CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION SCORECARDS (COPS)
WHO recommends a comprehensive approach to prevention including implementation of key policies including: Taxation of SSBs; Regulation of Marketing to Children; Mandatory Front of Package Nutritional Labelling; and School Policies. The HCC CSAP Childhood Obesity Prevention Scorecard (COPS) has 15 indicators to measure a country's response to this emerging crisis.
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Anguilla
  Not Implemented/Absent
  Partially Implemented/Under Development
  Implemented/Present
 1 National NCD Commission or Equivalent
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Anguilla National NCD Commission active as of November 2017 : HCC - National NCD Commissions - Anguilla
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 2 HCC COP Initiative
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No data found on this initiative

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 3 National policy, strategic plan or action plan on obesity
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According to PAHO/WHO Anguilla has developed a National NCD Action Plan 2016-2025 and opened a National Chronic Disease unit which shows tackling NCDs are a major priority for the Anguillan government. A WHO Stepwise survey was conducted for Anguilla in 2016 and served to collect baseline data, including data on obesity, which would support the implementation of the National Action plan for the prevention and control of NCDs. The report for the STEPS survey was released in Februay 2018 and since the results are intended to inform the action plan this suggests the action plan is yet to be fully implemented. The stepwise survey recognises obesity as an issue in Anguilla and suggests several policy actions to aid in NCD prevention and control including improving dietary practices. A 2016 situation analysis of children in Anguilla recommended that a programme for preventing and controlling childhood obesity be developed. This suggests that the NCD action plan may not cover childhood obesity specifically : PAHO/WHO 2017 Country Report - Anguilla
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STEPS survery results revealed - The Anguiillan Article , February 2018
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Situation Analysis of Children in Anguilla 2016 -UNICEF, UKAID, The Government of Antigua
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Anguilla Stepwise Survey for Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors 2016
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 4 Mandatory front-of-package nutrition labelling regulation
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No data found on this initiative

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 5 Nutrition policy or guidelines for all schools
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No data found on this initiative

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 6 Regulation banning the sale and marketing of SSBs and or all EDNP foods in and around all schools
and ensuring the provision of free drinking water
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No data found on this initiative

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 7 Regulation banning the marketing of unhealthy foods to children
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No data found on this initiative

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 8 Regulation banning trans fats (legislative limit on trans fat)
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No data found on this initiative

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 9 Taxes on Sugary Drinks (SSBs)
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No data found on this initiative

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 10 Taxes on EDNP foods / unhealthy foods.
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No data found on this initiative

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 11 Subsidies on local fruits and vegetables
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No data found on this initiative

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 12 Implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in at least one local health facility
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No BFHI : National Implementation of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2017
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 13 Legislation/regulations fully implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk substitutes
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No information on Code status : MARKETING OF BREAST-MILK SUBSTITUTES: NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE STATUS REPORT 2018
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 14 Mandatory physical education in all government schools
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Policy present to encourage physical activity at all levels in all schools through providing physical education at all levels. However, the policy does not mention whether physical education is mandatory : Anguilla National Sports Policy - Towards a Healthier Anguilla
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 15 National program(s) contributing to childhood obesity prevention (COP) efforts
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Move Ya Body Campaign - A national physical activity and nutrition campaign currently running in Anguilla. It uses stats from the 2018 STEPS report to inform Anguillans about the state of their health and encourage physical activity and proper diet.
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The Anguillan Article - National Nutrition and Physical activity Campaign in Anguilla
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Fit Teen Program- runs for 3 months and is aimed at encouraging young people to participate in physical activities, while fostering positive behaviors, well-being and reducing the propensity to health issues : The Anguillan Article "2016 FIT TEEN PROGRAM CLOSES ON HIGH NOTE 2017 PROGRAM NOW UNDERWAY"
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CSAP: Civil Society Action Plan | COP: Childhood Obesity Prevention | SSBs: Sugar Sweetened Beverages | EDNP: Energy Dense Nutrient Poor


The HCC developed the Childhood Obesity Prevention Scorecard or COPS to facilitate strengthened awareness of national policy responses to childhood obesity across the Caribbean Community as part of the monitoring and evaluation component of the HCC Civil Society Action Plan for Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean.
Please email us at hcc@healthycaribbean.org with the subject 'COPS' if you have any data queries or updates.