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NDAP-BBC promotes healthy diet
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet- 449 participants including Registered Nutritionist-Dietitians and other health allied professionals, members of local nutrition committees and students from regions I, CAR, II, III, IV and NCR attended the 20th Pre-Nutrition Month Seminar (PNMS) organized by the Nutritionist-Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines-Baguio Benguet Chapter in coordination with the National Nutrition Council-Cordillera Regional Office…
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NNC-CAR visits Radyo Kasalip in Pasil, Kalinga
PASIL, Kalinga – “If only the LGU is rich and can afford to provide full time staff for the radio, it is very helpful in disseminating information to the people”, said Dr. Aldrin Siwao, the Station Manager and Municipal Health Officer of Pasil during the visit of Nutrition Officers Nancy Paclos and Carol Donaal on…
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2 CAR provinces focus of RP’s 5–year nutrition plan
The provinces of Abra and Apayao are the focus areas in the five-year plan for nutrition in the country for the Cordillera during the recent launching of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2017-2022 that aims to address malnutrition. National Nutrition Council-Cordillera Program Coordinator Rita Papey said the two provinces have been identified…
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Barangay Nutrition Scholars get training to serve their barangays better
I felt pure joy as I wave my goodbyes to the Barangay Nutrition Scholars as some started leaving the hotel where we had the five-day training from March 13-17, 2017. Majority of these BNS are from the far-flung municipalities of Apayao and Abra but there were also participants from Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province including Baguio…
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RNC sustains support for nutrition education for Pantawid families
BAGUIO CITY, Mar. 31 (PIA) – The implementation of nutrition education for Pantawid families through the Family Development Sessions (FDS) gets the support anew of the Regional Nutrition Committee(RNC). The RNC recently approved a resolution for the continuing support of the Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for Pantawid Families following its successful implementation in Abra. The Pabasa…
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World Health Day focuses on depression
BAGUIO CITY, Apr. 5 (PIA) – This Friday, April 7, global communities will observe World Health Day with focus on the theme, “Depression, Let’s Talk”. Dr. Ramona Abat, a psychiatrist, in a Department of Health- led kapihan forum at the PIA grounds, Wednesday, disclosed that the World Health Organization focuses the observance on depression as…
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World Health Day focuses on depression
BAGUIO CITY, Apr. 5 (PIA) – This Friday, April 7, global communities will observe World Health Day with focus on the theme, “Depression, Let’s Talk”. Dr. Ramona Abat, a psychiatrist, in a Department of Health- led kapihan forum at the PIA grounds, Wednesday, disclosed that the World Health Organization focuses the observance on depression as…
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NNC – CAR holds orientation in Abra
BANGUED, Abra, Mar. 23 (PIA) — Regional team from National Nutrition Council oriented members of the Provincial Nutrition Council on the tool and guidelines in the upcoming Monitoring and Evaluation on Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) in the municipal level down to barangays.Ms. Nancy E. Paclos, Nutrition officer III explained the council has to choose…
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NNC-CAR participates on the orientation on healthy lifestyle for men
BAGUIO CITY – Department of Health-CAR started a series of one day Orientation on Healthy Lifestyle targeting LGU male employees of Baguio City hall and provincial capitols of Cordillera. The activity aims to promote healthy lifestyle, advocate men’s involvement in reproductive health and educate men on women’s right as part of the women’s month celebration.…
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Keeping fit with the cold temperature in CAR
BAGUIO CITY- Last February 15, residents of Baguio City were clothed with their thickest jackets, boots, hats and mufflers as the city recorded 7.3 degrees Celsius temperature, the lowest temperature this 2017 and the 4th lowest recorded temperature in history of the country’s Summer Capital. In Paoay, Atok, Benguet, the highest elevation in the Cordillera,…
