15 December 2025
SAVE THE DATE – 10th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) Webinar; CSO Spotlight; Bovell Cancer Diabetes Foundation (BCDF); Heart Foundation of Jamaica; Cayman Islands Cancer Society; Trinidad and Tobago Heart Foundation; Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; WHO Member State Briefing on HLM4: Broad Support for Political Declaration; WHO Civil Society Working Group on NCDs Statement On HLM4; UHC Day 2025 : Unaffordable Health Costs? We’re Sick of It!; Community Mental Health Services Transform Patients’ Access to Care in Barbados; Health Ministry Begins National Push to Improve School Nutrition Standards; Where Momentum Meets Implementation: NCDs at the 2025 WHO Regional Committees; Experts Warn Global Rise in Ultra-Processed Foods Poses Major Public Health Threat; Call for Worldwide Policy Reform; HEARTS Quality: A Policy Framework To Strengthen Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk Management in Primary Healthcare—Insights From HEARTS in the Americasl WHO Issues Global Guideline on the Use of GLP-1 Medicines in Treating Obesity; Perceptions of Non-Sugar Sweeteners and Front-of-Package Labels Among Parents of Preschool and School-Aged Children in Brazil; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
10 November 2025
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by hurricane Melissa; Resource: Safeguarding Public Health Nutrition in the Caribbean During Emergencies: Guidelines for Managing Donations from the Commercial Sector; Series of Brochures for Persons Living with NCDs in Natural Disaster Prone Areas; World Diabetes Day November 14; Advocacy Group Targets Workplaces Amid Diabetes Surge; PAHO Helps Belize Fight Diabetes; Under Strain: How Diabetes Is Reshaping Health Priorities in the Caribbean; HCC Consultant Call; Breaking the Silence: Youth Lead Dialogue on the Commercial Determinants of Mental Health; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; From Loneliness to Social Connection: Charting a Path to Healthier Societies; Benches Champion Breastfeeding in Public Spaces; Lessons Learned from Hurricane Melissa; Accountability: Tracking NCD Progress in CARICOM; LOHC Digital Launch – A One Health Perspective on Today’s Health and Sustainability Challenges; Big Tobacco Calls It Harm Reduction, Caribbean Youth Calls It Profiting From Addiction; Tobacco Control and Better Care for NCDs: Key Aspects for Providing Smoking Cessation Services; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
28 October 2025
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Jamaica, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba as hurricane Melissa approaches; Series of Brochures for Persons Living with NCDs in Natural Disaster Prone Areas; Resource: Safeguarding Public Health Nutrition in the Caribbean During Emergencies: Guidelines for Managing Donations from the Commercial Sector; Addressing the Commercial Determinants of NCDs in Caribbean SIDS: Protecting NCD Policymaking from Conflicts of Interest and Undue Influence; World Stroke Day 2025; World Stroke Day 2025: Shining a Light on Heart Attacks and Strokes in Barbados; HCC Consultant Call; Big Tobacco Targets Caribbean Nations Ahead of Global Treaty Talks – Governments Must Shut Down Industry Interference; Big Tobacco Calls It Harm Reduction, Caribbean Youth Calls It Profiting From Addiction; Landmark Tobacco Control Bill Introduced; Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition ‘Turn it Around’ Motorcade; Barbados Defence Force Promotes Mental Wellness Among Personnel With Support From PAHO and the Ross University School of Medicine; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; CARPHA Brings Caribbean Context at the Renowned World Health Summit; Funding Opportunity: Call for Applications for Rapid Response Fund Now Open; Impact of scaling up breastfeeding on reducing the global burden of non-communicable diseases in mothers and children; Better Care for NCDs: Accelerating Actions in Primary Health Care – Free Online Course; WHO Strategic Approach on Air Quality, Energy Access and Health; Global Nutrition Targets 2030: Breastfeeding Brief; Strengthening Tobacco Control in the Americas through the 2025-2030 Strategy and Action Plan: Webinar Recording; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
14 October 2025
Highlights from the 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health; HCC at the 50th Meeting of the COHSOD; HCC at the PAHO 62nd Directing Council; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Sweet Talk Campaign. Let’s End the Sweet Talk and Make Antigua and Barbuda Healthier; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Mass Media Campaign – The Time is Now; Back-to-School Time Shouldn’t Mean Back to Unhealthy Food Marketing; Series of Brochures for Persons Living with NCDs in Natural Disaster Prone Areas; Let Your Pain Speak – Webinar; Advancing Multisectoral and Multistakeholder Actions on Noncommunicable Diseases: Thematic Issue Briefs; Better Care for NCDs: Accelerating Actions in Primary Health Care – Free Online Course; Empower, Connect, Care: Strengthening Child and Youth Mental Health in the Americas: Webinar Recording; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; World Stroke Day 2025: Shining a Light on Heart Attacks and Strokes in Barbados; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
17 September 2025
NCD Alliance Policy Brief: UN Fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health; With Just Over One Week Until the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, HCC is Calling on CARICOM Heads of Government to Deliver the Following 4 Key Asks; Health Civil Society Organisations Call for CARICOM Leaders to Take the Lead and Ensure that Caribbean Voices are Centered at the Upcoming UN High Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health; Global Week for Action on NCDs; Mental Health and Suicide Prevention – UNGA Fourth High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health; Webinar Recording: Back to School, Back to Health: Nothing at School Should Encourage Unhealthy Choices – Let’s Do Better for the Children!; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Caribbean Wellness Day 2025; Upcoming Capacity Building Series for CSOs- We Need Your Help!; PAHO and Partners Launch a Series of 8 Brochures for Persons Living with NCDs in Natural Disaster Prone Areas; Healthy Caribbean Youth Members Attend Suicide Prevention: A Conversation with Caribbean Youth; Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
6 September 2025
With Less Than 3 Weeks Until the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, HCC is Calling on CARICOM Heads of Government to Deliver the Following 4 Key Asks; WEBINAR: Back to School, Back to Health: Nothing at School Should Encourage Unhealthy Choices – Let’s Do Better for the Children!; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; HCC and CBU Partners Showcase – Healthy Nutrition Food Policies ; HCC at the 36th Caribbean Media Awards; “Those closest to the problem are closest to the solution” – Why the HLM matters to the Caribbean; Youth Gather to Empower Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day; Global Week for Action on NCDs; Mental Health Conditions Soar Past One Billion Worldwide; The Dialogue Around NCDs Needs To Change; Transforming Mental Health Care Through Equitable Access to Medicines; WHO Updates List of Essential Medicines To Include Key Cancer, Diabetes Treatments; WHO STEPS and the Future of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
18 August 2025
NCD Focal Points from Across the Caribbean Leading the Charge Against NCDs; Political Declaration in Silence; HCC Healthy Nutrition Food Policy Awards Return to the 36th CBU Caribbean Media Awards; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; International Youth Day Highlights; Prominent Youth Health Champion Appointed to the UN Secretary-General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change!; Barbados Minister Joins Step Up to Protect Children’s Health Movement!; PAHO Salutes Youth Leaders Making a Difference; Global Week for Action on NCDs; Second General Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases: Meeting Report, 23-25 April 2025;
PAHO Digital Literacy Program; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
12 August 2025
International Youth Day 2025; HCC OPEN LETTER to CARICOM Heads of Government; Caribbean Regional Stakeholder Meeting on the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health – Webinar Recording; Caribbean Youth are Calling on CARICOM Leaders to Act on Facts and Prioritize Healthy School Food Environments!; CARICOM, Our Children Are Waiting: It’s Time to Act on Facts; Hope for the Future; Bahamas Ministry of Health and Wellness Launches Hope for the Future 2.0 on Healthy Eating in Young People; Want to learn more about the Hope for the Future 2024 activities?; International Youth Day Chat; Youth Advocate Kayla Wright Powerful Testimonial; Youth Advocates from the Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition Take Their Message of the Importance of Healthy Food Environments to the Community!; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Youth Advocates Celebrate International Youth Day with “Step Up!” Challenge; Virtual Veranduh Chat – Prioritizing Breastfeeding: Policy to Practice – Webinar Recording; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; CARPHA Launch Their Strategic Plan 2025-30; For Half of Humanity: Four Billion Reasons We Need Action on Obesity; Neglecting Obesity in the 2025 NCD Agenda Will Leave One Billion People Behind; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
24 July 2025
CARICOM Heads of Government Communique SILENT on NCDs and HLM4; Webinar: CARICOM Regional Stakeholder Meeting; Beyond Personal Responsibility: Tackling Industry Influence in Caribbean School Environments; The Population and Societal Benefit of Increasing the Drinking Age from 18 to 21 in Developing Countries; Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados Highlights NCDs and SIDs in His Speech at the 9th Annual Health 20 Summit, WHO, 20 June 2025; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General Sign 2025–2029 Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy To Advance Health and Equity in the Caribbean; HCC Team Attends World Bank Workshop in Saint Lucia; Health warning One in every four Jamaicans living with at least one chronic illness; Health Advocates Urge CARICOM Leaders To Renew Fight Against NCDs, Mental Health Crisis; What Does Health in a Secure and Sustainable Future Look Like? CARICOM’s Time to Lead Again on NCDs; St. Kitts and Nevis Among Top Five for NCD-Related Deaths, Says PAHO; PAHO/WHO and the Ministry of Health and Wellness Join Forces To Strengthen Mental Health Services in Belize; News Snippets; NCD Global; Video Rewind; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
21 June 2025
HCC OPEN LETTER TO CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT; Putting People & Health First in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Webinar Recording; Caribbean Youth Lead Mental Health Fight Amid Climate Concern; Debate Soon On New Tobacco Control Bill in Jamaica; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Off Track and Underfunded: Confronting the Global Non-Communicable Disease Crisis; NCD Alliance Leadership Dialogues; Hear from HCY Member: Romario Griffith; Kick Big Soda Out of Sport ‘s New Campaign; Fried Chicken Frenzy Versus Public Health: A Call for Policy Alignment; Fuel, Move, Thrive: Supporting Physical Wellness at Work and Home; Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Through Improved Breastfeeding Practices; Laws and Regulations Addressing the Acceptability, Availability and Affordability of Alcoholic Beverages; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
7 June 2025
World Environment Day – 5 June 2025; ‘Sip Sustainably: Sea the Change’ – A New Campaign Uniting Health and Ocean Conservation; A Reflection on World Environment Day 2023: The Story of the Bottle Cap; Webinar: Putting People & Health First in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery; Bridging the Gap: Advancing Mental Health through Transformation, Inclusion and Action. Symposium!; FutureHEALTH Launches with Bold Mission to Drive Innovation in Healthcare; UNICEF Jamaica Launch of Fix My Food Jamaica “Behind the Labels—A Policy Dialogue; Kick Big Soda Out of Sport ‘s New Campaign; Launch of the Better Care for NCDs Virtual Course; Major Stakeholders Unite to Combat the Devastating Effects of NCDs; Call for Experts To Develop a Who Guideline on Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods; The Pan American Journal of Public Health Opens Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Better Care for NCDs.”; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
31 May 2025
World No Tobacco Day 2025: Bright Products. Dark intentions. Unmasking the Appeal; Webinar Recording: Act On Facts – Let’s Do Better For the Children; HCC Represented at the 78th World Health Assembly in Switzerland; HCC at the World Heart Summit 2025; What’s in Our Food?; Webinar Recording: Global Updates on Front of Package Warning Labelling; George Lamming Primary Excels in Nutrition Policy; Eighty Percent of Deaths in Saint Lucia Linked to Non-Communicable Diseases; Ministry of Health Set To Launch Awareness Campaign on Cervical Cancer, Minister Says; HEARTS Webinar Recording: Primary Health Care at the Heart of Hypertension Control in the Americas; The World Heart Report 2025; Launch of GHAI’s Legal Advocacy Action Guide; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
17 May 2025
Global Updates on Front of Package Warning Labelling; HCC at the UN Interactive Multistakeholder Hearing; National School Nutrition Policy Tabled in Jamaica Senate; A Message from the HCC President on World Hypertension Day 2025; Zero draft of the Political Declaration for the High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health is Out; HCY Member Participates Multistakeholder Hearing Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health for Young Professionals; Dispelling Industry Myths on NCDs; Webinar: Towards Zero Tolerance: Eliminating Trans Fats from the Edible Oil Industry; MAPPS II; Virtual Launch of NCDs Quick Buys Paper; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
15 April 2025
HCC-led Caribbean Advocacy Priorities for the 4th UN High Level Meeting on NCDs (HLM4); HCC Director Apointed to WOF Board of Trustees; HCC Board Member Dr Colette Cunningham-Myrie Named as One of Eight New Professors at UWI; LET’S DO BETTER FOR THE CHILDREN!; Changing the Game: Ending Unhealthy School Sports Sponsorships for a Healthier Future; How Health Taxes can Combat the NCD Crisis; 69th CARPHA Annual Health Research Conference; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
22 March 2025
National NCD Commission Welcomes 2025 Budget; NCD Survey: Alcohol Use on the Rise in T&T; Healthy Caribbean Youth Takes Over Instagram!; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados’ Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme Launches the “Protect Us!” Mass Media Campaign; Special Issue of the Caribbean Law Review on “Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Tobacco and the Law”; New Health Survey to Address Barbados’ NCD Crisis; The Road to HLM4 – Get Prepared for the Multistakeholder Hearing; HCC Webinar: Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Journey to the UN High Level Meeting; Small Island Developing States: Addressing the Intersecting Challenges of Non-Communicable Diseases, Food Insecurity, and Climate Change; Diabetes Crisis Overwhelms QEH – Expert; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
16 March 2025
HCC Open Letter; Target Salty Food; New Tax On Salted Snacks; HCC Civil Society Organisation Capacity Building Sessions – Maximizing Social Media for Advocacy: Strategies for Engagement and Impact; HCC Webinar: Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Journey to the UN High Level Meeting; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados’ Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme Launches the “Protect Us!” Mass Media Campaign; Carpha’s New Executive Director Dr Lisa Indar’s Passion to Help the Caribbean; Campaign Launched To Promote School Nutrition Policy; CARPHA’s Health Conference To ‘Unpack’ Mental Health; PAHO Virtual Course: Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases; World Obesity Day Review; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
4 March 2025
World Obesity Day 2025 – Now is the Time to Change Systems to Support Healthier Lives; ACTION: Systems Change; Strengthening Systems for Healthier Lives: Tackling Obesity in the Caribbean; Obesity and Climate Change in the Caribbean; HCC Webinar: Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Journey to the UN High Level Meeting; Our Healthy Caribbean Youth Will Also Be Sharing Their Perspective on the World Obesity Theme This Year; World Obesity Day Webinar: Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity; How are Our Members and Partners Commemorating World Obesity Day?; World Obesity Day Over years; Our Work; Our Publications Read more….
26 February 2025
Healthy Caribbean Coalition at the NCD Alliance Global Forum in Kigali, Rwanda; We Remember Marvlyn Birmingham – a Fierce and Passionate Advocate; HCC Civil Society Organisation Capacity Building Sessions – Advocacy in Action: Preparing for High-Level Engagement; HCC Civil Society Organisation Capacity Building Sessions – Maximizing Social Media for Advocacy: Strategies for Engagement and Impact; HCC Webinar: Changing Systems, Healthier Lives: The Caribbean Journey to the UN High Level Meeting; World Obesity Day Webinar: Acceleration Plan to Stop Obesity; The Countdown is on to World Obesity Day on March 4th!; News From PAHO; Healthy Caribbean Youth Member Highlights the Expensive Cost of NCDs; Fourth Time a Charm?- How to Make the UN High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases Effective; How to Build Alliances Between Health Professionals and People of Faith for a Better Climate; Call for Entries: 36th CBU Media Awards; UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health – Priorities for Mental Health; Second General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD; The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
7 February 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer; PAHO Calls on Latin American and Caribbean Countries to Improve Access to Essential Cancer Medicines and Supplies; World Cancer Day: 4 February 2025; Webinar: Effective Interventions for the Early Diagnosis of Childhood Cancer; CIBC Caribbean Donates Over $100K to Civic Groups on World Cancer Day; Don’t Push Unhealthy Foods; Go Red for Women Day 7 February; NCDs Continue to Drive-Up Jamaica’s Premature Death Rates; Healthy Caribbean Coalition – Operations Manager Opportunity; CARICOM Heads of Government Will Meet in Barbados for 48th Regular Meeting; Data for Action: Harnessing the New RTSL Global Nutrition Database To Shape Healthier Packaged Food Policies; Call To Participate in Childhood Nutrition Surveillance Study; 6th Annual Heart & Stroke Symposium Registration 2025; Communications & Media Advocacy Action Guide; UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health – Priorities for Mental Health; Call for Entries: 36th CBU Media Awards; Second General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD; The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
1 February 2025
World Cancer Day: 4 February 2025 UNITED BY UNIQUE; Access to Medicines and Supplies for Cancer Prevention and Control; Alcohol Drinkers At Risk Of Seven Cancers; Consuming Alcohol Causes Cancer Prof. Marvin Reid, MB BS PhD Explains; A Call for Accountability: The Contradictions of Corporate Sponsorship; Healthy Caribbean Coalition – Operations Manager Opportunity; CARICOM Heads of Government Will Meet in Barbados for 48th Regular Meeting; This is My Life: Stories from People Living with NCDs – Olvin Forde; Jamaica Closer to Eliminating Trans-Fats; Data for Action: Harnessing the New RTSL Global Nutrition Database To Shape Healthier Packaged Food Policies; Call To Participate in Childhood Nutrition Surveillance Study ; Prostate Cancer Rates Alarm as Younger Barbadians at Risk; 6th Annual Heart & Stroke Symposium Registration 2025; Communications & Media Advocacy Action Guide; UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health – Priorities for Mental Health; New UN Report: 74 Percent of Latin American and Caribbean Countries Are Highly Exposed to Extreme Weather Events, Affecting Food Security; Civil Society Engagement in the Development of World Health Assembly Resolutions and Decisions; Call for Entries: 36th CBU Media Awards; Can We Turn the Tide on NCDs in 2025?; Second General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD; The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
18 January 2025
Big Alcohol’s Predatory Practices in 2024 Revealed; “Sports Washed” Away: The Power of Big Soda, from the Olympics to Caribbean; HCC HLM4 Time to Lead; Speaking Out – Urgent Action Required to Ban Harmful Snacks; Lake Health and Wellbeing Programme Director, Abi Begho, Shares Her Experience of Attending and Participating in the Commonwealth People’s Forum in Samoa; Sugary Drinks Drive Global Diabetes and Cardiovascular Cases Particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean; Population Drinking and Smoking More; Cancer Care Equipment Commissioned Into Service at National Public Health Laboratory; Saint Lucia MOH Reports 2024 Health Initative Gains, Outlines 2025 Priorities; Development of an Agenda for Research and Action on Climate Change and Health in the Caribbean; Advocate Calls for More Mental Health Support for Youth; Call for Entries: 36th CBU Media Awards; NCDs Account for More Than 5% GDP Loss in Caribbean – World Bank; Second General Meeting of the WHO GCM/NCD; The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….
2 January 2025
As we welcome in the New Year take a moment to celebrate 2024, another great year for the HCC family, our members, our partners and our supporters. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT Read more….