This document aims to provide a road map for adolescent health and well-being with recommendations and implementation considerations for policymakers and planners in Member States to develop adolescent-centred, evidence-based strategies for addressing adolescent health. It also includes a youth-led advocacy component to facilitate adolescents’ involvement in decision-making, planning, designing, monitoring and evaluation of programs and interventions.

The document is divided into the following chapters:

▶Chapter 1 provides the background and conceptual framework for the First Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health (CCAYH), congress objectives and structure.

▶Chapter 2 presents the Recommendations emanating from the presentations and discussions of each of the Congress Tracks.

▶Chapter 3 presents the key regional and national implementation issues to be addressed to improve the health of adolescents in the Caribbean region.

▶Chapter 4 sets out the Road Map Outcomes at the regional and national levels indicating, “How will we know we have brought the congress actions to life.”