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Message from Dr Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community, (CARICOM), on Caribbean Wellness Day, 9 September 2023
Caribbean Wellness Day has been a landmark activity for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the past 15 years. This followed the 2007 Decision by the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, reflected in the Port-of-Spain Declaration “Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases”, that the second Saturday in September should be observed annually as Caribbean Wellness Day. …
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Help find solution to childhood obesity – CARPHA Head
In a message commemorating Caribbean Wellness Day, head of CARPHA, Dr. James Hospedales is encouraging the Region to help find a solution to childhood obesity. According to him at least one in every five of our children is carrying unhealthy weight and is at risk of developing NCDs and other problems later in life. He said with such conditions prevalent in…
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“Discourage the consumption of products with high sugar, trans fats and salt” – SG on Caribbean Wellness Day
As we observe this year’s commemoration under the theme “Love that Body – Eat Healthy, Live Longer”, we must encourage more Member States to adopt the measures recently taken by two of our Member States to discourage the consumption of products with high sugar, trans fats and salt content. These measures will not be without resistance from industry but evidence…
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Adoption of healthful habits…improves quality of life, reduces future health costs: CARPHA on Caribbean Wellness Day
Recognizing the threat posed by NCDs, in the Declaration of Port of Spain, CARICOM Heads of Government outlined key strategies to prevent, control and reduce NCDs through the life course. This year, 2015, attention is on the ageing population. In many of our Caribbean countries, older adults make up one of the fastest growing groups. In 1980, one in fifteen…
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Statement by Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion of Caribbean Wellness Day 13 September 2014
The celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day continually reminds us of that historic moment when our Heads of Government pioneered that significant policy initiative known as the Declaration of Port-of-Spain on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). On the basis of scientific facts they raised their voices acknowledging that NCDs could imperil our economies like no other known health issue. The Declaration has the…
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Caribbean Wellness Day 2013
This year, Caribbean Wellness Day will be observed on Saturday, 14 September and it marks the sixth anniversary of the initiative. Inaugurated in 2008, Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) is an annual event, observed on the second Saturday of September. Caribbean Wellness Day provides an advocacy opportunity to increase the awareness of the NCD burden in the Caribbean; mobilise and…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AT THE CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY OBSERVANCES, NATIONAL PARK, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 8 SEPTEMBER 2012: LOVE THAT BODY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Today across the Caribbean Community we observe Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme ‘Love that Body – Building the Foundation for Healthy Lifestyles'. For 2012 we are focusing on addressing the prevention and control of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among the Regions’ children. Similar activities, such as the walk today and the ‘Know Your…
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“MAKE EVERYDAY A WELLNESS DAY” – CARICOM ASG, DR. EDWARD GREENE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Second Caribbean Wellness Day was launched on Thursday September 3, 2009 at the headquarters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, with several countries indicating their preparedness for the September 12 observance, under the theme: Love that Body. The observance of Caribbean Wellness Day on the second Saturday in September was one…
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CARICOM/PAHO TO LAUNCH MEDIA COMPETITION ON CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community Secretariat in partnership with Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is launching a competition among Caribbean Media in the reporting and documentation of activities related to the observance of Caribbean Wellness Day on 12 September 2009. The annual event, which focuses on reducing Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs), will be observed under the…
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