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Healthy Lifestyle: Small Grants Scheme; Reports; Regional Organisations

Nutrition: Activities; Nutritionists and dietitians; Food security

Tobacco: Highlights; Key events & Meetings; Multilateral Agreements

Alcohol: Key events & Meetings; Resources and Reports

Physical Activity: Highlights

Our Publications: Press Release; Pacific Islands Nutrition - PIN; Trade Agreement in the Pacific Island Countries; Other Resources

For more information,
please contact the
Healthy Pacific Lifestyle Advisers of the section:

Dr Viliami PULOKA
Physical Activity
Tel.: 687 26 09 52

Ms Jeanie McKENZIE
Alcohol and Tobacco
Tel.: 687 26 01 22

Ms Karen FUKOFUKA
Nutrition
Tel.: 687 26 67 75

Secretariat of the Pacific Community
BP D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex
New Caledonia
Fax: +687 26.38.18

ACTIVITIES

1. Pacific Islands Nutrition - PIN

A newsletter, produced three times a year, which is distributed to over 1000 addresses across the Pacific. It includes regional news, updates on research and locally available resources. The focus of the newsletter is lifestyle, health and nutrition.

It is produced in both French and English. You can download or view copies, or alternatively contact us to be added to the mailing list. We welcome articles and contributions from our member countries.

2. Pacific Nutrition Network - PACNUT

This email based information and discussion group aims to keep members up to date with latest research and also to provide a forum for discussion on lifestyle and nutrition issues. Membership is open to all those working in the Pacific region.

3. Training

Each year the section offers sub-regional workshops for regional nutritionists and nutrition health workers in areas such as physical activity, diabetes and healthy eating. It also provides in-country training on request.

One of the Healthy Pacific Lifestyle Section's key activities is building the capacity of key local health workers and educators. This is mainly achieved through a combination of sub-regional workshops and in-country workshops (on request). Regional conferences are only held as needed.

Sub-regional workshops are usually skills-based and in-depth and cover issues such as communication, physical activity promotion, diabetes education etc. These workshops usually involve only a small group of participants, to enhance learning and are by invitation only.

4. Resources and publications

The Section produces a range of resources such as posters, leaflets, information booklets and videos for use in the Pacific. Most of the resources are available in English and French. A limited number of copies of most of the resources are available free of charge.

5. Technical support

The Section provides technical assistance to countries in areas such as: survey design and implementation, data analysis, report writing and programme design. We provide support in the area of NCDs, nutrition, physical activity, alcohol and tobacco. We also support NCD and nutrition-related activities within countries through our Small Grants Scheme.