Taking Stock: Wins, Gaps, and the Road Ahead for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean

by HCC

On May 7th 2026 the HCC  hosted a webinar “Taking Stock: Wins, Gaps, and the Road Ahead for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean” in collaboration with PAHO, CARPHA, and the OECS Commission.  The webinar, attended by almost 200 people provided a timely opportunity to highlight policy progress, share lessons learned, and strengthen collective efforts toward regional NCD prevention and control.

The objectives of the webinar were to:

  1. Examine progress and key challenges in the implementation of fiscal policies including sweetened beverage (SB) taxes and subsidies across the Caribbean
  2. Identify lessons learned from school nutrition policy development and implementation, including navigating engagement with the private sector (with an emphasis on health neutral/health promoting companies)
  3. Highlight challenges, progress and opportunities in other key food policy areas including: TFA regulation; FOPWL, marketing of breast milk substitutes and marketing to children.
  4. Reflect on approaches and tools to address the cross cutting challenge of undue influence and conflict of interest in food policy implementation
  5. Explore actionable recommendations to accelerate policy progress, including the application of innovative research approaches and findings.

See a full list of the speakers and panellists here.

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