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NEWS Roundup
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10 February 2024
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Webinar: How Are Some Food Industry Actors Working Against Octagonal Warning Labels?
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The webinar seeks to build support for the implementation of healthy food policies such as the octagonal warning label, through the implementation of measures which protect policymaking from industry interference.
Join us to:
- Hear more about our social media campaign, “See The Truth”
- Learn from diverse stakeholders, experiences and perspectives around industry interference and weak governance in food policy making
- Understand ways to safeguard the policymaking spaces
- Explore how the private sector can support healthy food environments
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| Panellists and Speakers |
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| Sir Trevor Hassell
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President
Healthy Caribbean Coalition
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| Maisha Hutton
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Executive Director
Healthy Caribbean Coalition
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| Tamie Marie
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Communication Consultant
Healthy Caribbean Coalition
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| Dr Arthur Phillips
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Deputy Chief Medical Officer and NCD Focal
Point, Barbados Ministry of Health and
Wellness
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| Dr. Isa Barbosa
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Associate Director, Health and Human
Rights Initiative, O’Neill Institute for National
and Global Health Law
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| Dr Kia Lewis
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Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados
Policy Champion, Former Chair of Barbados
Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition
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| Barbara McGaw
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Project Manager, Global Health Advocacy
Project, Heart Foundation of Jamaica
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| Shannique Bowden
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Executive Director, Jamaica Youth Advocacy
Network
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| Alafia Samuels
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Honorary Professor, Caribbean Institute for
Health Research (CAIHR), University of the
West Indies (UWI)
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| Nicole Foster
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Law Lecturer & Head, Law and Health
Research Unit, Faculty of Law, UWI Cave Hill
Campus; HCC Policy Technical Advisor
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| See the Truth Campaign Video and Graphics |
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| Youth Meeting in Barbados, Empowering Caribbean Youth Voices for Health Advocacy – Igniting Change for Healthy Food Policies |
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More than 50 young people from across the Caribbean descended on Barbados for the first ever regional youth NCD/food policy advocacy meeting. Hosted by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Healthy Caribbean Youth (HCY), in partnership with the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN), the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), and UNICEF Jamaica, the 3 day meeting from 7-9 February was conceptualised by Danielle Walwyn, HCC Advocacy Officer who worked closely with youth leaders from across the region. The main aim of the meeting was build capacity and momentum to empower the region’s youth and young professionals, to advocate for the implementation of Healthy Food Policies.
A full report on the meeting will be featured in a future edition of the roundup.
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| The Ripple Effect: Professor Rohan Maharaj Investigates Alcohol's Impact on Family and Community Well-being |
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The Inaugural Professorial Lecture by Professor Rohan Maharaj titled, "Curing Curiosity: 25 years of Family and Community Health Research," took place on Thursday, 1st February 2024, at the UWI Teaching and Learning Complex, it was an in-depth exploration of the evolving landscape of Family Medicine across the English-speaking Caribbean over the past four decades.
Attendees learned about the development of an approach to address alcohol-related issues through research and advocacy and covered a broad spectrum of primary care research, including insights from the Yale and National Institutes of Health funded Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN Project).
Related media - Alcohol policy needed
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Professor Rohan Maharaj
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| Photo: CARPHA website
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Close the Care Gap for World Cancer Day 2024
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CARPHA: The Caribbean Public Health Agency joins the international community in commemorating World Cancer Day 2024 by encouraging all relevant authorities to “Close the Care Gap”.
CARPHA calls on all Member States to commit to prioritising cancer, addressing the root causes of health inequity and to ensuring that quality health services are accessible to all when, where and how they are needed. |
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| Trinidad and Tobago Frontrunner in Fighting Non-Communicable Diseases |
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TT Newsday: Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says his ministry is embracing a life-course approach to health, placing focus on the concept of wellness.
Deyalsingh was speaking at the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation ceremony for Sangre Grande Hospital at the Ministry of Health’s new Queen’s Park Savannah headquarters.
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Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago Minstry of Health
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| The Slowly Evolving Truth About Heart Disease and Women |
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American Heart Association On the heels of a decision by the British Government to ban the sale of disposable vapes by 2025 so as to tackle the rising number of children becoming addicted to nicotine, Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) says the Jamaican Government should muster the strength to follow suit, instead of being straitjacketed by wealthy tobacco industry interests,
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| Photo: melitas/iStock via Getty Images
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World Obesity Day is on 4 March 2024.
Organisations around the globe will be participating in a Walk for Obesity!
Show your support for urgent implementation of evidence-based efforts to address obesity by participating in this global walk! |
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- Right to health for people living with NCDs in humanitarian crises
- Managing diabetes amid a humanitarian crisis
- World Oral Health Day: A healthy mouth is a healthy body
- Bridging the gaps in maternal heart health during pregnancy
- Global cancer cases to rise by more than 75% by 2050 - WHO
- Tobacco COP10: countering new industry tactics
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Open Letters and Statements
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| Cervical Cancer Advocacy Workshop 2013 |
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| A two-day workshop on Cervical Cancer Advocacy Capacity Building at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino in St. Maarten. The workshop was arranged by The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) in partnership with the Sint. Maarten Ministry of Public Health Social Development And Labour – Collective Prevention Services, for members of various Caribbean Cancer Societies and Foundations. This workshop was made possible through the generous support of the American Cancer Society, Health Action Partnership International (UK) and GlaxoSmithKline. |
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Vaping Among Adolescents and Youth in the Caribbean: Situation, Policy Responses, and Recommended Actions
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Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean
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NCD Prevention and Control in the Caribbean – Essential Considerations for Equity-Based and Rights-Based Approaches, Policy brief.
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The work of HCC would not be possible without core funding from Sagicor Life Inc. |
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