Project 461037

The country of Antigua and Barbuda has identified a need to focus its health promotion and chronic disease prevention efforts towards children and youth due to the overall decline of child health and well-being seen within the country. Over the past 4 years, our team of Antiguan and Canadian partners have been working together to support the health and well-being of children in Antigua and Barbuda. Our team met in Antigua in January 2020 to discuss emerging issues and to develop a path moving forward. Following this, and through a series of virtual meetings, it was decided that school-based health promotion was the desired strategy to address child health in Antigua and Barbuda. The proposed planning grant will facilitate a cross-cultural learning opportunity between Canada and Antigua. Our objective is to facilitate knowledge sharing between Canada and Antigua relating to school-based health promotion interventions among children and youth. Specifically, our goal is to support knowledge exchange between Antigua and Canada to build capacity and plan for future implementation of comprehensive school health approaches within Antiguan schools and communities. Effective health-promoting efforts and strategies that adopt a preventative approach in Antigua are urgently required. This initiative will lay the foundation for future action to promote well-being in children and youth.