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Improving household nutrition security and public health in the CARICOM, 2018–2022

Authors :
Waneisha Jones
Madhuvanti M. Murphy
Fitzroy Henry
Leith Dunn
T. Alafia Samuels
Source :
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 46, Iss 88, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Pan American Health Organization, 2022.

Abstract

The Caribbean is experiencing a worsening epidemic of obesity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and it has the worst rates of premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases in the region of the Americas. Creating enabling environments to improve dietary diversity would help reduce obesity and diet-related NCDs. The Improving Household Nutrition Security and Public Health in the CARICOM project aimed to increase dietary diversity in the Caribbean, and to determine and implement effective, gender-sensitive interventions to improve food sovereignty, household food security, and nutrition in CARICOM states. Primary quantitative and qualitative research, scoping reviews, stakeholder engagement, implementation of interventions and dissemination activities were undertaken. This paper describes the overall project design and implementation, discusses challenges and limitations, and presents core achievements to inform further work in Small Island Developing States throughout CARICOM to advance the nutrition agenda in the Caribbean. The results of the project’s research activities are presented in other papers published in this special issue on nutrition security in CARICOM states.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
10204989 and 16805348
Volume :
46
Issue :
88
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.23825cfadb7d4b348af846d2cef65bd3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2022.88