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disease (NCD) incidence, prevalence, and risk factors has been able to utilize these skills during the pandemic. A range of daily surveillance outputs produced by the group is now available online for download: https:// tinyurl.com/uwi-covid19-surveillance.
CAIIHR addresses Violence in Jamaica - Disseminating the Irie ClassroomToolbox The Irie Classroom Toolbox, an early childhood, teacher-training, violence prevention programme that aims to: reduce harsh punishment by teachers, and prevent the development of early antisocial behaviour in young children was developed by researchers from CAIHR, and has been rigorously evaluated and with support from UNICEF, Jamaica. This evidence-based programme is now being implemented nationally across Jamaica by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). This has the potential to address important public health issues including reducing violence against children at school and reducing disruptive behaviour problems of young children. The Irie Toolbox Team have also developed and evaluated a complementary programme for parents (The Irie Homes Toolbox), to promote an integrated approach to violence prevention across home and school settings in the early childhood years.
CAIHR at 20 Honourees - Nurse June Harris (right) for long and dedicated service to the CAIHR-Sickle Cell Unit and Professor Emeritus David Picou (left) – the first West Indian Director of the CAIHR – Tropical Metabolism Research Unit for his contribution to eliminating childhood malnutrition in Jamaica.
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