Sa unang bahagi ng taon, patuloy na isinasagawa ng mga  Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS)  ng Region IV-A  ang  Operation Timbang Plus (OPT Plus) na layon ang matukoy ang kalagayan ng malnutrisyon ng mga  batang  0-59 buwan.   Patuloy  din na isinasagawa ng mga BNS ang ibang  programang pang-nutrisyon tulad ng pamamahagi ng Vitamin A at…

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Sa pagdiriwang  ng  “National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation,”   ang  NNC Calabarzon ay lumahok  bilang isa sa mga kabilang ng Regional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children (RSCWC)  sa kick-off activity  ng Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC)  noong Pebrero 8. Ang activity ay isang virtual activity na…

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The 2021 “Fitness Challenge” of NNC – Calabarzon staff is currently in full swing, as a great way to get everyone excited about wellness. The challenge is intended to encourage the NNC-Calabarzon staff to achieve the “Desirable Body Weight (DBW)” through “Moderation, Variety and Balanced (MoVaBa)” in eating and adopting an active lifestyle. As a…

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During the first “Virtual Meeting of the Calabarzon  F1K Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (P/C/MNAOs)” for 2021 last  January 19, several F1K areas presented their plans for sustaining the Early Childhood Care and Development in the First 1000 Days (ECCD-F1K). As stated in No. 10, Sec. 3.2 of the Memorandum of Agreement signed between the LGU…

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QUEZON CITY, 29 Enero- Sa panahon ng “Goiter Awareness Week,”   pinaunlakan ng NNC Calabarzon  ang imbitasyon ng DZJV 1458 RADYO Calabarzon upang magbigay ng  kaalaman sa paksang “Goiter Sugpuin, Isip Patalinuhin, Iodized Salt, Gamitin.” Sa pamamagitan ni Ms. Jhonnadelle Ritz Castillo, ECCD-F1K Provincial Nutrition Coordinator ng Quezon at Rizal, tinalakay  ang ilang mga katanungan at…

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Ang NNC Calabarzon ay may mahalagang papel na ginagampanan sa pagsulong ng E-Nutribun upang sugpuin ang malnutrisyon sa rehiyon – kaya naman kamakailan,  ito ay nagpaunlak ng isang interview sa Radyo Pilipinas Lucena,  DWLC 1017khz AM. Sa pamamagitan ni  Ms. Jhonadelle Ritz Castillo, ang ECCD F1K Provincial Nutrition Coordinator ng Quezon,  tinalakay sa programa ng…

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  Quezon City, January 18, 2021.  NNC-Calabarzon recently distributed the certificates of completion and provisions to the first wave (Batch 1 and 2) “Nutrition in Emergencies-Information Management (NiE-IM) e-learning course” graduates of Region IV-A. The  supplies given away include one OTG USB per student, mobile load card allowance, and  Internet Modem  and   external hard drive…

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QUEZON CITY, 18 January – In observance of the 2021 Goiter Awareness Week (GAW), NNC-Calabarzon recently distributed  t- shirts with the inscriptions “Sakto ba ang Iodine sa Asin mo?”  and  “Hanapin ang SISA Seal!”  to advocate the prevention of  thyroid disorders. Thyroid disorders are caused by iodine deficiency that leads to goiter or the enlargement…

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The “Online Nutrition Service Continuity Survey” of NNC Calabarzon  which is expected to determine  the impact of  the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision and utilization of routine nutrition services in the health system in the region, has been  reinforced  in LGUs this month.   The study covers the collection of data on the capacities undertaken…

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Quezon City – Early this year, NNC Calabarzon started distributing the Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) tapes  and IEC materials (Pinggang Pinoy Handbook and the Barangay Nutrition brochure) to LGU representatives  for the conduct of their ongoing Operation Timbang (OPT) Plus and  nutrition screening for the first quarter. In Cavite, the allocations for the municipalities…

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