CDO-CNC Higala Webinar30 October 2020, Cagayan de Oro City (CNPC Sherill Faith P. Española) – Adopting to the new normal, the City Nutrition Committee hosted a webinar video on nutrition that started last 4 September 2020 posted every Friday at City Nutrition Committee-Cagayan de Oro City Facebook Page. The City tags this program as “CNC-CDO Higala Nutrition Webinar” to serve as a platform to disseminate practical health and nutrition messages in real time. Through this program, the nutrition education and information dissemination in the City was strengthened especially during this pandemic.

The webinar series targets twelve (12) episodes to be aired until December 2020 that focuses on different topics on proper nutrition to fight against COVID-19 especially among children, pregnant and lactating women and other vulnerable groups.

Below is the list of episodes aired:

Episode

Title

Speaker

1

The Missing Key of a Healthy Lifestyle

Ms. Nita T. Antipueso, RND – City Health Office, CDO City

2

Nutrition for COVID-19 Patients

Ms. Anzanette P. Cagas, RND – Northern Mindanao Medical Center

3

Complementary Feeding

Ms. Shiella Rose C. Balbanida, RND & Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselor

4

Proper Nutrition for Pregnant Women in the context of COVID-19

Ms. Stephanie C. Barrio, RND – National Nutrition Council X

5

Management of Acute Malnutrition

Dr. Ameerah S. Racman – City Health Office, CDO City

6

Micronutrient Supplementation during Emergency

Ms. Caroline A. Cabunoc, RND – City Health Office, CDO City

In average, the webinar series gained so far 620 reach and 450 views. As of this writing, there are still six remaining episodes to be aired. Some of which will focus on the importance of Expanded Program on Immunization and nutrition and the immune system.