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 […]
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On August 14th, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Healthy Caribbean Youth (HCY) hosted an engaging Instagram Live discussion titled When the School Bell Rings – What’s in Your School Food Environment in anticipation of the upcoming regional activity – Hope for the Future in September 2024. The recent Hope for the Future events in
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It’s June 2024 and the Caribbean region is bustling with excitement. The 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States recently concluded, with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) policymakers determined to collaborate on a future of resilience and sustainability. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament is also captivating
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On Friday, 17 May 2024, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and partners hosted a webinar entitled ‘Caribbean Mobilising to Eliminate Industrially Produced Trans Fats’, it convened key regional stakeholders to discuss the elimination of industrially produced trans fats (iTFAs) from the Caribbean food supply. iTFAs are a significant contributor to cardiovascular diseases, causing around 278,000
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Tomar medidas efectivas para reducir el consumo de sal, con el propósito de disminuir la incidencia de la hipertensión arterial y otras ENT, y garantizar que se cumplan podría salvar alrededor de 420,000 vidas al año en las Américas.
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Colansa abre convocatoria para apoyar proyectos de investigación e incidencia Si desarrollas proyectos de investigación o de incidencia política en torno a la alimentación saludable, con el fin de crear sistemas alimentarios más saludables, sostenibles, equitativos e inclusivos, esta oportunidad es para ti. La Comunidad de Práctica de Latinoamérica y Caribe Nutrición y Salud (Colansa) convoca
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Public Health Decision-Making in CARICOM: Strengthening the Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling Standardisation Programme Shajoe Lake, Isabel Barbosa, Kimberley Benjamin, Andrés Constantin, Maisha Hutton, Nicole Foster, March 19, 2024. Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of disability, morbidity and mortality in the Caribbean, where over 70% of all deaths are NCD-related. Unhealthy diets, alongside other modifiable risk
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Webinar: Let’s Talk about Obesity &… the Right to Healthy School Food Environments March 8 2024 10:00AM JA/11:00AM AST Register The objectives of the session: Highlight the experience of children/young people in their school food environments Emphasize existing School Nutrition Policies in the region Emphasize the importance of a rights-based approach in addressing childhood obesity
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The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Healthy Caribbean Youth (HCY), in partnership with the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN), the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), and UNICEF Jamaica, hosted a regional youth meeting, “Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces – Healthy Food Policy Action”, from February
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