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NNC-NCR conducts Orientation on Mobilizing Community Support for IYCF
A total of 96 health and nutrition workers from the 17 local government units in Metro Manila were oriented on Mobilizing Community Support for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Program by the National Nutrition Council-NCR. The 4-day orientation was held on October 1-4 (batch 1 & 2) and 8-11, 2013 (batch 3 & 4)…
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NNC-NCR holds advocacy forum with teachers to promote NGF in schools in Metro Manila
Recognizing the important role the teachers play in influencing the nutrition practices of school children, the National Nutrition Council-NCR convened more than 700 teachers from all the public elementary and secondary schools in Metro Manila in an Advocacy Forum on the School-based Promotion of the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF). The forum was held at…
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NNC-NCR encourages LGUs to formulate three-year LNAP
Selected local nutrition program coordinators and members of the nutrition committees from various local government units in Metro Manila were trained on Nutrition Program Management (NPM) by the NNC-NCR on September 9-13 at Tagaytay Country Hotel in Tagaytay City. The training was part of the NNC’s capability building of nutrition workers. Members of the Regional…
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NNC-NCR conducts ToT on the Basic Course for BNSs
The National Nutrition Council-NCR conducted the Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) on September 9-13, 2013 at Tagaytay Country Hotel in Tagaytay City. Thirty (30) participants from the 16 cities and one municipality in Metro Manila composed of nutrition program coordinators, medical nutrition program coordinator, nurse supervisors, midwives…
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Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar of NCR, Inc. holds its Annual BNS Regional Conference
Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR, Inc. in partnership with the National Nutrition Council at the National Capital Region (NNC-NCR) conducted the Annual BNS Regional Conference with the theme, “BNSs: Partners in Scaling Up Nutrition” on November 21, 2014 at the Heritage Ballroom of the Heritage Hotel in Pasay City. This is the…
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Annual C/DNPC Regional Conference focuses on Healthy Eating, Healthy Living
According to World Health Organization (WHO), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases are the leading causes of death globally. One of the risk factors for NCDs is unhealthy lifestyle which includes having an unhealthy diet. Thus, the City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators of Metro Manila Association, Inc. in…
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NNC-NCR strengthens partnership with NGOs
11 November 2014, Quezon, City – As part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement strategy, the National Nutrition Council-NCR with the Regional Nutrition Committee conducted an NGO Forum at the Robbinsdale Hotel, Quezon City. The forum aims to forge partnership with government and non-government organizations to widen doors for partnerships and for exploring, testing,…
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Mandaluyong City conducts Breastfeeding Blitz in schools
‘Breastfeeding Blitz’ is an intensive campaign on breastfeeding in all public elementray schools in Mandaluyong City. Mothers (fathers included) who fetch their children after their classes are invited to attend the session on breastfeeding. Teachers and non-teaching personnel are likewise invited to attend the sessions to make them aware of the importance of breastfeeding and…
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‘Cap’ Alvin Patrimonio graces the team building of Metro Manila C/DNPCs
Basketball icon, ‘El Capitan’ Alvin Patrimonio, was the special guest in the annual Team Building of the city/district nutrition program coordinators (C/DNPCs) held at the La Mesa Park in Quezon City on 30 October 2014. The one-day event was jointly organized and conducted by the National Nutrition Council-NCR and the C/DNPCs Association of Metro Manila,…
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DSWD-NCR enjoins the public to report street children for rescue through Twitter
The holidays are fast approaching and more children are expected to be on the streets peddling or asking for alms. Street children, many of whom are thin and untidy, risk their limbs on the streets. These children are not safe on the streets as they are prone to vehicular accidents and their health and nutritional…
