat – Dr. Aggrey Irons; Heat, Humidity Too Much to Bear – Dr C. James Hospedales; Belize CSO’s Raise Awareness of NCDs on LoveFM TV; Newsletter of the Barbados National Register; Use of Event-Related Potentials to Measure the Impact of Front-of-Package Labels on Food-Evoked Emotion; PAHO Briefing Session: Accelerating Actions for NCDs through Primary Health Care; Sign Up for the Global Forum for Adolescents; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 16th, 2023
Featured: Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 14-21 September; Saint Kitts & Nevis PM Calls on Stakeholders to Adapt Integrated Approach in Response to Non-communicable Diseases; Belize! We Care! Act Now on NCDs! Other News: Long Standing Voice for Childrens’ Health Elected As Chair of the BCOP Coalition; Sir Lester Bird Medical Center Awarded ‘Baby-Friendly Status’; Connected to the Cause – The Barbados Alzheimer’s Association; Significant Role of Primary Health Centres in NCD Screening Highlighted; WHO Launches New Resources on Prevention and Decriminalization of Suicide; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 9th, 2023
Featured: Caribbean Wellness Day 2023; World Suicide Prevention Day September 10th; WHO: Do You Know Someone Who May Be Considering Suicide?; Healthy Caribbean Youth Attend and Participate in Regional PAHO Event ‘United to Make Suicide Prevention a Priority’; PAHO Suicide Prevention Resources; WHO: World Suicide Prevention Day 2023; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action Other News: Health Drive ‘Goes Beyond Labelling’; Christopher Tufton | Laying Down the Burden of Ultra-Processed Foods; Cancer Among Leading Causes of Death, Hope in Early Detection, Says Health Ministry; Barbadians Urged to Protect Their Health; UWI Faculty of Law Public Lecture; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 14-21 September; UNGA78 | Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 2nd, 2023
Featured: Childhood Overweight on the Rise; Save the Date Caribbean Wellness Day September 9 Other News: Health Minister: Cut Down on Doubles, Fast Foods; Ministry of Health Hosts Non-communicable Diseases Back-to-School Expo; Alarm Due to the Increase in Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean; United to Make Suicide Prevention a Priority:Regional Event; Advocacy Fund Call for Applications Now Open; UWI Leads Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Mental Health; Apply to Join the Youth Solutions Labs Today!; Developing a List of Healthy Alternative Snacks & Beverages for Schools: The Barbados Experience; CARPHA Logo Competition; PAHO Director Calls for Greater Response to Health Needs of People of African Descent; Ultra-Processed Food Raises Risk of Heart Disease, Heart Attack and Stroke; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; 2023 HEY Global Youth Summit: Shaping Our Future Through Green Technology and Climate Action!;UNGA78 | Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 26th, 2023
Featured: Eight Countries in the Americas Ban Electronic Cigarettes Other News: Survey Launched to Inform Regional Youth-Friendly Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Directory; Antigua and Barbuda Launches First Ever Steps Survey to Fight Non Communicable Diseases; Developing a List of Healthy Alternative Snacks & Beverages for Schools: The Barbados Experience; “Youth Voices on Mental Health” Contest 2023; The Global Mental Health Action Network Has Launched a Set of Guiding Principles; Advocacy Fund Call for Applications Now Open; CARPHA Logo Competition; UNGA78 | Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; 2023 HEY Global Youth Summit: Shaping Our Future Through Green Technology and Climate Action!; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
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Featured: HCC Sponsored Caribbean Media Award for Print Journalism Under the Theme: Healthy Nutrition Food Policy Other News: Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness Gears Up for Non-communicable Diseases Back to School Expo; «Youth Voices on Mental Health» Contest 2023; CARPHA Logo Competition; UNGA78 | Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Experiencing Pain After a Heart Attack May Predict Long-term Survival; Ultra-Processed Food: Blame Business, Not Consumers; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 – Advocacy Webinar; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….–>
August 12th, 2023
Featured: International Youth Day 2023 Webinar “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”; What Do We Know About Green Skills for Youth?; When the School Bell Rings…; Healthy Caribbean Youth – International Youth Day 2022 Other News: Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating: Rio de Janeiro Newest Brazilian City to Ban Ultra-Processed Products in Schools; Chile’s Comprehensive Food Policy Offers Global Lesson in Tackling Unhealthy Foods; 3rd Meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (STAG-NCD); UNGA78 | Towards Achieving Universal Health Coverage: Multistakeholder Gathering on Tackling Noncommunicable Diseases; The Government Can’t Afford to Put the Brakes on Anti-obesity Policies; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; “Youth Voices on Mental Health” Contest 2023; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 – Advocacy Webinar; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 4th, 2023
Featured: World Breastfeeding Week 2023: Let´s Make Breastfeeding and Work, Work!; PAHO: Webinar to Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week; Joint Statement by UNICEF Executive Director and WHO Director-General on the Occasion of World Breastfeeding Week; The Global Breastfeeding Collective Other News: Seven Out of 10 People Protected by at Least One Tobacco Control Measure; Check Out the HCC Tobacco Control Advocacy Webpage; Earth Today | ‘People Over Profit’ UN Boss Urges Fix for Broken Food Systems; Conquering Men of Cancer Support Services to Host Shop Talk IV; The Caribbean Health Alliance for Climate Action (CARHACA) Is Uniting to Tackle the Health Impacts of Climate Change in Our Region; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; “Youth Voices on Mental Health” Contest 2023; Chile: When Overweight Prevalence Decreases, So Will NCD Deaths; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 – Advocacy Webinar; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 25th, 2023
Featured: HCC Advocacy Priorities for the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage; UN Food Systems Summit: Multistakeholderism Requires Good Governance; HCC Policy Brief: NCD Prevention and Control in the Caribbean Essential Considerations for Equity-Based and Rights-Based Approaches; Declare NCDs in SIDS as Public-health Emergency – Dr Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica; Next Steps Post the Bridgetown Declaration Other News: Physical Activity and Primary Health Care Go Hand in Hand; Webinar: Let’s Make Breastfeeding and Work, Work!; Belize MOHW Launches the National Nutrition Policy; A Reflection on World Environment Day 2023: The Story of the Bottle Cap; SRC Lunch Time Chat: Trade and the Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health; Dr. Cherie Tulloch Selected as One of Ten Members of the New Cohort of Young Leaders in Global Cancer Control; “Youth Voices on Mental Health” Contest 2023; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; 74% of Deaths Reportedly Due to Non-communicable Diseases; NCD Alliance Report: PAYING THE PRICE a Deep Dive Into the Household Economic Burden of Care Experienced by People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 8th, 2023
Featured: HCC Hosts Two Back to Back Regional Meetings; HCC and PAHO Launch New Report Urging Policymakers to Tackle Youth Vaping in the Caribbean Other News: The 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health Endorsed!; HCC Roundup Reaches a Significant Milestone; HCC Director Elected to the Board of Directors of the NCD Alliance; Executive Director of The Heart Foundation of Jamaica Has Been Re-elected to the GATC Board; People Over Profit Campaign Growing in Strength; New Executive Elected for the Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association; WHO Advises Not to Use Non-sugar Sweeteners for Weight Control in Newly Released Guideline; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 31st, 2023
Featured: Webinar to Launch HCC Report on Vaping and Youth in the Caribbean; Six Resources To Encourage the Implementation of Smoke Free Legislation in the Caribbean; HCC Youth Tobacco Advocacy Portal; CARPHA Observes World No Tobacco Day; World No Tobacco Day 2023: Grow Food, Not Tobacco; World No Tobacco Day: Who Urges Governments to Grow Food, Not Tobacco; We Need Food, Not Tobacco Other News: Regional People Over Profit Digital Campaign; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 6th, 2023
Featured: HCC and Partners Launch Regional People Over Profit Digital Campaign Other News: Youth Input on Health, Environment Needed; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Increasing Number of Jamaicans Dying Prematurely – Gov’t Launches Health Screening Initiative; Heart and Stroke Foundation Mascot ‘Arter’ Raising Smiles and Awareness in Nation’s Schools; Building a Healthier Eastern Caribbean Requires an All-out War on Non-communicable Diseases; The Caribbean Economic Forum: Managing the Cost of and the Fallout From Non-communicable Diseases in the Caribbean; PAHO Webinar “Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Mental Health”; WHA76 High-Level Side Event – Invest in and Engage People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases: Next Steps towards Universal Health Coverage; Australia to Ban Recreational Vaping in Major Public Health Move; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 29th, 2023
Featured: Barbados National School Nutrition Policy Implementation; Parents Support School Nutrition Policy; Looking Back to Move Forward – Caribbean Youth Mental Health; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action Other News: Congratulations to Tahir Bulbulia the New UN Youth Ambassador for Barbados; HCC Represented at the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 1st UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment (STM) in Chile; CARPHA 67th Health Research Conference; Ferguson Wants Tufton to Lead Enforcement; A Roadblock to Making Healthy Choices; Regional Reflections – Building Consensus and Highlighting Regional Priorities on Activating Meaningful Engagement; The Caribbean Economic Forum: Managing the Cost of and the Fallout From Non-communicable Diseases in the Caribbean; Study Says Octagonal Warning Labels Most Effective for Jamaican Consumers; WHA76 High-Level Side Event – Invest in and Engage People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases: Next Steps towards Universal Health Coverage; WHO Releases the Largest Global Collection of Health Inequality Data; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 22nd, 2023
Featured: Study: Octagonal Warning Labels Most Effective for Jamaican Consumers; Front-of-Package Warning Labelling (FOPWL) Other News: Webinar: Looking Back to Move Forward – Caribbean Youth Mental Health; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; JYAN Calls Out Teachers Secretly Selling in Schools – Youth Programme Wants Speedy National School Nutrition Policy; The Caribbean Economic Forum: Managing the Cost of and the Fallout From Non-communicable Diseases in the Caribbean; CARPHA 67th Health Research Conference; People Power – Introducing WHO’s New “Intention to Action” Series to Enhance the Meaningful Engagement of People With Lived Experience; WHA76 High-Level Side Event – Invest in and Engage People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases: Next Steps towards Universal Health Coverage; Bridging the Care Gap: Global Week for Action on NCDs 2023 Theme; HCC Joins the Caribbean Broadcasting Union as a Theme Sponsor for the 2022 Caribbean Media Awards; WHO: Are You Consuming Too Much Salt?; Diabetes Complications and Diabetes in Crises – IDF Virtual Congress 2023; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 22nd, 2023
Featured: HCC Open Letter to the Government of Barbados; HCC Joins the Caribbean Broadcasting Union as a Theme Sponsor for the 2022 Caribbean Media Awards Other News: World Obesity Day 2023 Webinar: Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean – How do we care for the 1 in 3?; Different Voices – One Goal – Youth Perspective on Next Steps for Childhood Obesity in SIDS; Time To Get Serious About Obesity – Barbara McGaw; Global World Obesity Day – Rosana Pike; PAHO Urges Caribbean Countries To Tackle Main Driver of NCDs; Mental Health: A Solution for Reducing Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean; Massive Efforts Needed To Reduce Salt Intake and Protect Lives; Enabling the Right to Health through Universal Health Coverage for People Living with NCDs; WCRFI Launch Two New Policy Indexes; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 4th, 2023
Featured: World Obesity Day 2023 #ChangingPerspectives: Let’s Talk About Obesity; Let’s Talk About It!; Different Voices – One Goal – Youth Perspective on Next Steps for Childhood Obesity in SIDS; It’s on the Cards; Rotary District 7030 World Obesity Day Webinar; Addressing Obesity: Overcoming the Economic Implications and System Challenges Other News: Have You Registered for the NCD Alliance Advocacy Webinar on Thursday 9 March?; WCRFI Launch Two New Policy Indexes; The Conquering Men of Cancer Support Services Present “Shop Talk II: Ladies and Gents, Let’s Talk About Our Colon”; Race For The Kids; Mexico Bans Trans Fats in Oils, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; PAHO/WHO Launches Handbook Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 20th, 2023
Featured: The Official Launch of the Barbados School Nutrition Policy; No-Sugar Drinks in Schools From April Other News: We Want Your Views: Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Small Island Developing States – A Discussion Paper by Civil Society; Webinar: Youth-led Advocacy, Engagement and Leadership; Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean – How do we care for the 1 in 3?; St Kitts and Nevis: National Sports Policy Works To Address Non-Communicable Diseases; Mexican Lawmakers Ban Use of Trans Fats, Which Cause 13,000 Deaths a Year in the Country; PAHO Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness of Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean; Mental Health Researchers to Study Alzheimer’s Disease in Caribbean Peoples; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; PAHO/WHO Launches Handbook Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Schools; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; Study Finds Link Between ‘Free Sugar’ Intake and Cardiovascular Disease; SCOPE & World Obesity Day – #ChangingPerspectives on Child Obesity Through Medical Education; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 4th, 2023
Featured: World Cancer Day 2023 – Close the Care Gap; World Cancer Day 2023 – Close the Care Gap: Uniting Our Voices and Taking Action; World Cancer Day 2023: Close the Care Gap; Cancer Awareness Activities Continue Ahead of World Cancer Day Other News: We Want Your Views: Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Small Island Developing States – A Discussion Paper by Civil Society; Jamaica’s Women Let Down by Failure of Cervical Cancer Vaccine Drive; A Global Strategy for Elimination of Cervical Cancer; It’s Snack Time: Just Eat Me Fresh; Media Launch: Handbook on Promoting Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools Handbook; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Urges Everyone To ‘Do Your Part, Check Your Heart’ at Heart Month Launch; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Antigua and Barbuda Unveils Mascot ‘Arter’ As National Heart Month Gets Underway; Food & Nutrition Surveillance Bulletin: Empowering Healthful Food Choices; NCD Child Global Advocacy Course; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; First Caribbean Staff Moving to Better Health; ADI Members in the Caribbean Call for Urgent Action on Dementia; NCD Alliance Webinar: Neglected and in Crisis: Delivering NCD Care in Humanitarian Settings; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
January 30th, 2023
Featured: SIDS High-level Technical Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, 17-18 January 2023; We Want Your Views: Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Small Island Developing States – A Discussion Paper by Civil Society Other News: Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean; Launch of New South Africa Sugary Drinks Tax Campaign: LESS SUGAR. MORE LIFE; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Youth Advocacy Training; Reversing Barbados’ NCD Crisis Warrants More Aggressive Action, Says Doctor; ADI Members in the Caribbean Call for Urgent Action on Dementia; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Sagicor Know Your Numbers Campaign; Five Billion People Unprotected From Trans Fat Leading to Heart Disease; NCD Alliance Webinar: Neglected and in Crisis: Delivering NCD Care in Humanitarian Settings; UK Soft Drink Taxes Associated With Decreased Obesity in Girls; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
January 14th, 2023
Featured: We Want Your Views: Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Small Island Developing States – A Discussion Paper by Civil Society; Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean Other News: SIDS High-level Technical Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, 17-18 January 2023; School Based Survey in Suriname Reports High Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Hyperglycemia Amongst Primary School Children; University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program; Anti-Tobacco Civil Society Celebrates Big Win, Urges All Governments To Reject Partnerships With Tobacco Companies; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Sagicor Know Your Numbers Campaign; Call for Comments on the Draft WHO Guideline: Fiscal Policies To Promote Healthy Diets; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
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December 22nd, 2022
Featured: Deborah Chen | For the Sake of Our Health, Where Do We Go From Here?; Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces Healthy Food Policy Virtual Workshop Part 2 Other News: Caribbean Superheroes – Children and Youth Living With Type 1 Diabetes; Sagicor Know Your Numbers Campaign; Call for Comments on the Draft WHO Guideline: Fiscal Policies To Promote Healthy Diets; University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
December 10th, 2022
Featured: Human Rights Day 2022; 7th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2022 Webinar Recording: The WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030 – Priorities for the Caribbean; Conflict of Interest and Interference in Food Policy in the Caribbean Webinar Recording; What You Need To Know About The Current Consultations On Warning Labels On Packaged Food In The Caribbean Other News: HCY in Trinidad and Tobago Meet With Representatives From the Ministry of Health To Discuss the Call to Action; HCY in Barbados Meet With Dr. the Hon. Sonia Browne M.P., Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Other Ministry of Health Officials To Discuss the Call to Action; HCY Participate in Barbados National Mental Health Policy – Stakeholder Consultation Workshop; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; CARICOM’s Front-of-Package Labelling Conundrum; Caribbean Superheroes – Children and Youth living with Type 1 Diabetes; Sagicor Know Your Numbers Campaign; Non-Communicable Diseases: How Does Belize Tackle Them Head On?; Adoption of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Warnings Can Help Decrease Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Type-2 Diabetes and Some Cancers in the Americas; Call for Comments on the Draft WHO Guideline: Fiscal Policies To Promote Healthy Diets; WHO Launch of Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages Manual; University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
November 14th, 2022
Featured: World Diabetes Day 2022; HCC Hosts Meeting for Regional Diabetes Organisations; HCC Policy Brief – The Global Diabetes Compact: Diabetes Prevention and Control in the Caribbean; What You Need To Know About The Current Consultations On Warning Labels On Packaged Food In The Caribbean; The Fate of Front of Packaging Warning Labelling in CARICOM; Webinar – Conflict of Interest and Interference in Food Policy in the Caribbean; 7th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) Friday December 2, 2022 Other News: Health Organisations Call on the UNFCCC To Protect Cop From Corporate Greenwashing Following Coca-Cola Sponsorship; Communication for Social Impact: Communication Tips for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Other Projects; The Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition Webinar – Towards a Healthier Barbados: Ideas & Innovations; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Premature Deaths Attributable to the Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods in Brazil New Study Finds; University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program; 1st International Conference on Promotion of Physical Activity in Public Health; A Constant Barrage: Us Companies Target Junk Food Ads to People of Color; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; ‘This Industry Will Stop at Nothing’: Big Soda’s Fight To Ban Taxes on Sugary Drinks; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
November 7th, 2022
Featured: The Fate of Front of Packaging Warning Labelling in CARICOM; Webinar – Conflict of Interest and Interference in Food Policy in the Caribbean; Webinar – 7th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) Other News: PAHO Webinar- World Diabetes Day 2022; The Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Communication for Social Impact: Communication Tips for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Other Projects; 1st International Conference on Promotion of Physical Activity in Public Health; Sustainable Procurement for Nutritious School Food Webinar; University of the West Indies Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program; WHO Launches New Noncommunicable Disease Data Portal; Co-Creating the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 24th, 2022
Featured: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Launch ‘Out of Our Schools’ Mass Media Campaign; Health Ministry To Address Marketing of Unhealthy Foods to Children; Manufacturers Urged To Improve Nutritional Content and Labelling on Products; #ActOnFacts! The Food in Our Schools Matters Other News: Co-Creating the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions; Suzanne Soares-Wynter – Jamaicans Support Sugary Drinks Tax; Sign the Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series; Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Webinar – Life Is Too Precious To Go Up in Smoke; FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages to Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease; Commonwealth Foundation Grants Call 2022-2023; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 16th, 2022
Featured: World Food Day 2022 – Leave NO ONE behind; CARPHA Calls for Improved Regional Food Security To Ensure No One Is Left Behind; #ActOnFacts! The Food in Our Schools Matters Other News: Regional Youth Call For Change To Mental Health Systems; You Can Take Part Too – Sign the Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Time To Rethink Health Messages; CIBC FirstCaribbean Know Your Numbers Caravan in Full Swing; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases; NCD Child Call for Nominations; Commonwealth Foundation Grants Call 2022-2023; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 10th, 2022
Featured: World Mental Health Day 2022: Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; HCY in Bahamas Meet With Policymakers To Discuss the Call to Action; Social Media Graphics Cards; No Health Without Mental Health; Call To Put Emphasis on Children’s Mental Health; World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All; Caribbean Youth Ask Their Governments To Do More for Their Mental Wellbeing; Let’s Unpack It Presents the Just ACT Suicide Prevention Pledge: Suicide Prevention Starts With Each of Us!; The Future Talks: Mental Health Matters – It’s Time for Caribbean Youth to Speak Up; We Are a Priority! – The Need for a Renewed Focus on the Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Youth in the Caribbean on the Occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day Other News: #ActOnFacts! Food in Our Schools Matters Webinar Recording Now Available; GAPA Virtual Event 2022; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 29th, 2022
Featured: World Heart Day; #ActOnFacts! Food in Our Schools Matters Webinar Other News: Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces Healthy Food Policy Virtual Workshop; CARPHA Expanding Adaptation of Jamaica Moves Across Caribbean; WHO and ILO Call for New Measures To Tackle Mental Health Issues at Work; Deadly Sway: Harmful Industries and the Global Goals; Caribbean Health: The Use of Law to Address NCDs in the Caribbean; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Unhealthy Food Marketing Invades Digital Space and Influences Dietary Practices Among Adolescents; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 17th, 2022
Featured: The Food in Our Schools Matters Campaign; Regulating the Availability and Marketing of Unhealthy Beverages and Food Products in and around Schools in the Caribbean; Caribbean Moves Launched; Health Policy Victory Is Sweet in Barbados Other News: Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces Healthy Food Policy Virtual Workshop; Deadly Sway: Harmful Industries and the Global Goals; Caribbean Wellness Day – September 10, 2022; Carpha Spotlights Digital Health at Its First Hybrid Research Conference; How Front-of-Package Warning Labels Can Protect Our Health; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series Inaugural Session; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; Uruguay’s Roll Back of Plain Packaging a Symptom of Big Tobacco’s Influence on Government; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 7th, 2022
Featured: The Food in Our Schools Matters Campaign Launched; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Investing in Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control in the Caribbean to Protect Our Future Other News: Wellness Week 2022; Nothing for Us, Without Us: New Film Series on People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series Inaugural Session; World Suicide Prevention Day 2022- What Do We Know About Impact of Suicide in Adolescent in the Americas; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; Caribbean Health: The Use of Law to Address NCDs in the Caribbean; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 27th, 2022
Featured: The Superiority of Octagonal Warning Labels in Central America and the Caribbean; Front-of-Package Warning Labelling (FOPWL); Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition Other News: Jamaica Moves Reloaded – Health Ministry Resuming Face-to-Face Jamaica Moves Sessions; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; WHO: Call for Consultant – Global Congress on Implementation of the BMS Code; World Suicide Prevention Day 2022- What Do We Know About Impact of Suicide in Adolescent in the Americas; New PAHO Report on Progress in the Fight Against Smoking in the Americas; Two Surprising Reasons Behind the Obesity Epidemic: Too Much Salt, Not Enough Water; Insufficient Sleep in Teenagers Is Associated With Overweight and Obesity; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 20th, 2022
Featured: Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; International Youth Day 2022; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition Other News: New PAHO Report on Progress in the Fight Against Smoking in the Americas; Why You Need To Start Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; The ‘Sugar Tax’ in Bermuda: A Mixed Methods Study of General Population and Key Stakeholder Perceptions; Health Authorities: Time To Transform Caribbean Health Systems; NCD Alliance Advocacy Webinar; Grassroots Innovation To Beat Noncommunicable Diseases; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics ;WHO: Call for Consultant – Global Congress on Implementation of the BMS Code; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 12th, 2022
Featured: Celebrating Our Youth Advocates On International Youth Day 2022; International Youth Day 2022 Other News: World Breast Feeding Week Took Place August 1st – 7th; Launch of the Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas 2022; NCD Alliance Advocacy Webinar; Caribbean Law Review Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Tobacco and the Law”; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; Cigarette Advertising Aggressively Targets Kids in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a New Study Finds; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 29th, 2022
Featured: Mass Media Campaign Generates Significant Support for Taxes on Sugary Beverages Caribbean Public Health Law Forum Inaugural Issue; The Experiences of People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Other News: Nutrition Policy Pitched As Lifesaver for Students; Eradicating NCDs in T&T and Barbados; Sweet Surrender: More Concern Over Saint Lucia’s Love Affair With Sugar; Caribbean Law Review Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Tobacco and the Law”; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; World Obesity Day 2022: Outcomes and Impact; Adolescent Voices Contest – Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 13th, 2022
Featured: The Experiences of People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic; Industry Tactics To Avoid Regulation in the Caribbean – An Interview With Maisha Hutton Other News: Caribbean Public Health Day – Public Health Improves the Lives of All People; Spouses and Partners of Commonwealth Heads of Government Commit to Action on Cervical Cancer Elimination; Lake Health and Wellbeing Webinars; Jamaica’s Health Education and Promotion Ministry’s Infrastructure Being Realigned; These Are 6 Tactics Big Business Uses To Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol, Junk Food Laws; FSSIDS 2022: Towards Resilient Food Systems; EDCs – An Invisible Cause of Obesity; Eat Wholegrains, Vegetables, Fruit and Beans; Kellogg’s Loses Bid to Block New UK Rules to Tackle Obesity; Youth Ambassador Initiative Helping Fight Non-Communicable Diseases; Adding Salt to Food Could Reduce Life Expectancy by More Than Two Years, Study Finds; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 30th, 2022
Featured: NCD Progress Monitor 2022 – The Caribbean Continues To Fall Short, Especially in the Area of Unhealthy Diets; Voices of Young People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean Other News: Health Ministry Moves To Eliminate Trans Fats From Local Food Supply; Medical Experts Share Perspective on the ‘Silent Killer’; The Benefits and Challenges of Taxing Sugar in a Small Island State: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis; New WHO Report: Marketing Technologies May Be a Surprising Ally in Making the Internet Healthier; PAHO Executive Committee Concludes With Call To Strengthen Regional Health Goals Post-Pandemic; World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All; Canada Would Be First Country To Require Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes With New Proposal; Having Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease Doubles the Risk of Dementia; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 15th, 2022
Featured: HCC Make it Make Sense Campaign Gaining Momentum – New Videos Launched; Rallying for Action on NCDs 2012 Other News: UWI and PAHO Panel Discussion: Health Policy Development in the Caribbean: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities; 2nd Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health; Dominicans Urged To Transfer COVID-Fighting Energy to Combatting NCDs; More Young People Presenting With ‘Lifestyle Illnesses’; Highlighting the North Central Regional Health Authority Lung Cancer/Thoracic Malignancy Unit (LCTMU) Annual School Poster Competition; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition; Preventing Conflicts of Interest in Food and Nutrition Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean; Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition; Equity and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Obesity, Weight Gain and Cancer Risk; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 5th, 2022
World Environment Day 2022: We have #OnlyOneEarth Let’s Take Care of It; Less Talk and More Action – Healthy Caribbean Youth; A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment: Webinar Recording; PAHO Press Release: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; Promoting the Health of People and Planet Together; HCC – NCDs, Our Health, Climate Change and the Environment; Iconic Painting Supporting Global Climate Justice; Why Mental Health Is a Priority for Action on Climate Change; Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases (NDCs) by Reducing Environmental Risk Factors; Environment, Climate and NCDs; PAHO: #Tobacco Exposed – Poisoning Our Planet; WHO: Tobacco Is Killing Us and the Planet; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 31st, 2022
World No Tobacco Day 2022: World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; PAHO Webinar Press Release – “Towards a Smoke – Free Caribbean” PAHO/WHO, HCC, UWI and CPHLF Launch Policy Briefs To Support Caribbean Countries in Implementing Smoke-Free Legislation; Six New Resources To Encourage the Implementation of Smoke Free Legislation in the Caribbean; HCC Youth Tobacco Advocacy Portal; World No Tobacco Day 2022 Regional News; PAHO: World No Tobacco Day, 2022; WHO: Tobacco Is Killing Us and the Planet; Webinar: World No Tobacco Day Regional Webinar: Tobacco, a Threat to Our Planet; Webinar: Fighting Tobacco Product Waste Other News: Make It Make Sense Campaign in Full Swing; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Highlighting Youth-Led Mental Health Advocacy in the Caribbean – Healthy Caribbean Youth Regional Mental Health Call to Action Subcommittee; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 27th, 2022
Featured: World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; HCC Board of Directors 2022-23 – HCC Welcomes a New Director; New HCC Technical Advisors; Make It Make Sense Campaign in Full Swing Other News: Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer; Highlighting Youth-Led Mental Health Advocacy in the Caribbean – Healthy Caribbean Youth Regional Mental Health Call to Action Subcommittee; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Deborah Chen Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica – Role of Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Children; Unhealthy Foods More Affordable, Accessible – UN Agency; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 17th, 2022
Featured: World Hypertension Day: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!; World Hypertension Day Across the Region; Trinidad and Tobago Heart Foundation; Heart Foundation of Jamaica; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados; Barbados Observes World Hypertension Day; Under Pressure: Hypertension and Kids Other News: Make It Make Sense Regional Campaign; World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; Children and Young People’s Mental Health in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map; PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19; Lancet Series: Urban Design, Transport, and Health; WHO Reveals Shocking Extent of Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing; World Obesity and IDF Release New Policy Brief To Address Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 12th, 2022
Featured: Make It Make Sense Campaign Launched; World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment Other News: Children and Young People’s Mental Health in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map; Webinar – World Hypertension Day 2022: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!; Discussions To Continue On Front-Of-Package Labelling in Jamaica; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados Launches Healthy Initiative; Invest To Protect: NCD Financing As the Foundation for Healthy Societies and Economies; PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19; Lancet Series: Urban Design, Transport, and Health; WHO Reveals Shocking Extent of Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing; World Obesity and IDF Release New Policy Brief To Address Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 22nd, 2022
Featured: International Mother Earth Day 2022; Promoting the Health of People and Planet Together; Earth Day Tree Planting at the Sangre Grande Hospital in East Trinidad; Climate Change and NCDs in the Caribbean; Climate Change, NCDs & SIDS: Reducing Non-Communicable Disease in SIDS Through Climate Preservation; Diet and Food Systems for Health, Climate and Planet Other News: Increasing Push for Front-of-Package Labels in Jamaica; Decades-Long Heart Study Shows Longer Lives, Lower Cardiovascular Risks; The 29th Annual European Congress on Obesity, 4-7 May, 2022; Youth Advocacy Resources Hub; Excess Weight a Clear Womb-Cancer Risk; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 13th, 2022
Featured: WHO, Ghana and Norway Agree To Accelerate Actions To Save Lives in First International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable Diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals; Informal Consultation with People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions in the Caribbean and North America Other News: St. Kitts-based NGO’s Animation Shortlisted in WHO Film Festival; STRiDE Jamaica Webinar April 14, 2022; Youth Advocacy Resources Hub; A Conversation About Sugar & the Barbadian Society; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; The 29th Annual European Congress on Obesity, 4-7 May, 2022; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 7th, 2022
Featured: A Message From Healthy Caribbean Youth On World Health Day 2022 – Protect Our Planet, Protect Our Health; World Health Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Health; WHO: Our Planet, Our Health – World Health Day 2022; Think Before You Drink – World Health Day 2022; Billions of People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air Other News: Billions of People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air; 3 Organisations Changing How We Think About Health in the Caribbean; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Session Recordings Now Available; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Awards 2022; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 2nd, 2022
Featured: Good Health Doesn’t Need To Be Taxing; HCC Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Barbados the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P; Barbados To Raise Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Generate Funds To Sustain Health Initiatives; Caribbean Healthy Food Policy Research Symposium Other News: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Session Recordings Now Available; JAPINAD Wants More Advocacy For FOPL; Cardiovascular Disease – Increasing the National Health Burden; Achieving a Well-Nourished World: A Manifesto for Leadership From the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Awards 2022; Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health – And the Planet; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 25th, 2022
Featured: HCC Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Barbados the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P; Lake Health and Wellbeing Nominated for Prize in World Health Organisation’s Health for All Film Festival; Caribbean Healthy Food Policy Research Symposium; HCC General Assembly Other News: Updated PAHO Regional Sodium Reduction Targets; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Wants Jamaicans to ‘Shake the Salt Habit’; World Salt Awareness Week Webinar Recording; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Webinar: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Joint Approach To Halt the Rise; ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Childhood Obesity: Science and Solutions; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Webinar Recording: Obesity and the Economic Sustainability of Health Systems; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: COME INNA DIS; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 12th, 2022
Featured: High-In Labelling Still the Best Choice; Regional Partners Unite To Reaffirm Commitments To Tackle Obesity As New Global Report Shows Caribbean Ranking High in Obesity Figures; Save the Date: Virtual Caribbean Food Policy Research Symposium Other News: Behind the Labels Big Food’s War on Healthy Food Policies; Food Labels As A Business Opportunity In The Caribbean: Thinking Outside The Package; School Nutrition and Wellness Policy Needed Urgently; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: COME INNA DIS; World Salt Awareness Week – Webinar: “Progress in the Region about Strategies for the Reduction of Salt Consumption”; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Webinar: Obesity and the Economic Sustainability of Health Systems; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 4th, 2022
Featured: Regional Partners Unite To Reaffirm Commitments To Tackle Obesity As New Global Report Shows Caribbean Ranking High in Obesity Figures; Why Healthy Food Policy? Policy Makes It Easy for Us To Be Healthy; World Obesity Day 2022; World Obesity Atlas 2022 Launched; World Obesity Day Stories; World Obesity Day: Everybody Needs To Act; Rotary District 7030 World Obesity Day Webinar; Community-Based Approaches to Tackling Childhood Obesity in St. Kitts and Nevis; The World Obesity Day Youth Forum; Childhood Obesity: A Problem That Only Gets Worse As We Fail To Address It; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados World Obesity Day Virtual Walk; Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition Other News: Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 25th, 2022
Featured: HCC Preparing To Expand Its Advocacy on Nutrition Issues at the International Level; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Part 2 Other News: World Obesity Day, March 4, 2022; The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Presents the World Obesity Day Youth Forum; $2 Billion Allocated for NCD Care Programme; Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; Tax Sugary Food and Drinks – Experts; Preventable Cancers on the Rise in Barbados – Colorectal Cancer; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; NCD Prevention: Are Governments Doing Enough?; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 15th, 2022
Featured: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Other News: Heart Foundation Pressing Forward With Front-of-Package Labelling Advocacy; Raging Non-Communicable Diseases In The Caribbean Have Sparked A War Between The Food Industry And Public Health; Saint Lucia Lost Over 1000 Lives To Cancer In 2020; Obesity Major Risk Factor For Heart Disease; Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment on Campaign to Get Residents to Consume Less Sugar; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Launch Event Focusing On Youth Health and Nutrition; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; Food Marketing Exposure and Power and Their Associations With Food-Related Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours: A Narrative Review; Heart Health Appeal; II International Seminar on Food and Nutrition in Primary Health Care; Food, Health, and Climate Change Nexus by Dr. C. James Hospedales and Sharon Lindo; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 4th, 2022
Featured: World Cancer Day Theme: Close the Care Gap; HCC Cervical Cancer Prevention; PAHO: World Cancer Day 2022: Close the Care Gap; Cancer Care for All: A Life Course Approach That Leaves No One Behind Other News: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop; HCC Virtual Conference 2021 Report; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
January 24th, 2022
Featured: Barbados Featured In BBC Story Works Series; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop; HCC Virtual Conference 2021 Report is Now Available Other News: ENLACE: Data Portal on Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and External Causes; No Amount of Alcohol Is Good for the Heart, Says World Heart Federation; Dr. Alafia Samuels, Is the New Chair of NCD Child; Meet Rachel Morrison – Fighting for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean; Bajans Urged To Focus on NCDs Too; Mexico Seizes 380,000 Boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal; High Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tally Linked to Doubling in Bowel Cancer Risk Before Age 50; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
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