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Webinar Recording: Caribbean Mobilising to Eliminate Industrially Produced Trans Fat
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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 deaths globally each year.
In 2022, CARICOM member states committed to removing iTFA from the food supply by December 2025. Momentum is building across the region as countries begin work in this area with the support of key regional partners. Civil society has an important role to play in supporting these efforts.
Funded by a grant from Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), HCC has undertaken an initiative which aims to support civil society advocacy and increase public and policymaker awareness for regulatory policies to eliminate partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) and limit iTFAs to no more than 2% of total fat in all food products. This webinar was a crucial step in building momentum and support for iTFA regulation across the region. |
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UWI Lecturer: Pressure Govt Over Food Access
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Nicole Foster Law Lecturer & Head, Law and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Law, UWI Cave Hill Campus and HCC Policy Technical Advisor
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Barbados Today: With consumers crying out about the high cost of living and their inability to buy fruits, vegetables and other wholesome foods, a university academic is challenging them to pressure the government to implement policies so they can access healthy and nutritious food.
Nicole Foster, a law lecturer and head of the Law and Health Research Unit at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, said the government was legally obligated to create an environment where its people had access to wholesome food by way of the international human rights conventions it has signed.
She suggested that Barbadians needed to do more to get the government to address this issue as it had serious implications for the island’s non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic.
“There is a joint responsibility [needed totackle the NCD problem],” said Foster. “The major responsibility is not at the level of the individual, but actually in terms of government for two reasons. One is that the government is the duty bearer in the context of international human rights. They’re the ones who have assumed these responsibilities in relation to individuals that they are in charge of; but also too, the government, not me as an individual, can change my environment.” |
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Healthy Habits ‘Need Push’ for Major Events |
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Nation News: Event organsiers and the media should promote more responsible drinking and healthy eating messages during the upcoming International Cricket Council T20 Men’s World Cup and the Crop Over Festival. Deputy chairman of the National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Commission, and deputy dean of recruitment and outreach at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies Cave Hill, Dr Kenneth Connell (pictured), made the appeal while encouraging media stakeholders to seek to shape culture and capitalise on the increased visibility.
“Culture is powerful. Culture allows us to accept certain things as normal, certain terms as normal and certain behaviours as normal. Some of these behaviours are unhealthy, such as adding salt to every single thing consumed before even tasting it,” he said. |
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World No Tobacco Day 2024 - Youth Step In and Speak Out #TobaccoExposed
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WHO: World No Tobacco Day 2024 will give a platform to young people across the world, who are urging governments to shield them from predatory tobacco marketing tactics. The industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youth aged 13–15 years use tobacco.
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Experiences and Innovative Strategies To Protect Children and Youth From Tobacco Marketing
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PAHO: Webinar Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Washington DC, or EDT) -Experiences and Innovative Strategies to Protect Children and Youth from Tobacco Marketing, organized jointly by the Pan American Health Organization, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Corporate Accountability. This event will commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2024 (May 31), whose goal this year is to provide a platform to youth who demand that the tobacco industry stop targeting this group with products harmful to their health.This webinar features Danielle Walwyn, HCC Advocacy Officer.
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Launch of the Virtual Course on Regulatory Policies To Prevent Obesity and Diet-Related Noncommunicable Diseases
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PAHO: Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Washington DC, or EDT) PAHO have a launch event for the self-learning virtual course on Regulatory Policies to Prevent Obesity and Diet-related Noncommunicable Diseases. In this course, participants will gain access to strategies for designing and advancing regulatory policies that reduce the demand and offer of ultra-processed and processed products and can halt the rise of obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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SAVE THE DATE
HCC 9th Annual General Assembly
Tuesday 16th July 2024
10am - 12pm AST |
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From Social Media Campaign to Life-changing NGO |
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One Young World: Struggles with mental health have long been stigmatised in the Caribbean, as across the world, but @thedavidsrj is tearing down the taboo through his organisation @letsunpackitco.
David struggled with his mental health whilst at medical school in 2020, and observed his classmates experiencing similar feelings but refusing to talk about them. At the end of January 2020, David launched Let’s Unpack It as an Instagram page, offering healthy mental health coping strategies and a safe space for young people to unpack their lived experiences. |
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Preventing Suicide: A Resource for Media Professionals |
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WHO: There is evidence that media reports about suicide can enhance or weaken suicide prevention efforts. Widely disseminated stories of death by suicide are often followed by more suicides in the population, while stories of overcoming a suicidal crisis can lead to fewer suicides. Media professionals are encouraged to focus on presenting stories of people who overcome difficulties following a suicidal crisis while also following the Dos and Don’ts in this resource when reporting on suicide.
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Global Mental Health Advocacy Forum
Registrations are now open!
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Global Mental Health Action Network: At this year’s Advocacy Forum, we will bring together experts and advocates from 150+ countries, dedicated to improving mental health for all. Led by the Global Mental Health Action Network’s Working Groups, we will cover the detrimental impact of worsening climate conditions, strategies for tackling mental health stigma and discrimination, effective mental health storytelling and much, much more!
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By the SIDS, for the SIDS:
Next Decade of Action on NCDs and Mental Health
28 May 2024 14:00 - 15:30 AST Antigua and Barbuda |
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Photo: WHO / Alasdair Bell
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WHO: Background People living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a disproportionate risk of dying prematurely from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and a high burden of mental health conditions. SIDS have emphasized the need for deliberate action on NCDs and mental health in the 2007 Port of Spain Declaration, 2014 SAMOA pathway, and recently the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on NCDs and mental health. Dr Kenneth Connell, Vice President Healthy Caribbean Coalition will be particpating.
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Webinar: A Happy and Healthy Start for a Lifetime of Wellness and Wellbeing
12 June 2024 | 6:30PM AST
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World Hypertension Day 2024
Heart Foundation stresses limiting salt intake
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Jamaica Gleaner: World Hypertension Day is now aligned with Salt Awareness Week which is observed the third week of May each year. This year’s theme, ‘Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, and live longer!’ highlights the need for Jamaicans to get screened and know their numbers. The Heart Foundation notes in a media release that, “regularly eating of too much salt can increase our risk of developing high blood pressure, which is the main cause of strokes, and a major cause of heart attacks.
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Bermuda Makes Progress in Hypertension Management with Hearts Implementation
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Barbados Today: Scores of Barbadians and visitors turned out to the Golden Square Freedom Park early Saturday morning to await their turn for vital health screenings. It was a culmination of a nine-month-long endeavour by the Rotary Club of Barbados, dedicated to combating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) within the community. The event, held under the banner of the Rotary Club’s Health and Wellness Initiative, was spearheaded by the club’s president, Ermine Darroux-Francis. Rotary Club is one of the oldest in Barbados, boasting a proud 61-year history and a membership exceeding 110.
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The HCC is seeking to expand our database of consultants with expertise in the area of NCD prevention and control. The HCC relies on consultants to support the implementation of our projects in the short, medium and long-term. To this end we are inviting individual consultants and consulting firms to submit CVs to the HCC. Submitted CVs will be reviewed to ensure they meet the selection criteria and if successful they will be placed in our consultant database. Please note that consultants do not need to be based in the Caribbean but must meet the selection criteria outlined. The database will be the first resource we turn to when consultancy opportunities arise.
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77th Session of World Health Assembly
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NCD Alliance: The seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA77) will take place in Geneva from 27 May to 1 June 2024 with proceedings available via live stream.
The World Health Assembly is the WHO's decision-making body. It's convened every year in May and its main functions are to determine WHO policies, programmes and budgets, in addition to appointing the Director-General. |
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Caribbean Nutrition Awareness Day
1 June 2024
Healthy Eating, Active Living: Support Policies That Promote Healthy Food Environments
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Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians: Caribbean Nutrition Day is celebrated every year on June 1st. The observance of this day originated under the former Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), a specialized centre of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). Following the decommissioning of CFNI, this initiative was adopted and expanded into Caribbean Nutrition Awareness Month by the Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians (CANDi).
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Latin America Labels Ultra-Processed Foods. Will the US Follow? |
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The Guardian (UK): Candy lines every inch of the mercado de dulces in Mexico City’s historic center. Tantalizing strawberry-flavored chocolates and Tajín-covered mango gummies pack the narrow aisles of the meandering marketplace.
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Photo: Alberto Valdés/EPA
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A New Roadmap For Obesity Prevention |
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Think Global Health: Since 1990, obesity rates have doubled among adults and quadrupled among children and adolescents worldwide, increasing communities' risk of heart disease, certain cancers, and other deadly illnesses.
Modern lifestyles have contributed to the trend, including greater use of public transportation over walking or cycling, long hours in sedentary work settings, and foods that may be unhealthy or overprocessed. Higher incomes and greater purchasing power add to these behaviors, motivating individuals to buy fast food rather than cook nutrition-rich meals. |
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- WHO seeking input on financing dialogue and 4th High-level Meeting on NCDs, by 26 May
- A first look at the Forum programme as newly announced plenaries focus on leadership, multisectoral action & communities
- Virtual launch event! Tracking NCD Funding Flows: Urgent Calls and Global Solutions
- Participate in World Heart Summit virtually
- Weekly update of NCD-relevant WHA77 side-events
- Key advocacy messages from NCD community for world leaders at WHA77
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Open Letters and Statements
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World Hypertension Day 2016 |
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March 17, 2016 |
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The World Hypertension League (WHL) in partnership with the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) is excited to celebrate World Hypertension Day (WHD) 2016! World Hypertension Day will be celebrated on May 17th-May 24th, 2016. The theme for World Hypertension Day is Know Your Numbers with a goal of increasing high blood pressure (BP) awareness in all populations around the world. |
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Vaping Among Adolescents and Youth in the Caribbean: Situation, Policy Responses, and Recommended Actions
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Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean
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NCD Prevention and Control in the Caribbean – Essential Considerations for Equity-Based and Rights-Based Approaches, Policy brief.
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The HCC is a regional network of Caribbean health NGOs and civil society organizations with the remit to combat chronic diseases (NCDs) and their associated risk factors and conditions. Our membership presently consists of more than 65 Caribbean-based health NGOs and over 55 not-for-profit organisations and, in excess of 200 individual members based in the Caribbean and across the globe.
To join the HCC email us at hcc@healthycaribbean.org |
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The work of HCC would not be possible without core funding from Sagicor Life Inc. |
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