The important moments in history of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, from the birth of the coalition to the present day. Click on any point on the timeline to find out more about a particular event.
28 Jun 2019
HCC Open Letter to CARICOM Heads of Government at the 40th COHOG
HCC OPEN LETTER TO CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AT THE 40TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF…
27 May 2019
UN High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage HCC Technical Brief
First United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage – Technical Brief for CARICOM Countries: A Contribution from…
25 Apr 2019
Childhood Obesity: Time for a New Narrative – Webinar
Childhood Obesity: Time for a New Narrative, the first webinar in the HCC Childhood Obesity Prevention Webinar…
27 Mar 2019
Managing Conflict of Interest in the Caribbean
Managing Conflict of Interest in the Caribbean – What Are the Rules of Engagement When Working With…
29 Nov 2018
3rd Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2018
On Thursday November 29th the HCC with the support of partners PAHO, CARPHA, CARICOM Secretariat and the…
20 Nov 2018
Beyond the Call to Action Event
Beyond the Call to Action Event: Towards School Policies in Support of Childhood Obesity Prevention, to place…
27 Sep 2018
HCC 10 Year Anniversary Report
We are pleased to announce the launch of the HCC 10 Year Anniversary Report – Celebrating 10 Years…
31 Aug 2018
Caribbean NCD Forum Report
The Caribbean NCD Forum Report gives a detailed and comprehensive account of all three days of this special…
08 Jun 2018
Sagicor Life Inc. Reaffirms its Commitment to the HCC
Sagicor Life Inc. has once again committed funding for the operations of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC)…
23 Apr 2018
Childhood Obesity Call to Action Launched
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), to its Childhood Obesity Call to Action to Jamaica as it launched…
11 Dec 2017
HCC Wins Award for Excellence in Civil Society Action
The HCC wins award for excellence in civil society action at the 2nd Global NCD Alliance Forum…
17 Nov 2017
Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day 2017
HCC and it’s partners PAHO, CARPHA and CARICOM present the 2nd Annual Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD). The theme…
03 Nov 2017
NCDs and Trade Policy in the Caribbean HCC Policy Brief
This HCC NCD Policy Brief ‘NCDs and Trade Policy in the Caribbean‘ highlights the interactions and relationships…
30 Oct 2017
HCC Launches Online Portal of National NCD Commissions in CARICOM
With support of the Commonwealth Secretariat the HCC has worked with National NCD Commissions (and equivalents) across…
30 Oct 2017
Model for Integrated NCD/Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Service Delivery Report
With support from the NCD Alliance and Medtronic Philanthropy, the HCC provided a small grant for the…
11 Oct 2017
Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean – Civil Society Action Plan 2017-2021
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition’s (HCC’s) Civil Society Action Plan 2017-2021: Preventing Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean was…
22 Sep 2017
HCC and Partners Shine a Spotlight on Childhood Obesity at the 72nd UNGA
On Friday September 22nd, 2017 at the 72nd UNGA in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, the Permanent Missions of…
18 Sep 2017
HCC and the CDB Join Forces to Tackle Childhood Obesity in the Caribbean
The HCC and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have joined Forces to Tackle Childhood Obesity in the…
18 Apr 2017
HCC Signs MOU with University of the West Indies Open Campus
On Tuesday April 18th, the HCC signed an MOU with the University of the West Indies Open…
12 Apr 2017
HCC Signs MOU to Advance Workplace Wellness Programmes in the Caribbean
HCC Signs MOU to Advance Workplace Wellness Programmes in the Caribbean, on Wednesday April 12th, 2017, the…
07 Apr 2017
An Insight into Depression in the Caribbean Infographic
Friday, April 7, 2017 is the World Health Organization’s World Health Day. The theme this year is…
04 Apr 2017
Getting National NCD Commissions Up and Running
Getting National NCD Commissions Up and Running is a publication, developed in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is…
22 Mar 2017
Trinidad & Tobago NCD Alliance Launched
It was a historic occasion in Trinidad this past Wednesday March 22nd, when nine civil society organisations…
17 Mar 2017
Sodium Adds Up a Comparison of Sample Meal Plans in Barbados
Sodium Adds Up – A Comparison of Sample Meal Plans in Barbados. With World Salt Awareness week…
24 Feb 2017
A Spoonful of Sugar – The “Not So Sweet” Truth About Barbados’ Breakfast Cereals
A Spoonful of Sugar – The “Not So Sweet” Truth About Barbados’ Breakfast Cereals (Inclusion of Barbados…
17 Feb 2017
HCC Strategic Plan 2017-2021 Officially Launched
The HCC Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021 was officially launched at the HCC Advocacy, Accountability and Conflict…
17 Feb 2017
Advocacy, Accountability and Conflict of Interest in the Caribbean
On Friday Feb 17, 2017, over 50 stakeholders from Civil Society, Government and the Private Sector met…
02 Feb 2017
The HCC Caribbean Cancer Alliance Cancer Advocacy Agenda
The HCC Caribbean Cancer Alliance Celebrates World Cancer Day 2017 with the Launch of Our Caribbean Cancer…
19 Dec 2016
Civil Society Led Tobacco Control Advocacy in the Caribbean Report
Civil Society Led Tobacco Control Advocacy in the Caribbean: Experiences from The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control This…
25 Nov 2016
Capacity and Information Needs Assessment Report
Capacity and Information Needs Assessment of Healthy Caribbean Coalition Civil Society Organisation Members Working in the Prevention…
18 Nov 2016
HCC Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day 2016
The “First Annual Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day: Misuse of alcohol is a bigger problem than you think”,…
06 Oct 2016
Sugar in the Caribbean Infographics
On the 6th October 2016 we launched an infographic on the sugar content of popular sugar sweetened beverages in…
28 Sep 2016
Blood Pressure Control Through Community Action Report
Blood Pressure Control Through Community Action. Multi Country Project implemented in Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, &…
28 Jul 2016
HCC Brief: A Closer Look, The Implementation of Taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by the Government of Barbados
HCC Launches New Brief: A Closer Lo, The Implementation of Taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by the Government…
22 Apr 2016
HCC Brings Together Regional Civil Society Organisations to Develop 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
On April 22, 2016, Civil society representing twenty four NGOs from across eleven CARICOM territories came together…
14 Apr 2016
Climate Change, NCDs and SIDS
In the first of a series of occasional papers on NCD prevention and control the HCC examines…
21 Sep 2015
Measuring and Engaging the Business Sector Response to NCDs Report
Measuring and Engaging the Business Sector Response to NCDs: The Caribbean NCD Private Sector Forum Meeting Report.…
21 Sep 2015
The Caribbean Private Sector Response to NCDs Report
The Caribbean Private Sector Response to NCDs: A Situational Analysis and Framework for Action. The report is…
21 Sep 2015
A Civil Society Report on National NCD Commissions in the Caribbean
A Civil Society Report on National NCD Commissions in the Caribbean: Towards a More Effective Multisectoral Response…
10 Jul 2015
HCC Signs MOU for 3 More Years With Sagicor Life Barbados
HCC Signs MOU for 3 More Years. On July 10, 2015 the HCC officially renewed its relationship…
06 Jun 2015
Caribbean Civil Society Regional Preparatory Meeting
June 6th, 2015 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel Caribbean Civil Society Regional Preparatory Meeting In preparation for the Global NCD…
05 Jun 2015
Strengthening The Multi-Sectoral Response to NCDs in the Caribbean – National NCD Commissions
June 5th, 2015 – Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Barbados Meeting Summary: Friday June 5th, 2015 at the Courtyard…
04 Jun 2015
Caribbean NCD Private Sector Forum
June 4th, 2015 – Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Barbados Meeting Summary: On Thursday June 4th, 2015 at the…
18 Mar 2015
Caribbean Civil Society Health Systems Strengthening Meeting Report
Caribbean Civil Society Health Systems Strengthening Meeting Report The HCC is pleased to the report of…
12 Mar 2015
HCC Awarded Grant from Australian Direct Aid Program (DAP) to fund BPCCA I
HCC has been awarded a grant from the Australian Direct Aid Program (DAP) to fund BPCCA I,…
26 Feb 2015
The NCD Commissions Strengthening Project (NCDCSP)
The NCD Commissions Strengthening Project (NCDCSP) is a collaborative effort of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and…
20 Feb 2015
The American Cancer Society Supporting C4PI II
The American Cancer Global Health Programme is supporting HCC member organisations in a second round of funding…
22 Oct 2014
Caribbean Civil Society – Health Systems Strengthening Meeting 2014
On Wednesday October 22, 2014, a Caribbean Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Meeting hosted by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition…
07 Oct 2014
HCC First Webinar – The Need for Alcohol Policy in the Caribbean
Healthy Caribbean in partnership with CARIAD present the First CARIBAPAN ‘The Need for Alcohol Policy in the…
22 Aug 2014
Youth4NCDs Initiative Launched
Join Youth4NCDs Young people have the power to influence real change. The HCC is launching Youth4NCDs –…
06 Jun 2014
HCC Joins Forces with CARIAD
HCC Joins Forces with CARIAD, the HCC and the Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism and other Drug Problems…
20 Mar 2014
HCC – Launches a Civil Society Regional Status Report
HCC – Launches a Civil Society Regional Status Report: Responses to NCDs in the Caribbean Community and…
05 Dec 2013
Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control in the Caribbean
Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control in the Caribbean, Results from a 2013 assessment of country,…
30 Nov 2013
Knighthood for HCC President
Knighthood for HCC President, the Board of Directors, staff, volunteers and membership of the HCC would like…
29 Nov 2013
Australian High Commission Supports Caribbean Civil Society Cervical Cancer Prevention
Australian High Commission Supports Caribbean Civil Society Cervical Cancer Prevention, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has been…
22 Nov 2013
HCC and Sagicor Launch Advocacy Handbooks
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) is pleased to make available the Caribbean Civil Society Cervical Cancer Advocacy…
22 Nov 2013
Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action Meeting 2013
The November 22nd, 2013 regional meeting ‘Strengthening Health Systems, Supporting NCD Action Meeting 2013 – Advocating for…
02 Sep 2013
NCD Alliance Selects HCC as Partner in the Caribbean
NCD Alliance Selects HCC as partner in the Caribbean as well as national implementing partners in Brazil…
02 Jun 2013
Caribbean Cervical Cancer Electronic Petition (CCCEP)
Under the banner of ‘End Cervical Cancer Now‘, the CCCEP campaign was created to raise awareness of…
21 Mar 2013
Cervical Cancer Advocacy Workshop 2013
March 21-22, 2013, Cervical Cancer Advocacy Workshop for Caribbean Cancer Societies and Foundations – Sonesta Great Bay…
08 Mar 2013
First Edition of the HCC Weekly Roundup
First Edition of the HCC Weekly Roundup was produced on March the 8th 2013, prior to this…
21 Dec 2012
HCC Strategic Plan 2012-2016
HCC Strategic Plan 2012-2016, A Civil Society Strategic Plan of Action for Prevention & Control of NCDs for…
01 Nov 2012
HCC Appoint Experienced Health Specialist Maisha Hutton
HCC appoint Experienced Health Specialist Maisha Hutton. The not-for-profit civil organisation Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), today announced the…
18 Sep 2012
MOU Signed Between Sagicor Life and HCC
MOU Signed Between Sagicor Life and HCC. On the 18th September 2012 at the headquarters of the…
27 May 2012
Rallying for Action on NCD’s 2012
May 27-29, 2012, an NCD Prevention and Strategic Planning Workshop for Civil Society Organizations entitled ‘Rallying for Action…
05 Dec 2011
HCC at mhealth Summit 2011
HCC at mhealth Summit, Dec 5-7, 2011 The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and…
19 Sep 2011
UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention & Control of NCD’s
Billed as an NCD summit to shape the international agenda, the UN High Level Meeting on the Prevention…
16 Sep 2011
Mobile phones and social media in the response to NCDs
Mobile phones and social media in the response to NCDs – a side event organised by the Healthy…
18 Mar 2011
Get the Message Campaign
Get the Message: On 18th March 2011 the Healthy Caribbean Coalition launched a civil society led Health…
06 Oct 2010
HCC First Facebook Post
On October 6th 2010 the HCC moved into social media making it’s first post on : Health…
29 Nov 2009
Statement on Commonwealth Action to Combat NCDs
Statement on Commonwealth Action to Combat NCDs, November 29th 2009 The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)…
11 Mar 2009
The National Commission for CNCDs Draft Strategic Plan 2009-2012
The National Commission for Chronic Non-communicable Diseases’ Draft Strategic Plan 2009-2012 The National Commission for Chronic Non-communicable…
18 Oct 2008
Caribbean Civil Society Bridgetown Declaration
Caribbean Civil Society Bridgetown Declaration: Tackling the Caribbean Epidemic of Chronic Diseases We, the undersigned representatives of…
16 Oct 2008
Healthy Caribbean 2008 – A Wellness Revolution Conference
October 16, 2008, Healthy Caribbean 2008 – A Wellness Revolution Conference. The purpose of this conference was…
25 Apr 2008
healthycaribbean.org domain name registered
One of the first steps towards the forming of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition was the registration of…
09 Oct 2007
Declaration of St. Ann
Declaration of St. Ann: Implementing Agriculture and Food Policies to prevent Obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in…
15 Sep 2007
Declaration of Port-Of-Spain: Uniting to Stop the Epidemic Of Chronic NCDs
Declaration of Port-Of-Spain: Uniting to Stop the Epidemic Of Chronic NCDs Declaration of Port-Of-Spain 15 September 2007. We,…
