Public Education & Advocacy

Advocating for policies that promote heart health is a key component of the HFJ’s mission.
The HFJ is a founding member and the secretariat for the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) and also the National Resuscitation Council of Jamaica (NRC).
The HFJ is partnering with the Ministry of Health and Jamaica Moves on an Obesity Prevention Project.

Global Health Advocacy Project

To support a healthy Jamaican population by reducing obesity through public and policy maker awareness around healthy eating and related policy change.

National Resuscitation Council

The National Resuscitation Council of Jamaica (NRC) was established under the auspices of the Inter American Heart Foundation (IAHF)

Tobacco Control

The JCTC is a tobacco control advocacy group launched Friday, May 31, 2002 on World No Tobacco Day works closely with Government, health s to go up in smoke.