Caribbean wellness day: mobilizing a region for chronic noncommunicable disease prevention and control Día del bienestar en el Caribe: movilización de una región para la prevención y el control de las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles
The member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have the highest prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Americas. The CARICOM heads of government issued the Port-of-Spain Declaration "Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbea...
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Pan American Health Organization
2010
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Summary: | The member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have the highest prevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Americas. The CARICOM heads of government issued the Port-of-Spain Declaration "Uniting to Stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Caribbean," mandating intersectoral, population-based approaches and commemoration of the summit on the second Saturday in September as "Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD)." CWD, inaugurated in September 2008, is designed to strengthen public, private, and civil society partnerships and to promote multicountry, multisectoral activities in support of wellness. By 2009, the second year of the celebrations, 18 of the 20 CARICOM countries embraced and celebrated with multifaceted, multifocal activities, using this as a catalyst for sustained physical activities, healthy food choices, and health screening in a smoke-free environment. Organizational support and Caribbean branding of products came from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization and CARICOM. Outcomes will be measured by input and process indicators and CNCD risk factor surveillance. Los estados miembros de la Comunidad del Caribe (CARICOM) tienen la prevalencia más alta de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles de la Región de las Américas. Los jefes de gobierno de la CARICOM emitieron la Declaración de Puerto España "Unidos contra las enfermedades no transmisibles en el Caribe", en la que se promueve la adopción de métodos intersectoriales y poblacionales y, en conmemoración de la cumbre, se propone la instauración del segundo sábado de septiembre como el "Día del Bienestar en el Caribe". Ese día, celebrado por primera vez en septiembre del 2008, tiene la finalidad de fortalecer las asociaciones públicas, privadas y de la sociedad civil, y promover actividades multinacionales y multisectoriales en respaldo del bienestar. En el 2009, el segundo año de esta celebración, 18 de los 20 países de la CARICOM adoptaron y celebraron actividades multifacéticas y ... |
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