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CIBC First Caribbean in collaboration with the Healthy Caribbean Coalition has produced a series of Health Check videos which can be viewed below.
Dr. Dawn Alleyne – Asthma
Dr. Hanbal Yazigi – Cancer
Dr. Timotheus Dohr – Diabetes
Dr. Kenneth Connell – Hypertension
Dr. Keo Forde-St. Hill – Mental Health
HCC also collaborated with CIBC First Caribbean to host a Regional Know Your Numbers (KYN) Campaign in twelve (12) Caribbean countries. During the campaign HCC was supported by ten (10) HCC members and supporters to make it a success. fin out more out the Regional Know Your Numbers (KYN) Campaign here.
During the campaign the following health check tests were conducted for the CIBC First Caribbean staff members:
- Blood sugar testing
- Blood pressure testing
- Cholesterol testing
- Body Mass Index
- Body Weight
- Breast Screening (St Kitts and Nevis only)
The following countries were supported by HCC members:
- Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association)
- Dominica (Dominica Diabetes Association)
- Jamaica (Heart Foundation of Jamaica)
- St Lucia (St. Lucia Diabetes & Hypertension Association)
- St Vincent (SVG Diabetes & Hypertension Association)
- The Bahamas (Healthy Lifestyle Team, HaLt)
- Grenada (Grenada Food and Nutrition Council and SDA Health Ministries)
- St Kitts and Nevis ( Lake Health Wellbeing, Ministry of Health and International Cooperation Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF)
- Trinidad and Tobago (TTNCD Alliance/ Health Net)