Partnering for Healthier Lifestyles
As part of its ongoing advocacy efforts, the HSFB team has engaged in numerous community outreach activities throughout the course of the first phase of the childhood obesity prevention project.
In July a free public lecture was hosted by the HSFB in collaboration with the Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition Foundation of Barbados (BCNF). An information booth and free health testing were also set up at the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, the annual Limegrove Wellness Day and the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre 5k. Mrs. Fiona Anthony, CEO of the HSFB, recently presented to the Barbadian medical fraternity at the annual BAMP conference.