Health – The Montserrat Reporter
New Covid variant XBB hits 18 UK cases – all you need to know about the deadly ‘nightmare’ strain
MS Start = Chronicle Live by Adam May & Aaron Morris – The XBB strain may be a factor in the recent spike in cases because it spreads quickly and appears to evade people’s vaccine protection © PA A new strain of Covid-19 dubbed the ‘nightmare’ variant has reached 18 known cases in the UK – with scientists and […]
MS Start = Chronicle Live by Adam May & Aaron Morris – The XBB strain may be a factor in the recent spike in cases because it spreads quickly and appears to evade people’s vaccine protection © PA A new strain of Covid-19 dubbed the ‘nightmare’ variant has reached 18 known cases in the UK – with scientists and […]
2 years 10 months ago
PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
Oscar Reyes
1 Nov 2022
Third meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
Oscar Reyes
1 Nov 2022
2 years 10 months ago
Minister of Public Health emphasizes US assistance in the fight against COVID
Dr. Daniel Rivera, the country’s health minister and president of the health cabinet, emphasized here the significant financial and technological contributions made by the US government to the national healthcare system, emphasizing the fight against COVID-19 and other pathologies there.
In a speech at the opening of the new molecular biology lab that will operate at the José Maria Cabral y Báez Regional University Hospital, Rivera made the remark. He stated that the USNS Comfort ship, a mobile hospital with more than 1,000 beds, 30 Intensive Care units, and various medical specialties to attend to the residents of the localities in the south of the country, will arrive in the nation at the end of this month of November in order to continue with this support for the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Daniel Rivera spoke about the addition of the new molecular biology lab to the already cutting-edge technology used by Cabral and Báez to quickly identify a variety of pathological and viral diseases, including dengue, leptospirosis, HIV, Zika, influenza, and monkeypox. On his side, the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, Robert Thomas, stated that the US government will continue to support not only economic resources but also technological and scientific resources for the national health system. “I am proud that the Government of the United States has donated more than 17 million dollars to support the response to COVID-19 in the Dominican Republic, financing mobile hospitals, ventilators, personal protective equipment, laboratory equipment, training in health, support for vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, efforts to strengthen the health system and more,” said Thomas.
While the general director of Cabral y Báez, Dr. Bernardo Hilario, stressed that the new Molecular Biology Laboratory comes at an opportune time because it increases the demand for reliable tests by citizens.
2 years 10 months ago
Tourism is not direct priority over next 5 years
Transforming Grenada’s healthcare services is directly linked to transforming Grenada’s tourism
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Transforming Grenada’s healthcare services is directly linked to transforming Grenada’s tourism
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2 years 10 months ago
National cancer statistics are absent from the Dominican Republic
Adrián Puello, the director of the Research and Knowledge Management Center of the Rosa Emilia Sánchez Pérez de Tavares National Cancer Institute (Incart), emphasized the significance of the Dominican Republic having a permanent record that permits data to be collected for research and decision-making purposes to implement sound public policies at the end of October, the pink month for breast c
ancer prevention. “That’s not a cancer registry, we pool skip data every two or three years.” Puello argued that the Dominican Republic needed a permanent registry that could compile information going back at least five years.
According to Incart’s statistics, 149 patients with breast cancer received care at the facility in 2021, 147 of whom were women and two were men. There is a resolution that establishes the national cancer registry, Vice Ministry of Collective Health Director Yocastia de Jesus stated. Its implementation is still pending, and the Ministry of Health is preparing for it to begin. All of the equipment and personnel training have already been purchased.
De Jesus announced that it will go into effect “as soon as possible” and that the launch of the oncology network, which will gather information at both the public and private levels, will coincide with its implementation. A cancer registry’s significance “lies in knowing what the statistics are at the national level,” according to the authors. According to the official, “without statistics, we wouldn’t be able to know what the cost-effectiveness of treatments would be or what prevention tools we should develop, not only for breast cancer but for all types of cancer.”
2 years 10 months ago
Health – Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana
President appeals for national support to tackle problems facing boys, men
President Irfaan Ali Friday issued a stirring appeal for broad-based national support to address deep-seated problems facing boys and men so that they could grasp education and job opportunities while staying away from trouble such as committing violence against women and children. “This is not the time for us to point fingers. This the time ...
President Irfaan Ali Friday issued a stirring appeal for broad-based national support to address deep-seated problems facing boys and men so that they could grasp education and job opportunities while staying away from trouble such as committing violence against women and children. “This is not the time for us to point fingers. This the time ...
2 years 10 months ago
Country with 39 deaths from dengue; Almost 7,000 cases
Dengue cases are increasing in the country, and now a total of 6,991 and the number of deaths that have been reported reaches 39. The data are contained in bulletin number 40, corresponding to the same week. In week 40 alone, 416 cases of the viral disease were reported.
Of these, 72%, or 299 of the 416, were children under 19.
Dengue cases are increasing in the country, and now a total of 6,991 and the number of deaths that have been reported reaches 39. The data are contained in bulletin number 40, corresponding to the same week. In week 40 alone, 416 cases of the viral disease were reported.
Of these, 72%, or 299 of the 416, were children under 19.
The male sex represents 58%, which implies 242 out of 416 notifications this week. A total of 72 municipalities presented cases; of these, Santiago has 58, Santo Domingo Norte 23, San Francisco de Macorís 22, Moca 19, Santo Domingo Este 18, Jarabacoa 17, Cotuí 16, La Vega 13, Los Alcarrizos 13, Santo Domingo de Guzmán 12, Higüey 10 and Azua 10. These contribute 55%, or 231 out of 416.
The total number of cases reported up to week 40 is 6,991 probable and confirmed cases, including 39 deaths.
Dengue is an endemic disease, which means that it is present in the country. It is viral and is transmitted by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Among the most frequent symptoms of the disease are fever and eye pain, as well as reddening of the skin.
Recommendations
The first medical recommendation is to go to a health center in case of any symptoms. Also, do not self-medicate and only take acetaminophen in case of fever.
At the community level, it is essential to keep the environment clean and not to have old tires that collect water and are a primary breeding choice for mosquitoes in the yards. The community should collaborate with the cleaning of streets and alleys. We insist on recommending that water storage tanks be covered.
2 years 10 months ago
Early morning travelers arrive looking for a yellow fever vaccine
At the Santo Domingo Health Center, which is located on Galván Street, 175 people were waiting for a shift at 9:00 on Thursday in order to receive a yellow fever vaccination. Signing up on a list to collect applicants, who are filtered when called by name, is the first step in the process.
After completing this step, a second list is created with the names of those who have been positively identified as being present.
This is done in this way because many people go in groups and write down all their relatives, but at the time of vaccination, many times they are not even in the center, as one of the young women in charge of the list explained. Another reason is that some people lack patience and decide to leave because, once the doors open, the wait time is about three hours. Travelers are called up in small groups of ten by ten and shown to the registration area, where their personal information is taken, they are questioned about their country of destination, and the vaccination card is filled out.
They are then led to the vaccination room, where they are given the quick shot. In contrast to the COVID-19 vaccine, which requires a 15-minute observation period, travelers are sent off to join a new group right away. According to Juan Pérez, the Health Center’s director of nursing, priority was being given to passengers who had flights booked up until November 4 so they wouldn’t miss the chance to board the aircraft.
2 years 10 months ago
Influenza vaccination lowers heart risk
Flu vaccination reduces the risk of heart disease-related death because the virus can cause heart disease in those who are susceptible.
As the medical director and director of the Cardiovascular Center of the Centers for Diagnosis and Advanced Medicine and Medical Conferences and Telemedicine (CEDIMAT), respectively, Jorge Marte Báez, a pulmonologist-internist, and César Herrera, a cardiologist, point out, “The incidence of different types of diseases caused by viruses and bacteria in the population at the same time has a significant impact on health.”
Additionally, they point out that cardiovascular diseases, which are on the rise in the nation due to changes in lifestyle, the consumption of fast food, and stress, among other factors, are a significant threat to the population. The senior managers of CEDIMAT referred to this and other issues related to the health system, the training of human resources, research, and medical care when participating as guests in the Listin Diario Breakfast, headed by its director, Miguel Franjul.
The nation currently monitors several respiratory viruses, including influenza, COVID-19, and syncytial, as well as illnesses that are currently plaguing the populace, including cholera, dengue, and other ailments.
2 years 10 months ago
PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cristina Mitchell
27 Oct 2022
Tuberculosis deaths and disease increase during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cristina Mitchell
27 Oct 2022
2 years 10 months ago
A trio of viruses are on the prowl
Since they can coexist with other viruses that affect the population, like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, recombinant variants of omicron and the subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB, which are currently circulating in some countries, could cause new waves of COVID-19 infection and create a greater demand for medical attention.
The warning was given by the virologist Robert Paulino, who explained that it is not just important that one variant overlaps another, but also the mutational profile of the virus, its capacity to evade the immune system, and its capacity to coexist with other viruses that are affecting the population. He specifically mentioned the influenza virus and the respiratory syncytial virus, both of which are widespread in the nation.
The Dominican Republic currently records a high incidence of respiratory illnesses, mostly linked to viruses A and B of seasonal influenza, which is raising the need for medical care in public facilities and among the underprivileged while maintaining surveillance of diseases like dengue, cholera, and monkeypox, among others. The expert explained that in countries of the global north, the XBB, BQ.1.1, and BA.2.75 recombine variants. 2, all sub variants of Omicron, are driving the rise in cases. They have been linked to the COVID-19 virus and have been identified in some countries.
He emphasized that the pandemic is a brand-new phenomenon that follows an escalation of recombinant variants and sub-variants that are moving at a rate that hasn’t been seen in previous years.
2 years 10 months ago
Democratising health care
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC), along with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), is preparing and planning to treat hundreds of Jamaican citizens by offering free comprehensive medical care that includes...
The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC), along with the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas (ANPA), is preparing and planning to treat hundreds of Jamaican citizens by offering free comprehensive medical care that includes...
2 years 10 months ago
Couple tackling lupus with NHF’s help
Nicole Davis-Campbell and her husband Maurice Campbell have been living with lupus for 32 years, collectively. The disease is a costly reality, which the couple say has been more manageable with the support from the National Health Fund (NHF)....
Nicole Davis-Campbell and her husband Maurice Campbell have been living with lupus for 32 years, collectively. The disease is a costly reality, which the couple say has been more manageable with the support from the National Health Fund (NHF)....
2 years 10 months ago
Availability of Covid-19 vaccine
“A limited supply of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinopharm Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines is available at all government-operated health centres and the Grand Anse Medical Station”
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“A limited supply of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Sinopharm Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines is available at all government-operated health centres and the Grand Anse Medical Station”
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2 years 10 months ago
Temporary closure of Westerhall Medical Station
The Ministry has made arrangements to accommodate those affected by the closure, at the Woburn Medical Station and St David’s Health Centre
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The Ministry has made arrangements to accommodate those affected by the closure, at the Woburn Medical Station and St David’s Health Centre
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2 years 10 months ago
Construction of retaining wall at Gouyave Health Centre compound
“In the interest of public safety, all visitors MUST access the building/medical centre ONLY from the main front entrance”
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“In the interest of public safety, all visitors MUST access the building/medical centre ONLY from the main front entrance”
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News Archives - Healthy Caribbean Coalition
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October 24th, 2022
Featured: Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB) Launch ‘Out of Our Schools’ Mass Media Campaign; Health Ministry To Address Marketing of Unhealthy Foods to Children; Manufacturers Urged To Improve Nutritional Content and Labelling on Products; #ActOnFacts! The Food in Our Schools Matters Other News: Co-Creating the WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions; Suzanne Soares-Wynter – Jamaicans Support Sugary Drinks Tax; Sign the Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series; Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Webinar – Life Is Too Precious To Go Up in Smoke; FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages to Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease; Commonwealth Foundation Grants Call 2022-2023; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 16th, 2022
Featured: World Food Day 2022 – Leave NO ONE behind; CARPHA Calls for Improved Regional Food Security To Ensure No One Is Left Behind; #ActOnFacts! The Food in Our Schools Matters Other News: Regional Youth Call For Change To Mental Health Systems; You Can Take Part Too – Sign the Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; Time To Rethink Health Messages; CIBC FirstCaribbean Know Your Numbers Caravan in Full Swing; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases; NCD Child Call for Nominations; Commonwealth Foundation Grants Call 2022-2023; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Open Call for Short Films: 4th Edition Health for All Film Festival; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 10th, 2022
Featured: World Mental Health Day 2022: Caribbean Youth Mental Health Call to Action; HCY in Bahamas Meet With Policymakers To Discuss the Call to Action; Social Media Graphics Cards; No Health Without Mental Health; Call To Put Emphasis on Children’s Mental Health; World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All; Caribbean Youth Ask Their Governments To Do More for Their Mental Wellbeing; Let’s Unpack It Presents the Just ACT Suicide Prevention Pledge: Suicide Prevention Starts With Each of Us!; The Future Talks: Mental Health Matters – It’s Time for Caribbean Youth to Speak Up; We Are a Priority! – The Need for a Renewed Focus on the Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Youth in the Caribbean on the Occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day Other News: #ActOnFacts! Food in Our Schools Matters Webinar Recording Now Avaiable; GAPA Virtual Event 2022; Free Six Week Series: Diabetes Prevention & Management Education Management Series; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 29th, 2022
Featured: World Heart Day; #ActOnFacts! Food in Our Schools Matters Webinar Other News: Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces Healthy Food Policy Virtual Workshop; CARPHA Expanding Adaptation of Jamaica Moves Across Caribbean; WHO and ILO Call for New Measures To Tackle Mental Health Issues at Work; Deadly Sway: Harmful Industries and the Global Goals; Caribbean Health: The Use of Law to Address NCDs in the Caribbean; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Unhealthy Food Marketing Invades Digital Space and Influences Dietary Practices Among Adolescents; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 17th, 2022
Featured: The Food in Our Schools Matters Campaign; Regulating the Availability and Marketing of Unhealthy Beverages and Food Products in and around Schools in the Caribbean; Caribbean Moves Launched; Health Policy Victory Is Sweet in Barbados Other News: Caribbean Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces Healthy Food Policy Virtual Workshop; Deadly Sway: Harmful Industries and the Global Goals; Caribbean Wellness Day – September 10, 2022; Carpha Spotlights Digital Health at Its First Hybrid Research Conference; How Front-of-Package Warning Labels Can Protect Our Health; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series Inaugural Session; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; Uruguay’s Roll Back of Plain Packaging a Symptom of Big Tobacco’s Influence on Government; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 7th, 2022
Featured: The Food in Our Schools Matters Campaign Launched; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Investing in Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control in the Caribbean to Protect Our Future Other News: Wellness Week 2022; Nothing for Us, Without Us: New Film Series on People Living With Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition; Caribbean Climate and Health Workshop Series Inaugural Session; World Suicide Prevention Day 2022- What Do We Know About Impact of Suicide in Adolescent in the Americas; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; Caribbean Health: The Use of Law to Address NCDs in the Caribbean; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 27th, 2022
Featured: The Superiority of Octagonal Warning Labels in Central America and the Caribbean; Front-of-Package Warning Labelling (FOPWL); Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition Other News: Jamaica Moves Reloaded – Health Ministry Resuming Face-to-Face Jamaica Moves Sessions; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; WHO: Call for Consultant – Global Congress on Implementation of the BMS Code; World Suicide Prevention Day 2022- What Do We Know About Impact of Suicide in Adolescent in the Americas; New PAHO Report on Progress in the Fight Against Smoking in the Americas; Two Surprising Reasons Behind the Obesity Epidemic: Too Much Salt, Not Enough Water; Insufficient Sleep in Teenagers Is Associated With Overweight and Obesity; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 20th, 2022
Featured: Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; International Youth Day 2022; Become a Member of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition Other News: New PAHO Report on Progress in the Fight Against Smoking in the Americas; Why You Need To Start Screening for Non-Communicable Diseases; Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health Awards – Call for Nominations; The ‘Sugar Tax’ in Bermuda: A Mixed Methods Study of General Population and Key Stakeholder Perceptions; Health Authorities: Time To Transform Caribbean Health Systems; NCD Alliance Advocacy Webinar; Grassroots Innovation To Beat Noncommunicable Diseases; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics ;WHO: Call for Consultant – Global Congress on Implementation of the BMS Code; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
August 12th, 2022
Featured: Celebrating Our Youth Advocates On International Youth Day 2022; International Youth Day 2022 Other News: World Breast Feeding Week Took Place August 1st – 7th; Launch of the Report on Tobacco Control for the Region of the Americas 2022; NCD Alliance Advocacy Webinar; Caribbean Law Review Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Tobacco and the Law”; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; Cigarette Advertising Aggressively Targets Kids in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a New Study Finds; Virtual consultation on WHO’s World Report on Social Determinants by the NCD Alliance; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 29th, 2022
Featured: Mass Media Campaign Generates Significant Support for Taxes on Sugary Beverages Caribbean Public Health Law Forum Inaugural Issue; The Experiences of People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Other News: Nutrition Policy Pitched As Lifesaver for Students; Eradicating NCDs in T&T and Barbados; Sweet Surrender: More Concern Over Saint Lucia’s Love Affair With Sugar; Caribbean Law Review Call for Papers for a Special Issue on “Unhealthy Food, Alcohol, Tobacco and the Law”; Webinar: Are Cancer Deaths Increasing? Improving Cancer Mortality Statistics; Invest to Protect – The Global Week for Action on NCDs; World Obesity Day 2022: Outcomes and Impact; Adolescent Voices Contest – Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
July 13th, 2022
Featured: The Experiences of People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic; Industry Tactics To Avoid Regulation in the Caribbean – An Interview With Maisha Hutton Other News: Caribbean Public Health Day – Public Health Improves the Lives of All People; Spouses and Partners of Commonwealth Heads of Government Commit to Action on Cervical Cancer Elimination; Lake Health and Wellbeing Webinars; Jamaica’s Health Education and Promotion Ministry’s Infrastructure Being Realigned; These Are 6 Tactics Big Business Uses To Avoid Tobacco, Alcohol, Junk Food Laws; FSSIDS 2022: Towards Resilient Food Systems; EDCs – An Invisible Cause of Obesity; Eat Wholegrains, Vegetables, Fruit and Beans; Kellogg’s Loses Bid to Block New UK Rules to Tackle Obesity; Youth Ambassador Initiative Helping Fight Non-Communicable Diseases; Adding Salt to Food Could Reduce Life Expectancy by More Than Two Years, Study Finds; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 30th, 2022
Featured: NCD Progress Monitor 2022 – The Caribbean Continues To Fall Short, Especially in the Area of Unhealthy Diets; Voices of Young People Living With NCDs in the Caribbean Other News: Health Ministry Moves To Eliminate Trans Fats From Local Food Supply; Medical Experts Share Perspective on the ‘Silent Killer’; The Benefits and Challenges of Taxing Sugar in a Small Island State: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis; New WHO Report: Marketing Technologies May Be a Surprising Ally in Making the Internet Healthier; PAHO Executive Committee Concludes With Call To Strengthen Regional Health Goals Post-Pandemic; World Mental Health Report: Transforming Mental Health for All; Canada Would Be First Country To Require Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes With New Proposal; Having Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease Doubles the Risk of Dementia; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 15th, 2022
Featured: HCC Make it Make Sense Campaign Gaining Momentum – New Videos Launched; Rallying for Action on NCDs 2012 Other News: UWI and PAHO Panel Discussion: Health Policy Development in the Caribbean: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities; 2nd Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health; Dominicans Urged To Transfer COVID-Fighting Energy to Combatting NCDs; More Young People Presenting With ‘Lifestyle Illnesses’; Highlighting the North Central Regional Health Authority Lung Cancer/Thoracic Malignancy Unit (LCTMU) Annual School Poster Competition; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition; Preventing Conflicts of Interest in Food and Nutrition Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean; Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition; Equity and Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Obesity, Weight Gain and Cancer Risk; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
June 5th, 2022
World Environment Day 2022: We have #OnlyOneEarth Let’s Take Care of It; Less Talk and More Action – Healthy Caribbean Youth; A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment: Webinar Recording; PAHO Press Release: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; Promoting the Health of People and Planet Together; HCC – NCDs, Our Health, Climate Change and the Environment; Iconic Painting Supporting Global Climate Justice; Why Mental Health Is a Priority for Action on Climate Change; Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases (NDCs) by Reducing Environmental Risk Factors; Environment, Climate and NCDs; PAHO: #Tobacco Exposed – Poisoning Our Planet; WHO: Tobacco Is Killing Us and the Planet; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 31st, 2022
World No Tobacco Day 2022: World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; PAHO Webinar Press Release – “Towards a Smoke – Free Caribbean” PAHO/WHO, HCC, UWI and CPHLF Launch Policy Briefs To Support Caribbean Countries in Implementing Smoke-Free Legislation; Six New Resources To Encourage the Implementation of Smoke Free Legislation in the Caribbean; HCC Youth Tobacco Advocacy Portal; World No Tobacco Day 2022 Regional News; PAHO: World No Tobacco Day, 2022; WHO: Tobacco Is Killing Us and the Planet; Webinar: World No Tobacco Day Regional Webinar: Tobacco, a Threat to Our Planet; Webinar: Fighting Tobacco Product Waste Other News: Make It Make Sense Campaign in Full Swing; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Highlighting Youth-Led Mental Health Advocacy in the Caribbean – Healthy Caribbean Youth Regional Mental Health Call to Action Subcommittee; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 27th, 2022
Featured: World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; HCC Board of Directors 2022-23 – HCC Welcomes a New Director; New HCC Technical Advisors; Make It Make Sense Campaign in Full Swing Other News: Heart Foundation of Jamaica Launches ‘Protect Our Children’s Health Campaign’; Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer; Highlighting Youth-Led Mental Health Advocacy in the Caribbean – Healthy Caribbean Youth Regional Mental Health Call to Action Subcommittee; NCD Child and The George Institute for Global Health present: Mental Health Advocacy and Action in Europe; Deborah Chen Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica – Role of Marketing Unhealthy Foods to Children; Unhealthy Foods More Affordable, Accessible – UN Agency; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 17th, 2022
Featured: World Hypertension Day: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!; World Hypertension Day Across the Region; Trinidad and Tobago Heart Foundation; Heart Foundation of Jamaica; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados; Barbados Observes World Hypertension Day; Under Pressure: Hypertension and Kids Other News: Make It Make Sense Regional Campaign; World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment; Children and Young People’s Mental Health in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map; PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19; Lancet Series: Urban Design, Transport, and Health; WHO Reveals Shocking Extent of Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing; World Obesity and IDF Release New Policy Brief To Address Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
May 12th, 2022
Featured: Make It Make Sense Campaign Launched; World No Tobacco Day Webinar: A Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for Health and the Environment Other News: Children and Young People’s Mental Health in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Scoping Review and Evidence Map; Webinar – World Hypertension Day 2022: Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer!; Discussions To Continue On Front-Of-Package Labelling in Jamaica; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados Launches Healthy Initiative; Invest To Protect: NCD Financing As the Foundation for Healthy Societies and Economies; PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19; Lancet Series: Urban Design, Transport, and Health; WHO Reveals Shocking Extent of Exploitative Formula Milk Marketing; World Obesity and IDF Release New Policy Brief To Address Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 22nd, 2022
Featured: International Mother Earth Day 2022; Promoting the Health of People and Planet Together; Earth Day Tree Planting at the Sangre Grande Hospital in East Trinidad; Climate Change and NCDs in the Caribbean; Climate Change, NCDs & SIDS: Reducing Non-Communicable Disease in SIDS Through Climate Preservation; Diet and Food Systems for Health, Climate and Planet Other News: Increasing Push for Front-of-Package Labels in Jamaica; Decades-Long Heart Study Shows Longer Lives, Lower Cardiovascular Risks; The 29th Annual European Congress on Obesity, 4-7 May, 2022; Youth Advocacy Resources Hub; Excess Weight a Clear Womb-Cancer Risk; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 13th, 2022
Featured: WHO, Ghana and Norway Agree To Accelerate Actions To Save Lives in First International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable Diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals; Informal Consultation with People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions in the Caribbean and North America Other News: St. Kitts-based NGO’s Animation Shortlisted in WHO Film Festival; STRiDE Jamaica Webinar April 14, 2022; Youth Advocacy Resources Hub; A Conversation About Sugar & the Barbadian Society; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; The 29th Annual European Congress on Obesity, 4-7 May, 2022; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 7th, 2022
Featured: A Message From Healthy Caribbean Youth On World Health Day 2022 – Protect Our Planet, Protect Our Health; World Health Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Health; WHO: Our Planet, Our Health – World Health Day 2022; Think Before You Drink – World Health Day 2022; Billions of People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air Other News: Billions of People Still Breathe Unhealthy Air; 3 Organisations Changing How We Think About Health in the Caribbean; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Session Recordings Now Available; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Awards 2022; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
April 2nd, 2022
Featured: Good Health Doesn’t Need To Be Taxing; HCC Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Barbados the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P; Barbados To Raise Taxes on Sugary Drinks and Generate Funds To Sustain Health Initiatives; Caribbean Healthy Food Policy Research Symposium Other News: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Session Recordings Now Available; JAPINAD Wants More Advocacy For FOPL; Cardiovascular Disease – Increasing the National Health Burden; Achieving a Well-Nourished World: A Manifesto for Leadership From the Next Gen(D)eration Leadership Collective; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; International Congress on Obesity (ICO) Awards 2022; Ultra-Processed Foods Are Trashing Our Health – And the Planet; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 25th, 2022
Featured: HCC Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Barbados the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P; Lake Health and Wellbeing Nominated for Prize in World Health Organisation’s Health for All Film Festival; Caribbean Healthy Food Policy Research Symposium; HCC General Assembly Other News: Updated PAHO Regional Sodium Reduction Targets; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Wants Jamaicans to ‘Shake the Salt Habit’; World Salt Awareness Week Webinar Recording; Career Opportunity: Advocacy Coordinator, Caribbean (Based in Jamaica or Barbados); Webinar: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A Joint Approach To Halt the Rise; ECHORN Is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 Fellowship Program; Childhood Obesity: Science and Solutions; Deadline To Submit Your Abstract for the World Cancer Congress Is April 15, 2022; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Webinar Recording: Obesity and the Economic Sustainability of Health Systems; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: COME INNA DIS; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 12th, 2022
Featured: High-In Labelling Still the Best Choice; Regional Partners Unite To Reaffirm Commitments To Tackle Obesity As New Global Report Shows Caribbean Ranking High in Obesity Figures; Save the Date: Virtual Caribbean Food Policy Research Symposium Other News: Behind the Labels Big Food’s War on Healthy Food Policies; Food Labels As A Business Opportunity In The Caribbean: Thinking Outside The Package; School Nutrition and Wellness Policy Needed Urgently; Heart Foundation of Jamaica: COME INNA DIS; World Salt Awareness Week – Webinar: “Progress in the Region about Strategies for the Reduction of Salt Consumption”; UNICEF Online Course: Prevention of Childhood Overweight and Obesity; Webinar: Obesity and the Economic Sustainability of Health Systems; Apply To Be the Next Healthy Food Policy Fellow; Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
March 4th, 2022
Featured: Regional Partners Unite To Reaffirm Commitments To Tackle Obesity As New Global Report Shows Caribbean Ranking High in Obesity Figures; Why Healthy Food Policy? Policy Makes It Easy for Us To Be Healthy; World Obesity Day 2022; World Obesity Atlas 2022 Launched; World Obesity Day Stories; World Obesity Day: Everybody Needs To Act; Rotary District 7030 World Obesity Day Webinar; Community-Based Approaches to Tackling Childhood Obesity in St. Kitts and Nevis; The World Obesity Day Youth Forum; Childhood Obesity: A Problem That Only Gets Worse As We Fail To Address It; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados World Obesity Day Virtual Walk; Barbados Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition Other News: Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 25th, 2022
Featured: HCC Preparing To Expand Its Advocacy on Nutrition Issues at the International Level; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Part 2 Other News: World Obesity Day, March 4, 2022; The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Presents the World Obesity Day Youth Forum; $2 Billion Allocated for NCD Care Programme; Lake Health and Wellbeing Online Workshop; Babies Before Bottom Lines; Invest To Protect: The Urgent Call for This Year’s Global Week for Action on NCDs; Tax Sugary Food and Drinks – Experts; Preventable Cancers on the Rise in Barbados – Colorectal Cancer; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; The Caribbean Climate and Health Responders Course; NCD Prevention: Are Governments Doing Enough?; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 15th, 2022
Featured: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop Other News: Heart Foundation Pressing Forward With Front-of-Package Labelling Advocacy; Raging Non-Communicable Diseases In The Caribbean Have Sparked A War Between The Food Industry And Public Health; Saint Lucia Lost Over 1000 Lives To Cancer In 2020; Obesity Major Risk Factor For Heart Disease; Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment on Campaign to Get Residents to Consume Less Sugar; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Launch Event Focusing On Youth Health and Nutrition; Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) Our Children Deserve More – Add Your Signature!; Food Marketing Exposure and Power and Their Associations With Food-Related Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviours: A Narrative Review; Heart Health Appeal; II International Seminar on Food and Nutrition in Primary Health Care; Food, Health, and Climate Change Nexus by Dr. C. James Hosepdales and Sharon Lindo; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
February 4th, 2022
Featured: World Cancer Day Theme: Close the Care Gap; HCC Cervical Cancer Prevention; PAHO: World Cancer Day 2022: Close the Care Gap; Cancer Care for All: A Life Course Approach That Leaves No One Behind Other News: Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop; HCC Virtual Conference 2021 Report; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
January 24th, 2022
Featured: Barbados Featured In BBC Story Works Series; Let’s Talk About Marketing to Children & What We Can Do About It – Workshop; HCC Virtual Conference 2021 Report is Now Available Other News: ENLACE: Data Portal on Noncommunicable Diseases, Mental Health, and External Causes; No Amount of Alcohol Is Good for the Heart, Says World Heart Federation; Dr. Alafia Samuels, Is the New Chair of NCD Child; Meet Rachel Morrison – Fighting for Healthy Food Policy in the Caribbean; Bajans Urged To Focus on NCDs Too; Mexico Seizes 380,000 Boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal; High Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Tally Linked to Doubling in Bowel Cancer Risk Before Age 50; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
2021
December 17th
Featured: HCC Is Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday Season! Other News: Belize Cancer Society and Partners Launch State of the Art Cancer Treatment Facility; Maisha Hutton | Time for Conversation About Conflict of Interest and Public Health; Empowering Caribbean Action For Climate and Health (EACH); Let’s Reimagine a Better World: Youth Perspectives on a World That Prioritises the Health of Children and Meaningful Youth Engagement; Caribbean Cancer Portal Coming Soon; Investing $1 per Person Annually in the Prevention and Treatment of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) Could Save 7 Million Lives in Low, Lower-Middle Income Nations; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
December 11th
Featured: 6th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2021 – Webinar Recording Now Available; It’s Time for a Conversation about Conflict of Interest and Public Health in the Caribbean; Universal Health Coverage Day December 12, 2021 Other News: Let’s Reimagine a Better World: Youth Perspectives on a World That Prioritises the Health of Children and Meaningful Youth Engagement; Heart Foundation of Jamaica Recognises Healthy Lifestyle Advocates; Nicole Foster | Front-of-Package Warning Labels: Choose the Side of Health; Front-of-Package Warning Labelling (FOPWL); Alafia Samuels | Trans Fats – The Hidden Poison in Our Foods; New Zealand Ban Cigarettes for Future Generations; Ultra-Processed Foods Can Lead to a Second Heart Attack or Stroke; Taxes to Tackle Obesity in Tonga; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
December 3rd
Featured: 6th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2021; It’s Time for a Conversation about Conflict of Interest and Public Health in the Caribbean Other News: Youth Voices in Health Advocacy Spaces: A Guide for You(th) Advocates in the Childhood Obesity Space; Commercial Determinants of Health: What are they? Why do they matter? What can we do?; Trinidad & Tobago Heart Foundation Featured in a Men’s Health Special Publication; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
November 27th
Featured: 6th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2021; Now More Than Ever We Need To Protect Our Children!; Doctor Promoting Alcohol? NGOs Ask Dr Abdool-Richards To Reconsider Other News: Healthy Lifestyle Team (HaLT) Is Back in Schools…Educating Children in the Bahamas About Healthy Lifestyles and Avoidance of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; The Role of the Physical Therapist in Diabetes Care; 2021 Global Nutrition Report Now Available; Sugar Awareness Week: “Sweet or Sour? Sweet Drinks Conceal a Sour Truth”; UNICEF Asia Pacific – Unhealthy Food Marketing to Children PSA; Health Experts Slam ‘Ludicrous’ Promotion of Sugary Foods to Babies; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
November 20th
Featured: World Children’s Day – A Better Future for Every Child; Join the Youth Advocating for Child Rights; On World Children’s Day It’s Now More Than Ever We Need To Protect Our Children!; Let’s Reimagine a Better World: World Children’s Day 2021 Other News: 6th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2021; The Future Talks: Our Planet, Our Livelihoods, Our Future; Inspirational Address Given by Youth Advocate at Climate and Health Change Conference; Mexico’s Junk Food Bans; Find Out More About Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPWL) in The Caribbean; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
November 14th
Featured: World Diabetes Day 2021: Access to Diabetes Care: If Not Now, When?; Barbados Diabetes Foundation 5th Annual Oscar Jordan Medical Symposium; Antigua & Barbuda Diabetes Association; The Diabetes and Hypertension Association of Barbados; Government of Jamaica Looking To Expand Access to Care for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients; HCC Policy Brief: The Global Diabetes Compact: Diabetes Prevention and Control in the Caribbean; 6th Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day (CARD) 2021; PAHO: Live Better, Drink Less Campaign; Christopher Tufton | A Dangerous Cocktail of Alcohol and Public Health Other News: Transforming The Way We Eat: A Journey Through The Life Course “From the Early to the Golden Years”; WHO: The Commercial Determinants of Health; Launch – Meet Pahola: PAHO’s First Digital Health Specialist on Alcohol Use; HaLT Meets with New Minister of Education of The Bahamas; Healthline; Anniversary of the Launch of the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Cervical Cancer; Nutrition for Health, Not Just for Growth; Webinar: Our Children Deserve Better; Grand Challenges Canada’s Global Mental Health; Mental Health Now: Share Your Story!; Toddlers May Be Getting Hooked on Sugar in Snacks; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter COVID-19 Coronavirus Read more….
October 30th
Featured: Food for Thought: Food Labels in Jamaica Part 1 & 2; The Wheels of the Campaign Keep on Turning, the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Driving the Message Home With Their Campaign for Octagonal High-In Front-of-Package Warning Labels; TTNCDA and PAHO Launch a Vaccine Hesitancy Hotline To Address COVID-19 Vaccine Fears and Concerns; Now More Than Ever We Need To Protect Our Children Campaign Other News: COP26; An Important Message From An Expert On Extinction; Youth Workshop: Recipes for Resilience: Engaging Caribbean Youth in Climate Research and Afro-Descendant Food Heritage Through Story Mapping and Song; How To Tackle Climate Change: An Intergenerational Conversation; Youth Set Stage for Americas and Caribbean Regional Platform; Trini To Represent Caribbean at UN Climate Change Summit; Caribbean Pressing for Limit to Global Warming Rise; World Faces Disastrous 2.7C Temperature Rise on Current Climate Plans, UN Warns; Climate Crisis Is Destroying the Human Rights of Those Least Responsible for It; Human Rights Council Appoints a Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change; Historic Recognition of a New Human Right and Response to Climate Harm; HCY Mental Health CTA; World Stroke Day 2021; Saint Lucian Keithlin Caroo Creates History As IICA Goodwill Ambassador; Advocacy Research on Lived Experience of NCDs and Mental Health Conditions; Launch of the WHO Position Paper on Building Health Systems Resilience for Universal Health Coverage and Health Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond; Innovating in Hearts: Hypertension Control Drivers & Scorecards; Application for the Vital Strategies’ Healthy Food Policy Fellowship Is Now Open Until November 5, 2021; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 22nd
Featured: Now More Than Ever We Need To Protect Our Children – Campaign Launched Other News: Supporting #YouthbeyondT1D; Hitting It Out of the Ground at the Kensington Oval, the Heart & Stroke of Barbados Appealing Loudly for Octagonal High-In Front-of-Package Warning Labels; WHO New Report: Fair Play: Building a Strong Physical Activity System for More Active People; Trinidad and Tobago: Empowering Communities To Prevent and Self-Manage Noncommunicable Diseases; Innovating in Hearts: Hypertension Control Drivers & Scorecards; Are We Spending Enough ON NCDs? Building Forward Better: Catalysing Investments for NCDs; Application for the Vital Strategies’ Healthy Food Policy Fellowship Is Now Open Until November 5, 2021; World Food Day Poster Contest (Age 5-19); Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 16th
Featured: World Food Day 2021 – Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life; Front of Package Nutrition Warning Labelling Advocacy; What’s next?; FAO: Barbados World Food Day 2021; World Food Day Poster Contest (Age 5-19) Other News: Leveraging Food Systems to Prevent CVD & Obesity, Regional Webinar: Latin America and the Caribbean; The Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s Heart of the Matter – Podcasts; World Heart Day 2021 Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Special Publication; Application for the Vital Strategies’ Healthy Food Policy Fellowship Is Now Open Until November 5, 2021; Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021; The 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
October 10th
Featured: World Mental Health Day; The Future Talks: Mental Health Matters – It’s Time for Caribbean Youth to Speak Up; Quotes From the Healthy Caribbean Youth on World Mental Health Day Other News: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent and Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity; HSFB Heartline; Application for the Vital Strategies’ Healthy Food Policy Fellowship Is Now Open Until November 5, 2021; Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021; The 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health; Back to the HCC Archives; NCD Alliance Newsletter; COVID-19 Coronavirus; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications; Our Work Read more….
September 29th
World Heart Day, 2021: HEARTS in the Americas; Check Your Heart, Be COVID Smart; Minister Olivia Grange At The Usain Bolt Statue For World Heart Day; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados Celebrate World Heart Day; Webinars; The Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s Heart of the Matter – Podcasts; PAHO: World Heart Day; WHO: Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs); World Heart Day 2021: COVID-19, Digital Health, and Tackling Cardiovascular Disease COVID-19 Coronavirus: NCDs and COVID-19 in the Caribbean: A Call to Action – The Case for a Transformative New NCD Agenda Our Work Back to the HCC Archives; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications Read more….
September 25th
Featured: The Future Talks – Food Systems Transformation for a Sustainable Future; Thank You to Everyone Who Took Part in the ‘Act On NCDs – Global Week for Action on NCDs’ Other News: Christine Chin | Jamaicans Have a Right To Know What’s in Their Food – Protect This Right!; Global Charter on Meaningful Involvement of People Living with NCDs – Now Available; Conference on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States: Focus on the Caribbean; Busy Week for Webinars; Global Alcohol Policy Alliance Virtual Event 2021; The Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s Heart of the Matter – Podcasts; NCD Alliance Newsletter COVID-19 Coronavirus: NCDs and COVID-19 in the Caribbean: A Call to Action – The Case for a Transformative New NCD Agenda Our Work Back to the HCC Archives; Key Messages From Our Publications; Our Publications Read more….
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Q&A with PAHO Chief of Immunization for World Polio Day
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More evidence Covid WAS engineered in a lab?
Another explosive study dismisses natural origin theory – but experts say it’s just more ‘uninformed nonsense’ – Comment: Jus wonderin – Is this a case of ‘Follow the Money’? Researchers studied Covid’s genome and compared it to other coronaviruses Team detected ‘peculiar patterns’ that are hallmarks of a man-made virus, they say Dr Alex Washburne […]
Another explosive study dismisses natural origin theory – but experts say it’s just more ‘uninformed nonsense’ – Comment: Jus wonderin – Is this a case of ‘Follow the Money’? Researchers studied Covid’s genome and compared it to other coronaviruses Team detected ‘peculiar patterns’ that are hallmarks of a man-made virus, they say Dr Alex Washburne […]
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The surprising benefits of swear words
Swearing was long dismissed as a serious research topic because it was assumed to be simply a sign of aggression, weak command of the language, or even low intelligence.
Now we have plenty of evidence that challenges this view, leading us to reconsider the nature and power of swearing.
Swearing was long dismissed as a serious research topic because it was assumed to be simply a sign of aggression, weak command of the language, or even low intelligence.
Now we have plenty of evidence that challenges this view, leading us to reconsider the nature and power of swearing.
Whether we are fans of swear words or not, many of us are likely to resort to them from time to time.
To estimate the power of swear words and find out where it comes from, we recently conducted a review of more than 100 scholarly articles from different disciplines on the topic.
Impact in several areas
The study, published in the scientific journal Lingua, shows that the use of taboo words can profoundly affect the way we think, act and relate to each other.
People often associate cursing with catharsis, the release of strong emotions. However, it is undeniably different and more potent than other forms of language use.
Interestingly, for speakers of more than one language, catharsis is almost always more incredible when cursing in the first language than in any later learned language.
Cursing arouses emotions. This can be measured in various signs, such as increased sweating and sometimes an increased heart rate.
These changes suggest cursing may trigger the “fight or flight” function.
Neuroscience research suggests that swearing may be located in different regions of the brain than other speech regions. Specifically, it may activate parts of the “limbic system” (including the basal ganglia and amygdala).
These deep structures are involved in aspects of memory and emotion processing, which are instinctive and difficult to inhibit. This may explain why swear words can remain intact in people who have suffered brain damage and have difficulty speaking as a result.
Laboratory experiments also show cognitive effects. For example, we know that swear words attract more attention and are better remembered than other words. But they also interfere with the cognitive processing of other words/stimuli, so it appears that swear words can sometimes interfere with thinking as well.
This may pay off, at least sometimes. For example, cursing has produced pain relief in experiments requiring people to dip a hand in ice water. In these studies, vocalizing a swear word leads to greater pain tolerance and a higher pain threshold than neutral words.
Other studies have found increased physical strength in people after cursing.
But cursing not only influences our physical and mental being but also affects our relationships with others. Research in communication and linguistics has shown a variety of distinctive social purposes of swear words, from expressing aggression and causing offense to enhancing social bonds, humor, and storytelling.
Swear words can even help us manage our identities, show intimacy and confidence, and increase attention and dominance over other people.
The bottom line
Despite having such a remarkable effect on our lives, we currently know very little about where swear words get their power.
When we hear a swear word in an unfamiliar language, it sounds like any other word and will produce none of these results. There is nothing particular about the sound of the word itself that is universally offensive.
So, the power does not come from the words themselves. But, likewise, it is not inherent in the meanings or sounds of the words: neither euphemisms nor similar-sounding words have such a profound effect on us.
One explanation is that “aversive conditioning,” the use of punishment to prevent further swearing, generally occurs during childhood. This may establish a visceral connection between language use and emotional response.
While this hypothesis sounds correct, it is only weakly evidenced in a handful of studies investigating memories of childhood punishment for swearing.
There are almost no empirical studies of the links between such memories and adult responses to swearing.
To understand why swearing profoundly affects us, we need to investigate the nature of people’s memories of swearing.
What were their significant incidents with swearing? Did swearing always bring unpleasant consequences, such as punishment, or were there benefits also? What about people’s continuing experiences of swearing throughout life?
After all that, our research shows that swearing can sometimes help people bond with each other.
We think it may be possible that swearing shows a similar pattern of memory as music: we remember and like best the songs we heard during adolescence.
That’s because, like music, cursing possibly takes on new meaning in adolescence.
It becomes a meaningful way to respond to the intense emotions we tend to have during this time and an act that signals independence from parents and connection with friends. Therefore, swear words and songs used during this time can become forever linked to meaningful and memorable experiences.
Research should also examine whether there is a link between memories of cursing and the effects observed in the experiments. This could show that people with more positive memories respond differently than those with negative memories.
A final point to consider is whether cursing will begin to lose its power if it becomes more socially acceptable and, therefore, will be devoid of its offensive character.
For now, however, it indeed remains a slip-up.
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