The Division of Health and Wellness

The Director of the Department of Wellness Promotion and Health Prevention, Dr. Alina Williams, along with her staff Ms. Onika Henry, Ms. Shinelle Rogers, and Ms. Reshanna Trim, met with Mr. McKacy-Prince Martin, Director of Youth Development, Youth Department, Division of Youth Empowerment and Sport, along with his staff Ms. Ophelia Caldeira and Ms. Alana Harry, for a productive stakeholder session exploring how prevention and youth empowerment can reinforce each other: from positioning youth spaces as prevention settings, to building resilience and mental wellbeing literacy, to equipping young people as health messengers in their own communities.

By aligning youth development with prevention and wellbeing, we invest not only in healthier young people today, but in a more resilient Tobago tomorrow.

𝐃𝐇𝐖 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

On Wednesday, 17th June, 2026, Orthotist and Prosthetist Magnus Baptiste, along with amputees Gloria Hannibal-Phillips, Verleen Bobb-Lewis, Hugh Roberts and Timothy Johnson, met with Deputy Chief Secretary with responsibility for the Division of Health and Wellness, Dr. Faith Brebnor.

Discussions focused on improving accessibility and healthcare services for persons living with disabilities, particularly the need for vascular surgeon assessments and treatment for circulation-related conditions. The meeting also highlighted the importance of strengthening support systems for persons with disabilities, including individuals transitioning from being able-bodied to living with a disability.

Among the key issues raised were the need for stricter enforcement against the misuse of designated handicap parking spaces and the provision of additional accessible parking within the Scarborough area to better accommodate persons with disabilities.

Stakeholders reaffirmed their commitment to working together to ensure that people living with disabilities receive improved healthcare and equitable access to public spaces and opportunities to increase their quality of life.

𝐃𝐇𝐖 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗧 𝗖𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊

On Wednesday, 17th June, 2026, the Breastfeeding Association of Trinidad and Tobago, represented by Executive Officer Sherise Edwards and Breastfeeding Counselor/Office Assistant Shariza Mohammed, paid a courtesy call on Dr. Faith Brebnor, Deputy Chief Secretary with responsibility for the Division of Health and Wellness.
The aim of the visit was to discuss the upcoming Annual Family Walk & Breakfast, held in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week 2026, which runs from August 1st-7th under the theme “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works.”

Dr. Brebnor gave her unwavering commitment as the event seeks to raise awareness and continue the conversation about the importance of breastfeeding.

The Breastfeeding Family Walk and Breakfast takes place on Saturday 8th August, 2026.

📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Scarborough Library Facility

📃 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 6:00 a.m.

🕧 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6:30 am

💲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:$75.00

🎟️ Tickets are available via the QR code on the flyer or through the link below.

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𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗱𝘀! 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

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The Workforce Wellness Unit (WWU) of the Division of Health and Wellness met with Health Control Officers II and III of the Public Health Services Department on Monday (June 15th) for an interactive sensitization session focused on employee well-being and support services. Participants learned about the Unit's mandate, available services and opportunities for collaboration to enhance staff wellness across the Division.

The session also provided a valuable forum for discussion, allowing officers to share their experiences and identify areas where the Unit can provide meaningful support. Together, we are working to create a healthier, more resilient workplace for all. Supporting Staff. Strengthening the Division.

The Division of Health and Wellness and the Tobago Regional Health Authority invites staff to attend an Internal Public Day with Assembly Member Dr. Faith Brebnor, Deputy Chief Secretary with responsibility for Health and Wellness.

🗓 Monday 15th June, 2026
⏰ 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
📍 #7 Montessori Drive, Glen Road, Scarborough

📞 To book an appointment, call or WhatsApp 493-5477.

𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐨

Today, Wednesday,.10th June 2026, representatives of the Family Planning Association of Trinidad and Tobago paid a courtesy call on Dr. Faith Brebnor, Deputy Chief Secretary with responsibility for the Division of Health and Wellness (DHW). Also participating in the discussions were members of staff from the newly established Workforce Wellness Unit within the Division.

This engagement follows a consultation held in March 2026, which focused on research undertaken by the Family Planning Association to better understand public beliefs, concerns, and knowledge relating to sexual and reproductive health. The findings from the research were used to develop a report aimed at assisting stakeholders in providing services that meet the needs of the population.

A key area of discussion during the courtesy call was the need for effective public education and improved accessibility to family planning services across communities throughout Tobago. Special attention was given to youth-focused initiatives, with the aim of engaging young people in ways that are relatable, respectful, and informative.

The Division remains committed to working collaboratively with partners to improve access to health information, strengthen service delivery, and support healthier families and communities throughout Tobago.

𝙅𝙐𝙉𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇 𝙃𝙄𝙑 𝙏𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙃💉
𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙨𝙩 & 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥

𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘐𝘝-𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴.

𝘛𝘙𝘏𝘈'𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

𝙈𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙃 𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏!
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𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨.

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𝐃𝐇𝐖 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗧𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼 (𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲): A delegation from the Division of Health and Wellness (DHW) Tobago House of Assembly (THA), participated in the Personalized Health Conference 2026, hosted by NEXUS Personalized Health at ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

The delegation comprised Dr. Faith Brebnor, Deputy Chief Secretary, Division of Health and Wellness; Dr. Alina Williams, Director, Department of Wellness, Prevention and Health Promotion; Mr. Keyun Boatswain, ICT Manager; and Ms. Nekaisha Legerton, Executive Support Coordinator to the Deputy Chief Secretary.

During the conference, the team engaged with international experts on emerging developments in artificial intelligence, digital health, data analytics, and personalized healthcare. These discussions will support the Division’s ongoing efforts to strengthen health promotion initiatives, advance digital transformation within the health sector, and inform the development of the Tobago Public Health Observatory.

The knowledge and partnerships gained through this engagement will further assist the Division in exploring innovative approaches to public health education and community outreach to improve health promotion and wellness programmes across Tobago.

The Division of Health and Wellness remains committed to leveraging technology, innovation, and evidence-based practices to improve the health and well-being of the people of Tobago.