b'Strategic Partnerships(contd)Power in Innovationrepositioningobjectivebydevelopingpoliciesandthe promotion of healthy lifestyle practices throughof service delivery between the public and private TheJPSMarubeniPowerInternationalInnovationprogrammeswhichhavethepotentialtoimproveleaflets,presentationsandactivities.Theoutreachsectors.Thisinterventionintegratesthreeprivate Lab (iLab) was launched on Tuesday, October 29,productivity, reduce operating costs and maintain aprogramme is normally conducted at least four timespartners - clinicians, laboratories and pharmacies - 2019 at the Head Office of JPS.A Memorandum ofhealthyprofessionalandacademicenvironmentatper year. For this Academic Year, three fairs were heldwith a central support unit at The University of the Understanding (MOU) was signed with The UWI. Thethe UWI.The caring message that is consistentlybetween October 2019 and February 2020 becauseWest Indies, into a hub and spoke structure. It is a Lab represents a physical space where JPS staff,signaledthroughactivitiesandeventsexecutedof disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.prime example of partnership between academia and UWI students and other relevant parties will meetin the Academic year 2019 to 2020 is that buildingthe health industry targeting a priority health problem to identify solutions to problems and challenges andahealthiersocietyandregionensuresthatweIn addition Faculty of Social Sciences staff membersand adding to the bandwidth of socially accountable also foster innovation. also develop the resilience and productivity of ourserved as experts on various task forces such as theinitiatives in the Faculty.peoples.These are prime examples of partnershipUWI COVID-19 Task Force, the Ministry of Health and between academia and the health industry targetingWellness (MOHW) Advisory Committee for COVID-19,Sustainable Health of the Caribbean Health and Wellnesspriority health problems and adding to the bandwidththe Data Management and Documentation Workingpopulationof socially accountable initiatives from The UWI.GroupoftheNationalCOVID-19ResearchAgendaOnOctober22,2019,ViceChancellorSirHilary 90 On the Mona Campus several sustained initiatives forWorking Group, convened by the Ministry of HealthBecklesandUniversityofMiamisPresidentJulio91over a decade demonstrate the ongoing commitmentInter-Professional Outreach Programme andWellness(MOHW),theNationalEmergencyFrenksignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding of this Campusto generatea healthier attitude toHealth Fairs OperationsCentre,theJamaicaRedCrossand(MOU).Thisallowsforspecificareasofresearch lifestylechoices.IntheorientationtoCampuslife,TheInter-ProfessionalOutreachProgrammeistheCOVID19-EmergencyManagementTeamcollaborationinmedicalsciencesfocussingon students can attend a session with Dr. Blossom Anglin- aninitiativeoftheFacultyofMedicalSciencesSubcommittee for Psychosocial Wellness. applied research for the improvement of the health Brown,ClinicalDirectoroftheUniversityHealthtohelpstudentstoembracethecultureofsocialof the Caribbean population as it relates to chronic Centre which alerts them of the value of maintainingaccountability. It is designed to bring together theHealth Connect Jamaica diseases given the high morbidity and mortality rates healthy practices and the services available on thehealthprofessionalstudentswithintheFacultyApartnershipwasforgedwithTheUnitedStatesin the region. Vice Chancellor Beckles called on the Campus to support this. The Halls of residence offertoworkasinter-professionalteamsinamutuallyAgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID)andHeads of The UWI Faculties of Medical Sciences, the a series of physical, spiritual, social and intellectualsupportiveenvironment.ThisoutreachiscurrentlyFamily Health International (FHI360), which is a non- School of Clinical Medicine and Research, and the activities that help to target the problem areas in theorganized by faculty within each of the programmesprofit organization in the United States, to launch aCaribbean Institute for Health Research to assist with life of the student. ofdentistry,pharmacy,medicine,nursingandproject to improve the accessibility of healthcare foradvancing this agenda by advising on joint UWI-UM physical therapy. Students are recruited to participatepersons living with HIV/AIDs in Jamaica. The projectresearch and teaching ventures.To date the Faculty Both staff and students come under the protection ofin the varying health fairs organized across Jamaicahas been dubbed Health Connect Ja (HCJ) and ishas contributed to strategic planning discussions for the Health and Wellness Policy, passed in Novembertargetingunderservedcommunitiesfacilitatingbeing spearheaded by Dr. Geoffrey Barrow, Lecturerjoint(UWI-UM)researchinitiativesinthefollowing 2010,whichnotes:Improvingtheproductivityexperiential learning in an inter-professional setting.in the Department of Medicine.The overarching aimareas: ofstaffandstudentsiscriticaltotheattainmentActivitiesatthehealthfairsincludemedicals,of the NetworkHealth Connect Ja - is to expand thea.Womens health: Cancers and chronic diseases oftheUniversitysstrategicobjectives.Strategicdentalcheck-ups,medicationreconciliationandaccess to and utilization of HIV-specific primary healthb.Climate and Healthrepositioningmustthereforeincludeasharperdispensing, eye checks, point of care device testingcare services in the private health sector.HCJ wasc.Research and training Fellowshipsfocus on improving and maintaining the health andsuch as HIV, lipids, glycosylated haemoglobin, blooddeveloped in collaboration with the Jamaica Ministryd.Caribbean-wide BioBankwellbeing of the University community. The Wellnessglucoseandprostateantigentest.Thestudentsof Health and Wellness as an integrated componente.Mobile health/telemedicinePolicyaimstosupporttheUniversitysstrategicalsoparticipateinprovidinghealtheducationinof the national response, ensuring the standardizationf.COVID policy trackerANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'