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Role for 4H to help control NCDs - THE 4H MOVEMENT, known for grooming very young farmers, can play a major part in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDS). more ...........

Jamaican appointed to World Heart Federation board - JAMAICA is, for the first time, being represented on the board of the World Heart Federation (WHF) with the recent appointment of Deborah Chen as vice-president elect. more ...........

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity - A Global Call for Action was launched on Saturday 8 May 2010 at the 3rd International Congress for Physical Activity and Health in Toronto Canada during the closing plenary session. The final version is now available. more ...........

Guyana- CPCE declared a no-smoking zone - Published: 5th June. www.caribdaily.com. Strong disciplinary action will be taken against teachers if they are in breach of the ‘No Smoking’ declaration. This disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Shaik Baksh, even as efforts were engaged to expand the No Smoking stance to the Cyril Potter College of Education. more ...........

Coordinate approach to health care needed & Health system falls short on chronic care - 1. Co-ordinate approach to health care needed - A coordinated approach to the provision of health care at both the primary and tertiary care levels and the need for an improved ambulance service that would help to transport patients with acute infarctions to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) more ........... 2. Health system falls short on chronic care - The current health care system is not meeting the health requirements of patients with chronic conditions. "We have come to the realization that there is a mismatch between chronic care needs of the population and the acute care orientation of our entire healthcare system - public and private more ...........

The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados celebrates 25 years - As the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) celebrates its 25th anniversary, the Board of Directors wishes to express heartfelt thanks to patron His Excellency Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor General of Barbados as well as the Executive, CEO and staff, volunteers, members, donors and sponsors, and medical professionals who have contributed to its formation and growth and who continue their devoted involvement. more ...........

Soccer World Cup attacked for 'unhealthy sponsors' - FIFA has scored an "own goal" by agreeing sponsorship deals for the 2010 World Cup with companies that sell unhealthy products, campaigners say. The World Cancer Research Fund criticised the governing body for partnering with the likes of Coca Cola, McDonald's and Budweiser. It said the tournament should be an opportunity to promote active lifestyles. Advertisers denied the deals would negatively impact children's diets. (BBC News website) more ...........

Shaking free of Salt - First Published on: 5/28/2010. Barbados Nation - BY KAMMIE HOLDER - DOCTORS ARE RUNNING IN PANIC, children crying and family members screaming: "Don't let him die." But it's too late, another young Barbadian has died from a stroke. more ...........

UN agency lauds Assembly resolution on non-communicable diseases - 14 May 2010 - The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed yesterday’s adoption of a General Assembly resolution calling for the curbing of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, the leading cause of death in the world. more ...........

Keep up Taxes find other ways to reduce cigarette smuggling - Decreasing taxes levied on cigarettes will not help to reduce smuggling of contra band cigarettes. This is according to Nadia Adams, Tobacco Control Officer at the Heart and stroke Foundation of Barbados . more ...........

Caricom's historic UN event against diseases - YESTERDAY'S scheduled meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was a history-making event for the governments and people of the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom). more ...........

United Nations General Assembly - is about to consider a resolution calling for comprehensive action to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Thanks to the swift action taken by NGOs around the world - including many FCA members - the United Nations General Assembly is about to consider a resolution calling for comprehensive action to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), tobacco use and other risk factors. more ...........

Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States - Great news from the United States. The Institute of Medicine Report recommends setting mandatory national standards for the sodium levels that food manufacturers, restaurants, and food service companies can add to their products in the US more ...........

Address by Minister of Health the Hon. Jerry Narace at the opening ceremony of 55th annual Caribbean Health Research Council meeting on Thursday April 22, 2010 at 7 pm more ...........

Study: Cutting Salt Can Have Big Health Benefits - Published on TIME.com in association with CNN - Written By Alice Park Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 - Just when you had figured out how to manage fat, cholesterol and trans fats in your diet, researchers are now warning against another common mealtime pitfall - salt. more ...........

Efforts and initiatives to reduce salt intake - Barbados Advocate 6th April 2010 The Cabinet of Barbados just a few weeks ago approved a salt reduction initiative aimed at getting Barbadians to reduce their salt intake and Minister of Health Donville Inniss says more ...........

A Physical activity day - organized by the Seventh - day church in Dominica and Barbados took place on Sunday April 4th 2010. more ...........

Reverend Ronnie Thwaites: Recipient of Sir Philip Sherlock Award at UDOP Conference - Friday, March 26 Northern Caribbean University News. Renowned broadcaster, Attorney-At-Law, lecturer, highest success intending talk show host and Health and Tobacco Control Advocate, Reverend Ronald Thwaites is the recipient of the University Diabetes Outreach Programme (UDOP) 2010 Sir Philip Sherlock Award. more ...........

World Heart Federation Press Release 22nd March 2010 - Improved Focus Needed to Tackle Non-communicable Diseases in Developing Countries. World Heart Federation endorses recommendations included in new report from the Institute of Medicine claiming ‘profound mismatch’ between resources and disease burden. more ...........

Health Minister warns: Fatty and salty foods bad for you - Trinidad and Tobago Government News - March 11th 2010 - Of the CNCDs, heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes are the leading causes of illness and premature death in the Caribbean today. The picture is similar for Trinidad and Tobago. CNCDs have been responsible for four of the five leading causes of death in our country over the last two decades and heart disease, cancers, diabetes and strokes account for 60% of the total causes of death in our country. more ...........

Health Minister hosts International, Regional and Local Tobacco Control Organizations. - Trinidad and Tobago Government News 9th March 2010. Port of Spain, March 07, 2010: Senator the Honourable Jerry Narace Minister of Health hosted several representatives of international, regional and local tobacco control organizations at the Ministry of Health’s Head Office on March 03, 2010. more ...........

TRINIDAD: New smoking ban to take effect - Caribbean Daily. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Smokers in Trinidad and Tobago will soon be stripped of their right to light up in public as they wish as a new law that seeks to curb the practice is to take effect this week. more ...........

Smoking ban in enclosed public places starts Wed - Trinidad & Tobago Express. FROM Ash Wednesday, smokers will no longer be allowed to light up in any enclosed public place. The Ministry of Health yesterday issued a release, announcing that the Tobacco Control Act, passed back in December 2009, will be proclaimed by President George Maxwell Richards and enforced in phases from Wednesday onwards. more ...........

Anti-tobacco law in effect - The Trinidad Guardian - A couple of weeks ago, the Minister of Health announced that some parts of the 2009 Tobacco Act would come into effect on Ash Wednesday. more ...........

PAHO Policy Statement on “Preventing cardiovascular disease in the Americas by reducing dietary salt intake population-wide” - The PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction has produced this policy statement. It has the rationale and recommendations for a population-based approach to reduce dietary salt intake among all people in the Americas, be they adults or children. more ...........

Smoking ban makes good sense - Jamaica Gleaner Online, February 11, 2010 - Smoking has been recognised as a serious medical problem and, in the last 40 years, has been linked irrefutably to many serious diseases of various tissues, including cancer, heart disease, gangrene of lower limbs, stroke and lung disease. Cigarette smoking also increases the complications of diabetes and hypertension. more ...........

Smokers under attack - Jamaica Gleaner Online, January 22nd, 2010 - The bandwagon of local smoking bans now steamrolling across the nation has nothing to do with protecting people from the supposed threat of 'second-hand' smoke. more ...........

Agencies push for inclusion of non-communicable diseases in global health agenda - MediaGlobal, February 11, 2010, By Ryan Dicovitsky. When the international community adopted the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, the chief health focus was on diseases that affect young children and women. more ...........

Caribbean Nations Push for Resolution to Address Non-Communicable Diseases - Europa Newswire, February 5, 2010. By Amy Lieberman. UNITED NATIONS. Non-Communicable, or transferable, diseases, like diabetes and cancer, account for more than 60 percent of the global deaths, 40 percent of which are premature, yet no international resolution or convention recognizes this growing trend. more ...........

30th September 2009 - Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) launches its public access defibrillation programme - CONCERNED about the increasing number of persons dying from heart-related problems in Jamaica, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) yesterday launched its public access defibrillation programme, intended to increase the use of automated external defibrillator (AED) in public locations. more ...........

20th September 2009 - A Report of the activities of Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) for the 12 month period following the Healthy Caribbean Conference 2008. Professor Trevor Hassell, Chairman of The Healthy Caribbean Coalition. more ...........

16th September 2009 - UWI Chancellor urges higher taxes on cigarettes ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC - Chancellor of the University of the West- Indies (UWI), Professor George Alleyne, says he is concerned over the incidents of chronic non communicable diseases in Dominica and is recommending an increase on tobacco taxes to curb the problem. more ...........

19th April 2009 - The Fifth Summit of the Americas concluded on 19 April 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, with a declaration addressing the most pressing challenges facing the region, including non-communicable diseases. The Summits of the Americas bring together the 34 democratically elected Heads of State and Government of the Americas to jointly seek solutions to the Americas' challenges. more ...........

23rd March 2009 - Project Manager Report on the Bloomberg Grantee meeting and the 14th WCTOH, Mumbai India, March 2009. Bloomberg Initiative Grantee meeting - March 5-8th 2009, 14th WCTOH Meeting March 8-12th 2009. Barbara McGaw, Project Manager, The Heart Foundation of Jamaica/Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control. more ...........

8th March 2009 - For the Guyana Diabetic Association for the pass few months the Association have built a stronger partnership with the Ministry of Health of Guyana. We have done joint projects The Ministry held the out of town activities with the Secretary of the Association attending. more ...........

1st September 2008 - Purpose and Objectives and Preliminary Programme - The purpose of this conference is to bring together a wide spectrum of partners from throughout the CARICOM countries -namely civil society, the business community, educators and researchers, and policy makers - to plan civil society’s response to the chronic non-communicable disease (CNCD) epidemic in the Caribbean. more ...........

30th July 2008 - Progress report and update on the “Healthy Caribbean 2008 – a wellness revolution conference” - Strategic purpose of the conference - To focus attention of the Caribbean on the epidemic and burden of the Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (CNCDs) leading in turn to post conference follow-up action, activities, programmes and policies that will lead to reduction of CNCDs in the Caribbean. The conference will be led by Caribbean Civil Society and is a follow up to the Heads of Government of CARICOM Summit on CNCDs held in Port of Spain last year. more ...........

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