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RTAN and RNET Convene for its Joint Meeting
The National Nutrition Council- CAR conducts a joint Regional Technical Assistants on Nutrition (RTAN) and Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) Meeting today February 28, 2023 at the Orchard Hotel, Legarda Road, Baguio City. The meeting aims to present and discuss the following agenda: Nutrition Status of School Children SY 2022-2023 and status of…
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NNC-CAR Attends the Nutrition Forum on Scaling up Interventions in World Emergencies
Baguio City- February 10, 2023. A Forum on Scaling up Interventions on Nutrition in World Emergencies was conducted by the Department of Health-CAR in partnership with the National Nutrition Council-CAR, Breastfeeding Care Center of the North, ARUGAAN and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN). The activity provided comprehensive updates regarding breastfeeding, methods and techniques on…
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NNC Meets with Nutrition Stakeholders in Abra
Bangued, Abra – As part of the technical assistance and consultation of NNC to gather willingness of LGUs to have a collaborative activity to improve their nutrition situation, NNC officials meet with a total of the 39 participants from members of the Provincial Nutrition Committee and Municipal Nutrition Action Officer-Designates. The NNC officials…
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CAR-Media Educators on Nutrition elects new set of officers
7 February 2023- The Cordillera Media Educators on Nutrition (CAR-MENu) elected anew set of officers for the year 2023 during their first meeting held online via zoom. Ms. Rimaliza Opina of Baguio Midland Courier was elected as the new president of theorganization. Mr. Dionisio Dennis of DZWT 540 as the vice president and Ms.…
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Goiter Prevention and Awareness
Together with the Department of Health and other partners and stakeholders, the National Nutrition Council joins the observance of Goiter Awareness Week (GAW) which aims to highlight the vital role of iodized salt in preventing thyroid disorders such as goiter. Goiter is a condition where the thyroid gland have an abnormal enlargement which can lead…
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Goiter Prevention and Awareness
Together with the Department of Health and other partners and stakeholders, the National Nutrition Council joins the observance of Goiter Awareness Week (GAW) which aims to highlight the vital role of iodized salt in preventing thyroid disorders such as goiter. Goiter is a condition where the thyroid gland have an abnormal enlargement which can lead…
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Healthy Holiday Tips for a Healthy New Year
Holidays are great time for us to get-together and create great memories with family, relatives, and friends and enjoy a good meal together. However, with a large variety of foods to be served during the holidays, good meals may not be healthy meals. So, the goal for the holiday season is to eat smart and…
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Conner Apayao conducts TK DSP culmination program
October 27, 2022 marks the finale of the 180-day implementation of the Tutok Kainan Dietary Supplementation Program (TK DSP) in the municipality of Conner, Apayao. Among the 5 barangays who were recipients of the TK DSP, Barangay Caglayan and Barangay Paddoan initiated a…
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Mandatory Food Fortification: A Nutrition Specific Program to Address Hidden Hunger
The PPAN or the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022 consists of nutrition-specific programs, nutrition-sensitive programs, and enabling programs to ensure positive nutrition outcomes. Mandatory Food Fortification is one of the impact programs/ nutrition-specific programs of the Philippine Plan for Action in Nutrition. Food fortification is the process of adding vitamins and/or minerals (micronutrients)…
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NNC-CAR conducted Nutri-Jingle Contest for HEIs in celebration of the National Children’s Month
With the theme, “Kalusugan, Kaisipan at Kapakanan ng Bawat Bata Ating Tutukan,” this year’s Children’s Month Celebration focuses more on supporting the mental health and over-all well-being of children amid the pandemic. This year’s theme calls for the public to exert necessary interventions in attaining this goal. In support to the year’s theme, the…
