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pdf "Love That Body" is Caribbean Wellness Day message  Published Popular

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Published on 9/9/2009
Learning to Love That Body is the theme of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 being held on September 12.
The Minister of Health, the Walter Roban noted that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of Government are concerned about the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases as well as the ­physical, economic and ­social burdens caused by lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, stroke, heart disease, obesity and cancer.

pdf Art of sticker for pirnitng  Published Popular

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pdf Banner for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Barbados To Again Observe Caribbean Wellness Day  Published Popular

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Published on: Monday, 24 August 2009 .
Caribbean Wellness Day, with its annual focus on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCDs), will be celebrated this year on Saturday, September 12 with exercise related activities centered in the Bridgetown area.

pdf Barbados: NationNews.com  Published Popular

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Published on: 9/13/2009.
A NATIONAL TASK FORCE on physical activity has been established to get Barbadians involved in more exercise programmes across the island.

pdf Black and White Art for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Black and White poster for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Caribbean Wellness Day  Published Popular

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Published on August 30,2009
Two Sundays ago, in order to promote health and wholeness, we gave some safety tips re- garding the H1N1 virus, and how to protect oneself and avoid infection (as far as that is possible). This week, the Church wishes to share with you some information on the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day planned for 12th September this year.

pdf Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 By Government of Belize Press Office  Published Popular

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Published on: Sep 11, 2009
BELMOPAN - Belize will be joining other CARICOM countries in observing Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday September 12, 2009. Local organizations and institutions will launch campaigns of regular physical activities for public participation to promote healthy living for prevention and control of non communicable diseases on Friday, September 11, 2009 in commemoration of the day.

pdf Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 in Dominica  Published Popular

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Ministry of Health, originally published: September 08, 2009 07:19:00 PM -
On September 15, 2007 CARICOM Heads of Government met in Trinidad and declared the historic Port of Spain NCD Summit entitled "Uniting to stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non Communicable Diseases. It was at this summit that the second Saturday in September was declared "Caribbean Wellness Day" to commemorate this landmark summit.

pdf Caribbean Wellness Day for Half-Way Tree square  Published Popular

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Publishied on September 7, 2009
PLANS ARE in high gear locally to celebrate the second staging of Caribbean Wellness Day on Sunday, September 13. Caribbean Wellness Day is officially observed across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region on the second Saturday of September, but will be celebrated in Jamaica this year on September 13 to facilitate the staging of a major health festival in Half-Way Tree square.

pdf Caribbean Wellness Day Observed in Manchester  Published Popular

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Published on Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Manchester Health Department observed Caribbean Wellness Day at Mandeville Park, Friday (September 11).
Persons were encouraged, by various health professionals, to manage and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases. The event also featured live demonstrations of gym exercises, sack races, squat competition for males and females, dance competitions and other forms of physical exercises.

pdf Caribbean Wellness Day to spotlight community activities  Published Popular

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Published on: Wed, August 12, 2009
Roadtown, Tortola - Community activities will be spotlighted during the second Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 12 under the theme ‘Love That Body".

pdf CD label for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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CD label for CWD 2009

pdf Chronic Diseases in the Caribbean: Facts and Figures  Published Popular

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Caribbean Wellness DayDesigned for the general public, this fact sheet is one of five produced for the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 on 12 September. The series was created to generate awareness on the impact of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Caribbean with the aim of reducing risk factors and promoting better health. This particular sheet provides the public with general information that they might apply to their daily living and thus improve their state of health, avoid the pitfalls of the most common risk factors, and adopt healthier lifestyles.

pdf Chronic Diseases: Healthy Lifestyles and Schools  Published Popular

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Caribbean Wellness DayDesigned especially for schools, this fact sheet is one of five produced for the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 on 12 September. The series was created to generate awareness on the impact of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Caribbean with the aim of reducing risk factors and promoting better health. This particular sheet suggests how schools might go about promoting healthy behaviors among children and adolescents and thus contribute to their better health throughout their life. It also contains data from the WHO Global School Health Survey (GSHS).

pdf Chronic Diseases: Healthy Living and Faith-Based Organizations  Published Popular

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Caribbean Wellness DayEspecially designed for the faith-based organizations, this fact sheet is one of five produced for the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 on 12 September. The series was created to generate awareness on the impact of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Caribbean with the aim of reducing risk factors and promoting better health. This particular sheet suggests how faith-based organizations might go about promoting healthy behaviors among their congregations and thus contribute to better health among the population as a whole.

pdf Chronic Diseases: Information for Health Professionals  Published Popular

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Caribbean Wellness DayDesigned for healthcare workers, this fact sheet is one of five produced for the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 on 12 September. The series was created to generate awareness on the impact of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Caribbean with the aim of reducing risk factors and promoting better health among the population. This particular sheet suggests what healthcare professionals can do to promote and/or improve good health among their patients.

pdf Declaration Of Port-Of -Spain: Uniting To Stop The Epidemic Of Chronic NCDs  Published Popular

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Meeting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 15 September 2007 on the occasion of a special Regional Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

pdf Display for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Folder for Caribbean Wellnes Day 2009  Published Popular

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pdf GRAND TURK: CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY CELEBRATED IN THE CAPITAL  Published Popular

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Published on September 11, 2009
GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands; Friday, September 11th, 2009 - Caribbean Heads of Government, in response to the heavy burden of chronic non-communicable diseases on the citizens of the region, issued the Port of Spain Declaration in September 2007 "Uniting to stop the Epidemic of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases" and declared that the second Saturday in September should be celebrated each year as Caribbean Wellness Day.

pdf Guyana hosts successful Caribbean Wellness Day  Published Popular

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Published on September 13, 2009
Guyanese were afforded access to diabetes, blood pressure and Body Mass Index (BMI) testing at the Stabroek Car Park yesterday, as the country joined other Caribbean territories in celebrating Caribbean Wellness Day.
Entertaining the large crowd, was the winner of the HIV/AIDS calypso competition, Young Bill Rogers, who encouraged Guyanese to "Put it On," the theme song for World AIDS Day.

pdf Health Ministers applaud Caribbean Wellness Day; Trinidad and Tobago gets thumbs up  Published Popular

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Published on Tuesday, 6 October 2009
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The observance of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 came up for high plaudits by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Health at their meeting in Washington, USA on the week-end.
The Meeting of the 18th Caucus of Ministers of Health said they were "thrilled at the positive report, particularly from Trinidad and Tobago, on the second celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day," on 12 September 2009.

pdf Health Ministers pleased with repsonse to Caribbean Wellness Day  Published Popular

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Monday September 14, 2009. Minister of Health and Social Development Honourable Dancia Penn OBE, QC has welcomed the overwhelming display of community support for the Territory's celebration of the second Caribbean Wellness Day.

pdf Inside of Folder for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Message from Prime Minister Douglas St. Kitts and Nevis  Published Popular

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Message from Prime Minister Douglas.

pdf MINISTRY OF HEALTH HELD SUCCESSFUL WELLNESS PROMOTING WALKING  Published Popular

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ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2009_ Hundreds turned out to participate in the Ministry of Health's inaugural "Wellness Promoting Fitness Walk" which was held in St. George's on Sunday.

pdf Montserrat Celebrates Caribbean Wellness Day 2009  Published Popular

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Published on 12th September, 2009
Montserrat will be celebrating Caribbean Wellness Day along with their regional counter parts this Saturday 12th 2009. Non Communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes are theleading causes of illness and premature death in the Caribbean today. In addition most of these diseases are caused by modifiable risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and alcohol abuse. Other risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar , most of which can be controlled or prevented ,can also contribute to these illnesses.

pdf Narace promises point-of-care testing soon  Published Popular

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Published: 19 Sep 2009
Health Minister Jerry Narace says his ministry is working on establishing point-of-care testing at 20 health care facilities to augment the Government's efforts to reduce the occurrence of Chronic Non Communicable Diseases (CNCDs).

pdf Nevis celebrates Caribbean Wellness with march and rally  Published Popular

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Published on: Friday, 11 September 2009
Under the theme ‘Love that Body' the Department of Health on Nevis held a wellness march and rally through the streets of Charlestown the morning, September 11, 2009. The event started at the Nevis Cultural Centre and culminated at Grove Park.

pdf Pink Lily Attracts an audience during Caribbean Wellness Month  Published Popular

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Published on Thursday, 17 September 2009
Passers by made a double take as two sets of breasts (yes breasts!) were on public display in front of National Bank, Charlestown. However, before you think it was a case of indecent exposure, rest assured that the breasts in question were rubber, self examination breast models being used as a part of Pink Lily's educational prevention programme. They were loaned by the Medical University of the Americas, Nevis

pdf Poster for CWD 2009  Published Popular

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pdf Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in the Workplace  Published Popular

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Caribbean Wellness DayDesigned for the workplace, this fact sheet is one of five produced for the celebration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2009 on 12 September. The series was created to generate awareness on the impact of chronic noncommunicable diseases (CNCDs) in the Caribbean with the aim of reducing risk factors and promoting better health. This particular sheet suggests how both employers and employees, and their respective organizations, might go about promoting healthy behaviors in the workplace, which can improve physical health and mental outlook/morale, reduce stress and absenteeism, and improve productivity, as well as contributing to better health among the population as a whole.

pdf Report to the CARICOM Caucus of Ministers of Health September 2009, PAHO, WDC  Published Popular

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Report to the CARICOM Caucus of Ministers of Health September 2009, PAHO, WDC

pdf The Bahamas celebrates Caribbean Wellness Day 2009  Published Popular

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Published on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Bahamas joined the rest of the Caribbean on Saturday, September 12 in celebrating Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme: "Love My Body". Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Brent Symonette officially opened a wellness fair at the Ministry of Health, encouraging Bahamians to curb the rate of non-communicable diseases through healthy living.

pdf The Bahamas celebrates Caribbean Wellness Day 2009  Published Popular

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Published on: Sep 15, 2009 -
NASSAU, The Bahamas - The Bahamas joined the rest of the Caribbean on Saturday, September 12 in celebrating Caribbean Wellness Day under the theme: "Love My Body".
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Brent Symonette officially opened a wellness fair at the Ministry of Health, encouraging Bahamians to curb the rate of non-communicable diseases through healthy living.

pdf Weekend wellness revolution  Published Popular

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Published On:Tuesday, September 15, 2009
HUNDREDS of Bahamians took part in a "wellness revolution" on the grounds of the Ministry of Health's complex at the juncture of Augusta, Delancy and Meeting Streets last Saturday. The activities were part of a Mega Health Extravaganza, to observe Caribbean Wellness Day- a day marked by Caricom Heads of Government in 2007. The event was planned in response to a recognised need for definitive action in the fight against chronic diseases, under the theme "Love My Body."