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Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 4, p e0215392 (2019)
BackgroundAlthough most countries face increasing population levels of obesity and diabetes their effect on coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality has not been often studied in small island developing states (SIDs) where obesity rates are among the h
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/57b2269231d140a1b8403d3030c39995
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 47, Iss 97, Pp 1-9 (2023)
In the English-speaking Caribbean, an estimated 46% of men and 61% of women are currently overweight or obese, and 8% of children younger than 5 years are also overweight. To combat this worsening epidemic, driven by unhealthy dietary patterns, the H
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/fac8a2d62a9149409d2f4b68d37e0cce
Autor:
Reeta Gobin, Troy Thomas, Sharlene Goberdhan, Manoj Sharma, Robert Nasiiro, Rosana Emmanuel, Madan Rambaran, Shelly McFarlane, Christelle Elia, Davon Van-Veen, Ishtar Govia, Tiffany Palmer, Ursula Read, J Kennedy Cruickshank, T Alafia Samuels, Rainford Wilks, Seeromanie Harding
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 4, p e0301503 (2024)
IntroductionEpidemiological transition to NCDs is a challenge for fragile health systems in the Caribbean. The Congregations Taking Action against NCDs (CONTACT) Study intervention proposes that trained health advocates (HAs) from places of worship (
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ac021d4b5835400cb8c0d782227ae112
Autor:
Christina. Howitt, Fitzroy Henry, Kern D. Rocke, Catherine R. Brown, Waneisha Jones, Leith Dunn, T. Alafia Samuels
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 46, Iss 61, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Objectives. To determine changes to income and livelihood, food consumption, and hunger due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in three Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean: Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Gr
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/69166f36f5ad48059fe2969c37f4aefb
Autor:
Althea La Foucade, Samuel Gabriel, Vyjanti Beharry, Christine Laptiste, Charmaine Metivier, T. Alafia Samuels, Karl Theodore, Patricia Edwards-Wescott
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 46, Iss 72, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Objective. To identify and assess the determinants of unhealthy dietary habits among a sample of survey participants in Jamaica. Methods. Because of resource constraints, this cross-sectional assessment is based on a three-stage non-probability sampl
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8c692c4355d7448088320be7d52f63cd
Autor:
Leonor Guariguata, Leandro Garcia, Natasha Sobers, Trevor S Ferguson, James Woodcock, T Alafia Samuels, Cornelia Guell, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
PLOS Global Public Health, Vol 2, Iss 5, p e0000436 (2022)
Diabetes and obesity present a high and increasing burden of disease in the Caribbean that have failed to respond to prevention policies and interventions. These conditions are the result of a complex system of drivers and determinants that can make
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e11284269a2c483894e17617ec7ddfd4
Autor:
Miriam Alvarado, Nigel Unwin, Stephen J. Sharp, Ian Hambleton, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, T. Alafia Samuels, Marc Suhrcke, Jean Adams
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Abstract Background The World Health Organization has advocated for sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes as part of a broader non-communicable disease prevention strategy, and these taxes have been recently introduced in a wide range of settings. How
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d856728d153a4120974fc08e96eb3ece
Autor:
Leonor Guariguata, Catherine Brown, Natasha Sobers, Ian Hambleton, T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 42, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Objectives. To conduct an analysis of the most recent data on diabetes and its risk factors by gender and other social determinants of health to understand why its prevalence is higher among women than men in the Caribbean; to inform policy agenda-se
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b539b4c659084e43a0c35b0f3773bf4a
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 42, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Like many nations in the Americas, the countries of the Caribbean are facing increasing morbidity and mortality associated with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In 2007, based on advocacy by Sir George Alleyne and others, the Caribbean Community (CAR
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/add01ad81ee648d1a2e0998182b39f5c
Autor:
T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
Publikováno v:
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 42, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Objectives. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a threat to social and economic development, including in the Caribbean. In 2007 the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held the world's first-ever summit of heads of government on NCD prevention and control
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/1aa093ae061a455cbf5e35d8a5fb7502