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Mandaluyong City, a Learning Hub on Nutrition in the making
Being one of the local government units (LGUs) with outstanding performance in nutrition program management resulting to improved nutrition outcomes, Mandaluyong City also known as the “Tiger City” has been qualified to become a Learning Hub for Enhanced and Revitalized Nutrition Program (LHEARN) in the country. During the orientation meeting held on February 5, 2021…
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Live a healthy lifestyle to keep your heart in good shape
The heart is one of the busiest organs in our body. Beating 100,000 times a day, it pumps blood which carries the oxygen and nutrients that our body needs. That is why we need to keep our heart healthy for it to work properly for a long time. Once the heart stops working, the body…
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Welcoming the Lunar New Year in the New Normal
One of the most awaited celebration across several nations is the Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year. The Lunar New Year is one of the most important holidays in the Chinese calendar. February 12th marks the start of the Chinese New Year 2021 – the year of…
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Makati City formulates LNAP via online planning workshop
On January 16-22 and 26-27, 2021, the members of the City Nutrition Committee (CNC) of Makati gathered for an online planning workshop to formulate their local nutrition action plan (LNAP) for CY 2021-2022. It was a milestone both for NNC-NCR and Makati CNC as it was the first ever planning workshop conducted purely online via…
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NNC releases guidelines on how to do OPT Plus in the new normal
One of the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption of health and nutrition services including the conduct of Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus and growth monitoring and promotion activities (GMP). Even now that most of the country is in general community quarantine or modified GCQ, people are still hesitant to bring their children…
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Pasig City: Umaagos ang Pag-asa sa Panahon ng Pandemya
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life difficult to many Filipinos. Many have lost their jobs and more families struggle even more against hunger and malnutrition.Aware of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition, the Pasig City Nutrition Committee through the City Nutrition Office is doing its best to prevent the possible worsening of…
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NNC provides COVID-19 Hygiene Kits to 640 Metro Manila BNSs
A total of 640 Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) from the 17 cities and municipality in Metro Manila was given hygiene kits for COVID-19 by the National Nutrition Council as part of its assistance to the Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Program. Each hygiene kit consists of a bottle of alcohol, 3 pieces of face mask and…
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NNC-NCR joins in the celebration of Goiter Awareness Week
By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No.1188, series of 2006, every 4th week of January is Goiter Awareness Week or GAW which falls on January 24 to 30 this year.A goiter is is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is the small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck below the Adam’s apple.…
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NCR LGUs participate in the Nutrition Service Continuity Online Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of many Filipinos. It has negatively affected the economy, food security and health systems of the country, among others. The enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) restricted the mobility of people, hampering their access to food and other necessities including health and nutrition services.To understand the impact…
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NCR Achieve Team powers up for the Better Normal
One of the regular activities of the National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) is the annual conduct of team building activities to renew the team’s commitment toward the achievement and realization of NNC’s mission and vision. The teambuilding also serves as a venue to rekindle the good relationship among official and staff, not only as…
