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NNC-CAR readies for Nutrition Month celebration
BAGUIO CITY-The health and nutrition sector takes the center stage in July in celebration of Nutrition Month to create greater awareness on the importance of nutrition among Filipinos as provided under Presidential Decree 491 s. 1974. This year’s celebration theme “Kumain ng wasto at maging aktibo… Push natin ‘to!” (Eat healthy and do physical activity……
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DOH-CAR deploys nutritionist-dietitians under DOH-HRH
BAGUIO CITY- Eight registered nutritionist dietitians were deployed in the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet including Baguio City, Kalinga and Mt. Province on July 17 and for Benguet on June 21, 2019 as part of the Nutritionist-Dietitian’s Deployment Program of the 2019 Human Resource for Health of the Department of Health. Pre-Deployment orientation was done…
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NDAP-Baguio Benguet Chapter holds 22nd Pre-Nutrition Month Seminar
BAGUIO CITY- With the theme, “Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo, push natin ‘to!” which is the 2019 nutrition month theme, a total of 247 nutritionist-dietitians, nurses, other health allied professionals, municipal health officers, municipal nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition scholars and other members of local nutrition committees attended the 22nd Pre-nutrition…
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Barangays of Baguio City Present their Innovative Activities to the NNET
BAGUIO CITY- “A healthy and well-nourished community members who contributes to a safe, orderly and sustainable society” is the mission of the Barangay Nutrition Committee of Gibraltar, Baguio City which they shared as they welcomed the members of the National Nutrition Evaluation Team (NNET) in their barangay last April 10, 2019. Brgy Gibraltar together with…
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CAR trains on the transitioning to new nutrition evaluation tool
Baguio City-The National Nutrition Council-Cordillera Administrative facilitates the transitioning of the Monitoring and evaluation of Local Level Implementation(MELLPI) from the old tool to a new tool in the region. “Change has come and generally, change is not comfortable ” said Regional Program Coordinator, Rita Papey in her closing message referring to the adoption of the…
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CAR evaluates RNC weight management project
Baguio City- The search committee for the RNC-CAR weight management project will commence March 15, 2019. This was the agreement in the meeting among CSC, CHD and NNC last January 29, 2019. Members of the evaluation team will be the CHD-CAR, CSC CAR, NDAP Baguio Benguet Chapter and NNC-CAR. Overnutrition among the workforce had been…
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CAR health workers learn more about goiter, other thyroid disorders
BAGUIO CITY, Jan. 24, 2019 (PIA)- As goiter and other thyroid disorders remain a health concern in the country, the Department of Health is engaging local health workers and other stakeholders to strengthen the awareness and prevention campaign down to the community level. DOH conducted a “Partners Forum and Basic Thyroid Course” for Cordillera provincial/…
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A Healthy Woman, A Unique One
What makes a woman unique? This question will let the women rise from their seats giving endless answers. According to Eleonor Roosevelt, “A woman is like a teabag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” For too long, women have overlooked their own health. According to…
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MDRRMO Lamut prepares BNCs for Nutrition in Emergencies
LAMUT, IFUGAO – “Let us stand in our honor as the number 1 most resilient municipality in the whole Philippines, and continue to protect the vulnerable groups in our municipality especially during disasters”, said by MDRRMO Mr. Junifer Ngannoy on the first day of the training on nutrition in emergencies on November 19, 2018 at…
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Strengthening Nutrition Governance and Nutrition Service Delivery through “Tublay SHINES”
Nutrition promotion is one of our municipality’s development thrust that was spelled out in the Executive Legislative Agenda (ELA). The ELA of Tublay takes cognizance of the equal importance of both human resource and infrastructure development. Health and nutrition promotion is one of the road maps taken by the municipality in the area of human…
