Ministry of Health partners in ‘The Food in Our Schools Matters’ campaign - Searchlight

One of the most recent indications for basic education schools in the country is the implementation of the Vive Saludable, Vive Feliz program, which prohibits schools from selling food considered as junk and changing it for healthy food. This program seeks to improve the health of students by integrating good eating habits inside and outside schools, and so an invitation was also made to parents and traders who are placed outside educational est…

Ministry of Health partners in ‘The Food in Our Schools Matters’ campaign - Searchlight

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) said it is proud to be partners relaunching the #ActOn-Facts:The Food in Our Schools Matters campaign. This important regional initiative, led by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) in collaboration with UNICEF, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and the Food and Agr…