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“INTENSIFYING NUTRITION ACTIONS FOR WELL-NOURISHED SANTANIANS”
One of the achievements of the Municipal Nutrition Council- Santa for the past years is the decreasing numbers of malnutrition in all 3 parameters. Which will ultimately lead to our main goal of 0 malnutrition rate in our locality. The MNC-Santa through coordination and integrated action can be made possible over a mechanism that will…
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“Healthy Bigueño for a Healthy Heritage Community”
Vigan City, the capital town of Ilocos Sur, is a 4th class component city located on the western coast of the large island of Luzon, facing the West Philippine Sea. It is one of the few cities with history of preserved Spanish and Asian architecture that resulted to being recognized as one of the UNESCO…
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Getting Started with the conduct of the Gawad Parangal ng Nutrisyon in NNC Region 1
As an annual activity, the National Nutrition Council holds a prestigious ceremony to give recognition and appreciation to its active partners in nutrition. Before the conduct of the awarding ceremony in the regional level or as called: Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC), the regional and local interagency committees conduct the annual MELLPI Pro including the…
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How to Eat Rich While on A Budget: Hacks on Making Instant Foods Instant Nutritious
Our society’s attention over the past few months have all been directed to safety measures in fighting the spread of the Novel Corona Virus that causes the worldwide-stricken pandemic, COVID-19. In times of need, the best shield we have aside from these protocols is to heighten our immune system by staying healthy, eating healthy. In order to…
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Vida Saludable Bags First Prize at the Nutri-Jingle Video Contest Season 5
City of San Fernando, La Union – The group “Vida Saludable” from Candon National High School won the First Prize with a cash award of ₱10,000 plus a certificate at the Nutri-Jingle Video Contest Season 5 spearheaded by the National Nutrition Council Region 1 as one of the activities during the Nutrition Month 2022…
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R1 pilots two LGUs for Nutrition Shepherding Project
REGION 1- The Regional Nutrition Shepherding Team organized by the National Nutrition Council Regional Office 1 targets the municipalities of Mangatarem and Tayug, Pangasinan as pilot areas for the Nutrition Shepherding Project (NSP) starting this 2022 onwards. These 2 LGUs were selected based on set criteria which include among others the percentage and magnitude of…
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Breastfeeding: Irreplaceable gift a mother can give to her baby
August just gone but we hope that the essence of breastfeeding awareness month celebration instilled in the minds of everyone. That breastfeeding is the norm and the best and complete food for babies. Choosing how a mother will feed her baby is one of the most important decisions she will make. There is no other…
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NNC1 and NDAP-LU sealed its partnership for “Let’s Talk Nutrition Project”
City of San Fernando, La Union – The National Nutrition Council Region 1 (NNC 1) and the just organized Nutritionist-Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines – La Union (NDAP-LU) Chapter sealed and successfully launched its partnership for its online nutrition promotion and social media talk show dubbed as “Let’s Talk Nutrition” consisting of 16 episodes which…
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Celebrating nutrition takes a lifetime of effort!
Nutrition is a dynamic science as it has a close interlinking relationship between food, education, and nutrition. With proper nutrition, healthy children learn better. The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that people with adequate nutrition are more productive and can create opportunities to gradually break the cycles of poverty and hunger. July has always been…
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NNC launches month-long Nutrition Month celebration
LAOAG CITY– The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 1 has launched the 48th Nutrition Month celebration with a joint regional and provincial opening program in Ilocos Norte province. During the launching program, NNC Region 1, Ilocos Norte Provincial Nutrition Action Office, and the Provincial Department of Health Office (PDOHO) also brought various health and nutrition…
