HCC News Roundup

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HCC Weekly News Roundup

26 May 2026
Strong Showing of Caribbean Dementia CSOs at the 37th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International in Lyon, France; Member Spotlight – Building a Safe Space at Home – Lake Health and Wellbeing; Snapshot of the HCC President at the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) and the World Heart Summit; CARICOM Ministers Come Together to Deliver Joint Statement on NCDs at WHA79; Opportunity to Join the HCC Team; Diabetes and Hypertension Association (DHAB) of Barbados Republic Bank Blue Wellness Conference; HCC Courtesy Visit to Recently Appointed PAHO Chief, Caribbean; Jamaica to Expand Cancer Screening and Treatment Capacity With IAEA Support; Call for Change in Approach to Fighting NCDs; Focus on World Hypertension Day 2026; CARPHA Urges Action on Excessive Salt Intake as Hypertension and Heart Disease Rise Across the Region; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Health Taxes for School Meals: A Global Toolkit for Financing a Healthy Future; Bahamas Chinese Dragon Boat Association President, Dr. Christine Chin Made a Donation to the Bahamas Cancer Society; Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; Sweet Poison: A CAPPA Documentary; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

9 May 2026
WEBINAR Recording: Taking Stock: Wins, Gaps, and the Road Ahead for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean; WHA79 Official Side Event; Caribbean Youth Voices – Healthy Caribbean Futures Advocacy Training; Young Caribbean Minds Resources Launch; Dr. Joseph St. Elmo Hall Memorial Lecture on Cervical Cancer; Innovative Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity in Young People in the Caribbean; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Guiding National Nutrition Policies and Guidelines in Caribbean Schools and Early Childhood Services; Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians Caribbean Nutrition Month 2026; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

2 May 2026
WEBINAR: Taking Stock: Wins, Gaps, and the Road Ahead for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean; Caribbean Youth Voices – Healthy Caribbean Futures Advocacy Training; Young Caribbean Minds Resources Launch; Offniel Lamont | Jamaica’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policy in Transitionl; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Why Hypertension Remains One of the Caribbean’s Deadliest Health Threats; OAS and PAHO Hemispheric Program to Reduce Non-Communicable Diseases; Better Care for NCDs: PAHO Supports Dominican Republic’s Progress Toward the Elimination of Cervical Cancer; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

18 April 2026
From Schoolyard Games to Couches: Why Play Belongs at the Heart of Public Health; WEBINAR: Taking Stock: Wins, Gaps, and the Road Ahead for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean; Experts ‘Deeply Worried’ as Four in Ten Children Now Overweight or Obese; School Food Choices Driving Childhood Obesity in Jamaica and the Caribbean, PAHO Warns; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Government to Convene a National Consultation to Address Growing Concerns of CNCDs; Jamaica’s Bittersweet Reckoning; PAHO Launches New Policy Briefs to Strengthen Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; PAHO Webinar – Prostate Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

3 April 2026
Innovative Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity in Young People; World Health Day 2026; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Healthcare Professionals Participate in Two-Day Workshop on NCDs; Productivity Down $140m Due to NCDs; Health and climate change: Country profile 2025 – Jamaica; Health Ministry Expands Screening To Reduce Colorectal Cancer; Colorectal Cancer a Growing Global Threat, and Too Often Detected Late in Barbados; PAHO Webinar – Prostate Cancer: Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

21 March 2026
World Obesity Day Review; Caribbean Paediatricians Call to Action on Obesity – 5 Years Later; 8 Billion Reasons to Act: A Caribbean Youth’s Call to Address Obesity; CSO Actions; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Concerted Effort for Healthy Jamaica; New PAHO Report Highlights Progress in Front-of-Package Food Labeling in the Americas; Letter of the Day | Beyond Sweetened Drink Tax – Time for Front of Package Warning Labels Too; Barbados Today 19 March 2026; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

4 March 2026
March 4th is World Obesity Day 2026; 8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity Online Event 4 March 2026; 8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity; Share Your Reason; World Obesity Atlas 2026; Caribbean Paediatricians Call to Action on Obesity – 5 Years Later; Messages from Members of the HCC Board on World Obesity Day 2026; 8 Billion Reasons to Act: A Caribbean Youth’s Call to Address Obesity; The Heart Foundation of Jamaica Urges National Action on World Obesity Day: “8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity”; Our Health, Our Right – A Rights-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Agenda for the Caribbean; HCC Childhood Obesity Work and Resources; Caribbean Urged to Put Chronic Disease Fight at Centre of Development Agenda; HCC OPEN LETTER TO CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT; Caribbean Urged to Put Chronic Disease Fight at Centre of Development Agenda; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

28 February 2026
HCC CONGRATULATORY OPEN LETTER; HCC OPEN LETTER TO CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT; Caribbean Paediatricians Call to Action on Obesity – 5 Years Later; 8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity Online Event 4 March 2026; March 4th is World Obesity Day 2026; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Natalia Burton Selected to Join the Adolescent and Young People Action Board of UNICEF; Health Focus: JICA Hosts NCDs Prevention and Control Seminar; Cervical Health and You: Protecting Your Well-Being Through Diet, Early Screening and Awareness; Rohan Maharaj | Alcohol and the Commercial Determinants of Health; PAHO and CARPHA Sign Landmark 2026–2030 Framework Agreement To Strengthen Regional Health Collaboration; Dr David Bratt | Ultra-processed Foods; Ultra-Processed and Under-Regulated: Why Ultra-Processed Foods Lack Regulation Despite Evidence of Harm; EarthMedic and EarthNurse NGO Weekly Articles; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

9 February 2026
World Cancer Day Took Place on February 4th 2026; Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer; 10th Annual CARIBBEAN ALCOHOL REDUCTION DAY (CARD); Caribbean Paediatricians Call to Action on Obesity – 5 Years Later; 8 Billion Reasons to Act on Obesity Online Event 4 March 2026; March 4th is World Obesity Day 2026; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; 7th Annual Heart & Stroke Symposium; Heart Month Annual Virtual Medical Symposium 2026; SVG Finishes Crucial Youth Surveys with PAHO Support; HEARTS Quality: A Policy Framework for Continuous Quality Improvement in Primary Health Care; Guidance for National and Global Assessment of Healthiness of Diets Public Consultation; WCRF Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Our Alcohol and Cancer Campaign; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

31 January 2026
10th Annual CARIBBEAN ALCOHOL REDUCTION DAY (CARD);
World Cancer Day February 4th 2026; World Cancer Day 2026; CARPHA and Healthy Caribbean Coalition Reaffirm Partnership to Strengthen the Caribbean Response to Non-Communicable Diseases; Maintaining Healthy Eating With NCDs After Hurricane Melissa; Less Pressure, Better Control: HEARTS Sensitization and Training Workshop in Antigua and Barbuda; NCD Alliance Team Meet with Barbados Mission in Geneva; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; Heart Month Annual Virtual Medical Symposium 2026; Let Your Pain Speak: Equipping Churches and NGOs to Lead Climate and Health Action; Government Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Child Protection Service Directories; Guidance for National and Global Assessment of Healthiness of Diets Public Consultation; March 4th is World Obesity Day 2026; WCRF Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Our Alcohol and Cancer Campaign; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

24 January 2026
10th Annual CARIBBEAN ALCOHOL REDUCTION DAY (CARD); The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Trinidad and Tobago Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (TT NCDA) Applaud the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the Updated Schools Nutrition Policy; Government Mental Health, Psychosocial Support and Child Protection Service Directories; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; An Introduction to NCDs and NCD Policies for Non-Medical Advocates; World Cancer Day February 4th 2026; Heart Month Annual Virtual Medical Symposium 2026; Guidance for National and Global Assessment of Healthiness of Diets Public Consultation; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; March 4th is World Obesity Day 2026; WCRF Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Our Alcohol and Cancer Campaign; PAHO Webinar: From Evidence to Action: Regional Tools to Improve Childhood Cancer Care; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

19 January 2026
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and Trinidad and Tobago Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (TTNCDA) Applaud the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the Updated Schools Nutrition Policy; New Schools Nutrition Policy Launched: Dowlath, Bodoe Declare War on Childhood Obesity; 10th Annual CARIBBEAN ALCOHOL REDUCTION DAY (CARD); Fueling Young Minds: Why Nutrition Matters; The Wellness Effect Podcast Series; CARPHA Publishes New Nutrition Standards Guidance for Caribbean Schools; Colon Cancer Up; PAHO Launches Roadmap To Improve Blood Pressure Control and Save Lives; Excited to Announce a New Call for Papers; WCRF Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Our Alcohol and Cancer Campaign; NCD Alliance Newsletter; Our Work; Back to the HCC Archives; Our Publications Read more….

5 January 2026
2025 Review; Our Work; Our Publications Read more….

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