7 April 2024
World Health Day 2024; A Message from the Members of Healthy Caribbean Youth on World Health Day 2024; Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean; World Physical Activity Day 2024 Are We Subjecting Our Children To Poor Health Outcomes?; Young Professionals Speak Out Against Food Industry Tactics That Are Obstructing Health Policies!; World Health Day Celebrations in Barbados; CARICOM Health Ministers Endorse Caribbean Moves; World Health Day: PAHO Reaffirms Its Commitment to the Right to Health for All People; New Resource: WHO launches – Communicating on climate change and health: Toolkit for health professionals; Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course: Education for Action; Webinar: Air Pollution and Heart Health; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
28 March 2024
New Publication Launched; Young Professionals Speak Out Against Food Industry Tactics That Are Obstructing Health Policies!; Experts Warn Parents About the Harmful Effects Marketing Ultra-Processed Foods, Beverages Has on Children’s Health; SIDA Action on NCDs and Mental Health; Podcast: What Are We Missing; Cancer Deaths Rising, Prioritize Screenings, Urges Dominica Cancer Society; Doctors Warn About Dangers, Addiction: Is Vaping Safer Than Smoking Cigarettes?; Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course: Education for Action; Webinar: Air Pollution and Heart Health; NGOs Blame NCDs on Junk Food, Smoking, Quacks; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
18 March 2024
New Publication Launch – Public Health Decision-Making in CARICOM: Strengthening the Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling Standardisation Programme; The Caribbean Represented at the Annual Food Governance Conference in Australia; 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; HCC Participate in the 3rd Latin America and Caribbean Tobacco Control Leadership Program; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
4 March 2024
World Obesity Day – 4 March 2024; Webinar: Let’s Talk Obesity & the Right to Healthy School Food Environments; Youth Across the Caribbean Are Calling for the Urgent Implementation of a Comprehensive Suite of Healthy Food Policies in the Caribbean; Deborah Chen – Let’s Talk Obesity and Need for Healthy School Food Environments; Civil Society Organisations Recognize World Obesity Day and Continue To Amplify the Call for Healthier Food Environments!; Heart Foundation Marks World Obesity Day; Public Summit On Obesity; Worldwide Trends in Underweight and Obesity From 1990 to 2022; WHO Calls for Private Sector Accountability Amid Massive Obesity Increase; Ultra-Processed Food Linked to 32 Harmful Effects to Health, Review Finds; The Caribbean Versus the Climate Crisis; Webinar: In Case You Missed it; Guyana Indifferent to FOPWL; STEPS Survey Results; ‘Sweet Drink Tax’ Leads to Drop in Soda Sales; Webinar: Public Policies To Prevent Childhood Obesity From a Food Systems Perspective; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados – Octagonal Warning Labels Save Lives Campaign Launch Event; PAHO Equips Six Caribbean Countries in Drafting Legislation To Tackle Two Public Health Issues; Why the Delay in Implementing School Nutrition Policy; Let’s Talk about Obesity & the Right to Healthy School Food Environments in the Caribbean; World Obesity Day Webinar: Obesity and Youth: Young People Catalysing Change; Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course: Education for Action; A Decade After Its Pioneering Food Law, Where Does Chile’s Obesity Crisis Stand?; Over 1 in 3 People Affected by Neurological Conditions, the Leading Cause of Illness and Disability Worldwide; The Caribbean Has Lowered Its Tobacco Consumption Rates; PAHO Engages With Youth Footballers; Historic Step Towards the Elimination of Cervical Cancer; NCD Hard Talks Webinar: Toxic Air Is Fueling NCDs–Why Are We Not Taking Action?; One in Eight People Are Now Living With Obesity; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
24 February 2024
Webinar: How Are Some Food Industry Actors Working Against Octagonal Warning Labels?; See the Truth Campaign Video and Graphics; Youth Meeting in Barbados, Empowering Caribbean Youth Voices for Health Advocacy – Igniting Change for Healthy Food Policies; Let’s Talk Obesity Webinar; NCD Commission Chair: Nix Harmful Food Advertising; 82 Percent Of Deaths In Saint Lucia Attributed To NCDs; Youth Ambassador Plans To Promote Healthy Lifestyle in Montserrat; Youth Suicide Prevention: Recognize the Signs; PAHO Partners With St Jude Children’s Research Hospital; New Guidance; Creating a ‘Smoke-Free Generation’ Is a Unique Chance To Lead the World in Tackling Tobacco; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
10 February 2024
Webinar: How Are Some Food Industry Actors Working Against Octagonal Warning Labels?; See the Truth Campaign Video and Graphics; Youth Meeting in Barbados, Empowering Caribbean Youth Voices for Health Advocacy – Igniting Change for Healthy Food Policies; The Ripple Effect: Professor Rohan Maharaj Investigates Alcohol’s Impact on Family and Community Well-beingOur Publications; Close the Care Gap for World Cancer Day 2024; Trinidad and Tobago Frontrunner in Fighting Non-Communicable Diseases; The Slowly Evolving Truth About Heart Disease and Women; World Obesity website is now live!; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
3 February 2024
PAHO: World Cancer Day: Close the Care Gap; PAHO World Cancer Day: Webinar; Global Cancer Burden Growing, Amidst Mounting Need for Services; International Childhood Cancer Day; World Cancer Day: Close the Care Gap; World Cancer Day 2024: A Global Call To Close the Care Gap; Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back; World Cancer Day 2024; See the Truth: Some Food Industry Actors Working Against Octagonal Warning Labels; Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Urges Jamaican Government To Ban Disposable Vapes; World Obesity Day 2024; PAHO Releases Toolkit To Enhance Management of Cardiovascular Risk and Hypertension in the Americas; Adequate Food: The Human Right of Us All Course Presentation Webinar Recording; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
29 January 2024
HCC and Partners Launch “See the Truth” Campaign; Watch the campaign video; Check out the campaign graphics; Here’s Why The Caribbean Still Has No Warning Labels On Unhealthy Food; Patients Versus Profits Obesity and Lifestyle Diseases; Scholarship Winner’s Mission to Fight Chronic Diseases With School Nutrition; Adequate Food: The Human Right of Us All Course Presentation Webinar; IAHF New Leadership; World Obesity Day 2024; The Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO FCTC Will Be Held in Panama City From February 5–10, 2024; Virgin Islands Heads Regional Drive Against Cervical Cancer; Caribbean Public Health Law Forum Newsletter; International Childhood Cancer Day; Tobacco Use Declines Despite Tobacco Industry Efforts To Jeopardize Progress; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
January 8 2024
As we welcome 2024 and look forward to the challenges ahead, we take a moment to reflect on 2023, another great year for the HCC family, our members, our partners and our supporters. Read more….