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Caribbean Moves towards taxing of sugar sweetened beverages
With skyrocketing rates of overweight and obesity facing Caribbean nations, policymakers are increasingly being challenged to find solutions for this public...
81% of Jamaicans Support a Tax on Sugary Drinks if Revenue Supports Childhood Obesity Prevention Programmes
Recognizing February as Heart Month, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) is launching a new phase of its ongoing obesity prevention media campaign on...
Thomas, Allen, Davidson top 2019 Crystal Spring Run For Your Heart 5K/2K- Jamaica Observer
It was a fight to the finish for Henry Thomas, Duwell Allen and Odane Davidson who topped the Crystal Spring Run For Your Heart (RFYH) 5K Run, 5K Walk and the...
Medical Symposium 2019
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica on Tuesday, February 19th will host our annual Medical Symposium, at the Spanish Court Hotel at 5:30pm under the theme Heart...
The Crystal Spring, Run for Your Heart 5k – Fact Sheet
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica, The Crystal Spring, Run for Your Heart 5k, 2k and Roun di track event in association with Running Events Jamaica will be held...
PRESS RELEASE: Adults must help children avoid sugary drinks at home and at school
On World Obesity Day, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), the Ministry of Health (MOH) are launching a new phase of ...
PRESS RELEASE – NINE IN TEN JAMAICANS SUPPORT GOVERNMENT ACTION TO FIGHT GROWING OBESITY PROBLEM
According to a post campaign public opinion survey, nine in ten Jamaicans want swift government action to tackle the country’s obesity epidemic. Eighty-one...
2017 Annual Report
View or Download our 2017 Annual Report by clicking the link below HEART FOUNDATION OF JAMAICA ANNUAL REPORT...