The consultation took place at the Public Workers Union building in St. George's, as concerned stakeholders try to come up with new and creative ways to push the health promotion agenda with a holistic approach to ensure health in all policies.
Grenada like its regional neighbors are faced with increases in chronic diseases, the burden of various new and re-emerging diseases, access to healthcare services, funding and support among others critical aspects of Health that can have an overall impact on the country's resources including human and financial.
The consultation was facilitated by Rosy Bhola, the former head of the Ministry's Health Promotion Department. Ms. Bhola presented her findings from various investigations and researches that were undertaken locally, regionally and internationally to participants.
Participants were presented with local statistics regarding mortality rates of various causes of death in Grenada and the region as well as globally.
The issue of lifestyles, determinants of health, healthy-eating, exercise, education and information sharing, labeling, standards, commitment, affordability and policy driven approaches, raised and discussed by participants as some of the fundamentals that must be accepted and brought to the forefront of the discussion on a national level.
Stakeholders were drawn from backgrounds, departments, organizations and industries. The consultation is the second of its kind to take place.
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