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Protect, promote, and support breastfeeding amidst COVID-19
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), breastmilk is still the best source of nutrition for babies and protects them against illness. However, with the emergence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, breastfeeding has become a concern especially for mothers diagnosed with the disease with the fear of transmitting the virus to their…
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NNC-NCR holds its 1st virtual Regional Nutrition Month Awarding Ceremony
In the past years, the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony serves as the culminating event of the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) and Nutrition Month Celebration. MELLPI is the monitoring and evaluation strategy of the NNC conducted by an inter-agency regional nutrition evaluation team to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the…
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Efforts of NCR BNSs to prevent stunting highlighted in BNS Diaries Vlog Contest
The Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) are frontliners who deliver nutrition and nutrition-related services to their barangays. They mobilize the community for nutrition action, build linkage with service providers, and champion nutrition in their respective areas. However, due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, their scope of work doubled as most of them also serve…
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2020 Nutrition Month Celebration in NCR goes digital
The 2020 Nutrition Month Celebration in the National Capital Region (NCR) this July goes digital as the National Nutrition Council – NCR conducts nutrition month activities using various virtual campaign strategies in view of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Nutrition Month is an annual campaign held every July by virtue of Presidential Decree…
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Chef Melissa whips up simple, budget-friendly, and nutritious stariray dishes via online cooking show
Is it still possible to create affordable yet nutritious dishes during this COVID-19 pandemic? The answer is – Yes. It is during these trying times that mothers need to be extra creative in cooking dishes that are simple, easy to prepare, easy on the pocket, and most importantly, nutritious. We all need to be healthy…
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Regional Media Group NCR2 to scale up nutrition promotion through digital campaign
The Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways possible. It changed the way we live, the way we do things and communicate, among many others.The National Nutrition Council (NNC) shifted its activities in the “new’ normal” by making use of digital platforms in conducting meetings, trainings and other promotional activities.…
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NCR RNC’s Shepherding Project targets new priority LGUs in 2020
Amid this COVID-19 Pandemic, the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) through RNC Resolution No. 1, Series 2020, “Declaring the New Priority Areas of the RNC’s Shepherding Project”, will continue to mentor priority local government units (LGUs) through its Shepherding Project. The project aims to assist LGUs in improving their nutrition program management resulting to improved nutrition…
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Save your life: Quit the smoking habit
Smoking is bad for your health – a phrase we commonly hear and say, but sadly many still continue to smoke. So, why is smoking a bad habit?Based on the World Health Organization, smoking means being in possession or control of a lit tobacco product. All forms of tobacco are harmful, and there is no…
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Kalingang QC Program includes Lactating Mothers as Beneficiaries
One of the efforts of the government to combat the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic is the imposition of an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). While this measure is necessary and beneficial, a number of employees and workers have been laid off from work and have found themselves in need of financial assistance. In response to this, the…
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Quezon City’s #GrowLokal urges families to grow own food to prevent hunger
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many families to experience hunger. The latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that the number of Filipino families that went hungry increased from 8.8%, or around 2.1 million families, in December 2019 to 16.7%, or an estimated of 4.2 million families, in May 2020. The increase in hunger…
