Welcome to CFNI Website! Find out about us, what we do, some highlights of the Institute's publications and its role in the provision of food and nutrition service.

Highlights

It's here again - CFNI's Annual Caribbean Schools Food and Nutrition Quiz Competition and Caribbean Nutrition Promotion Competition!!!

The preliminary rounds (up to semi-finals) of the 2007 Caribbean Schools Food & Nutrition Quiz Competition will be conducted on October 17 - 18, 2007, via the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centres (UWIDEC).

The deadline for submission of entries for Nutrition Promotion Competition is September 14, 2007. Entries should be addressed to the Director, CFNI. They can be hand-delivered or sent by mail to CFNI or submitted via e-mail to the following address: e-mail@cfni.paho.org.

Click here for details of the Caribbean Schools Food and Nutrition Quiz Competition 2007.

Click here for more information on the Caribbean Nutrition Promotion Competition 2007.

CFNI: 40 Years of Service: 1967 - 2007

Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), celebrates the achievement of forty years of service to the Caribbean Region, in health and nutrition. The Goal of CFNI is to attain household food security and achieve optimal nutritional status for all the people of the Caribbean. The Mission of CFNI is to cooperate technically with member countries to strengthen their ability to analyze, manage and prevent the key nutritional problems and to enhance the quality of life of the people through the promotion of good nutrition and healthy lifestyle behaviors.

What We Do

Discover the various activities and strategies which the Institute employs in planning, human resource development, surveillance/research and promotion and information disseminations.

Publications

Among the Institute's key publications are a quarterly journal, CAJANUS and a fortnightly newsletter Nyam News, which are distributed widely in all member countries. CFNI also publishes and maintains a current catalogue of books, booklets and audiovisual materials in the areas of nutrition education, dietary management, nutrient guides and food tables.

See links to CAJANUS and Nyam News, and Other Resources.

Nutrition Information Service

Some of the most frequently asked questions pertain to the provision of food and nutrition information service, sale and distribution information on CFNI publications and technical questions pertaining to nutrition and diet. Answers to these and other questions, may be obtained from the Derrick B. Jelliffe Library.

About Us

Here you will find information on CFNI's history, goal and mission and how to contact us.