 Carbon Wellness Day is observed annually on September 9th. The theme for this year is Power Through Collective Action. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Otherly Affairs has been hosting several activities throughout the month of August and early September as a lead-up to the September 9th observance. The latest activity was held at the Denver Hospital on Wednesday, September 6, where clients were encouraged to adopt healthy lifestyle practices through physical activity and healthy eating. So today we tried to demonstrate to our clients what a healthy breakfast looks like, where we had the high fiber, the protein, the antioxidants, where they had the carbohydrates and it was portions. So today I think they had a pretty good idea as to what a healthy breakfast would look like under portion sizes. We had on our plates a hard boiled egg, vegetable salad, we had some oatmeal porridge, some beliftee and we also had some ground turkey. Carbon Wellness Day was conceptualized by the heads of governments of Caracom as a regional response to the threat posed by non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Member states have actively sought to make their populations aware of the threat of NCDs to their health and well-being and to the development gains of their societies. Everyone is encouraged to engage in healthy lifestyles like being physically active, engaging in healthy eating, reducing consumption of alcohol to the recommended safe quantities, getting annual health checks, improving personal relationships with family and friends, and taking care of his or her mental health, among other actions. From the communications unit of the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Early Affairs, Julie to Peter reporting.