CWHA’s International Program is registered as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with the United Nations Social and Economic Council to participate in United Nations International Conference.

To enhance professional skills by gaining a contextual, comparative, interdisciplinary and transcultural perspective of critical emerging international and hemispheric issues and their impact and implications for the Caribbean region.

To organize and mobilize a select cross-sectional group of seasoned frontline leaders (organizers, academicians, researchers, business leaders, advocates, planners, policy makers, and activists) in the US and in the circum Caribbean region who are interested in the growth and development of the region.

To report on multi-disciplinary and transcultural trends, their impact on the region and regional interaction with broader hemispheric and global dynamics.

To exchange ideas, formulate strategies and document experiences among professionals and scholars.

To facilitate information sharing and networking between community and professional groups, to foster grassroots organizing, inter-agency planning, collaboration, coalition, and partnership building.

To support multi-disciplinary studies and research projects, to facilitate peer-reviews of scholarly and creative works, and to foster their publication in scholarly and policy advocacy journals.

To disseminate information from an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural international perspective pertaining to policy, theory, research, findings, best practices, and statistical trends designed to enhance knowledge, enhance technology transfer, enhance socio-economic development, and improve practice and service delivery.

To bring together leading American and Caribbean professionals and scholars: To facilitate the attainment of a new and higher level of scholarly development and professional advancement, foster cross-cultural programs, exchange ideas, explore approaches for policy and programs changes, formulate strategies for transcultural alternative modalities, and engage in technology transfer and foster opportunities for mutually beneficial collaborative ventures.

To provide technical assistance to, and work in partnership with local, national and international agencies on cross-cultural training, research, program development, public health and migration related issues as a basis to foster educational and information exchange, health policy formulation, technology transfer, international cooperation, strategic planning and priority setting as approaches to improve regional development.

To afford college students an internship opportunity on the international level to gain practical and professional experiences under conditions conducive to career development. To afford them an opportunity to build bridges between theory and practice, to develop and improve skills, to apply acquired knowledge, to test abilities, and to gain first hand, practical, on-the-job experiences, while making valuable community and/or professional contributions.