Sistemas alimentarios sostenibles

 March 4 is recognised as World Obesity Day, with the theme “Changing Systems: Healthier Lives.” This theme is a significant call to action for governments, healthcare institutions, and communities to confront one of our time’s most critical health challenges. Obesity has emerged as a global epidemic, and the Caribbean region is not exempt from its […]

With fourteen (14) delegates, the Caribbean was well represented at the recent NCD Alliance Global Forum held in Kigali, Rwanda from 12-15 February 2025. The meeting was the largest yet, bringing together over 700 NCD advocates from across the globe united and moblising around the upcoming 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs to be

Almost half of all cancer cases can be prevented by improving individual behaviours and implementing supporting policies. This means there are specific actions we can take to help avoid cancer and there are health policies that can help create environments that make those individual choices easier and more achievable! Backed by research and written by

“Sports washed” away: How Big Soda companies uses sport to sell sugary drinks Op ed by Maisha Hutton, Executive Director, HCC. During the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this past summer, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) joined organisations across the globe in the “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign which called on the International Olympic

Feeding Communities in the Eye of the Storm: Food Systems, Nutrition and Natural Disasters Webinar 5 December 2024 | 11am AST As climate-related events worsen, the relationship between climate, food, nutrition and health systems becomes increasingly apparent. There is an urgent need for multisectoral action to strengthen regional food systems to safeguard the health and

HCC will be spotlighting Caribbean NCD leaders leading up to the 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs (HLM4) to be held during the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025. The HLM4 is a global milestone and stocktaking moment for the international NCD Community to pause and reflect on where we are and what

Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) is one of the regional responses geared towards increasing awareness and promoting measures among CARICOM Member States and their populations, to address the epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which continue to severely impact the health, economy and development of the Caribbean region. The theme is – Power Through Collective Action: Good

Dear Students of 2030, 2030 isn’t just a milestone—it’s a turning point for global development; it marks our global check-in on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including Goal 3:Good Health and Well-being. As you step into this new school year during this critical year, let’s rewind to 2024. We were a group of youth health

On July 3 and July 5 2024, youth advocates in The Bahamas and Montserrat, respectively, participated in Hope for the Future –  a collective call by youth for improved school food environments across the Caribbean. This regional-youth led activity emerged from the  “Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces – Healthy Food Policy Action”, the