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NorMin BNS Trainers Added to List
A total of 25 newly designated Nutrition Action Officers, District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators and health and nutrition staff from 14 NorMin LGUs were added to the pool of BNS trainers as they completed the Training of Trainers on the Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars held August 23-26, 2016 at The VIP Hotel, Cagayan de…
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Valencia City BNSs Get Honorarium Hike
The City Council of Valencia City approved in April 8, 2016 Ordinance No. 105-2016 which increases the monthly honorarium of the City’s Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) from P 2,650.00 to P3,333.00.Authored by City Councilor Oliver Owen L. Garcia, this recent issuance amends Ordinance No. 80-2015 and sets a P650.00 monthly increase per BNS. The Ordinance…
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NorMin Bantay Asin Task Force Steps Up ASIN Law Implementation
The 8th National Nutrition Survey revealed that two provinces in Northern Mindanao are suffering from mild iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) – Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental. This is aggravated by the low household distribution or utilization of iodized salt (22.4 %) and the low iodine content of salt in the region (6.70 ppm – way below…
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National Nutrition Council: First 1000 days of child’s nutrition
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The first one thousand days – from conception up to two years old, the child’s nutrition is vital for his physical and mental development notwithstanding, but most importantly increase his chances of survival and live better quality of life.The National Nutrition Council (NNC), in capping the long celebration of the…
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NorMin Inks Establishment of Community Food Bank
The local government units of Lagonglong and Naawan, Misamis Oriental are set to implement the Community Food Bank (CFB) Project developed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. CBF is a community-based strategy that establishes a facility to ensure that food can be easily accessed and distributed during emergency situations. The establishment of food…
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NorMin Outstanding Performers in Nutrition Named, Awarded
The interagency Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team of Region X recently named Evangeline B. Galan of Barangay Panadtalan, Maramag, Bukidnon as the Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS) of Northern Mindanao. BNS Galan topped seven other contenders from the cities of Gingoog, Valencia, Ozamiz, Malaybalay, Cagayan de Oro and Tangub and from the Province of…
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National Nutrition Council X reports better figures in NorMin
Based on the 8th National Nutrition Survey by FNRI-DOST, the prevalence of nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women has decreased in the region from 27.2 % in 2011 to 25.1 % in 2013,but pregnant women who are younger than 20 years old are still exposed to risks, the NNC X reported during July 5 press conference with Philippine…
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First 1000 days critical in the life of a child
To reinforce public awareness on the importance of the first 1000 days of a child’s life starting from conception and before the child turns two, the Cagayan de Oro City Government has joined the celebration calling this year’s nutrition month a much different commemoration than the past.City nutrition committee member Nenita Rabe said this year…
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NNC 10 SPEARHEADS NORMIN 2016 NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION
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NorMin RDRRMC Prepares for La Nina
The Disaster Preparedness Committee of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council of Northern Mindanao in a meeting convened on June 28 discussed the impending threat of La Nina and came up with a Regional La Nina Action Plan. This is in response to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2016-74 issued on May 31, 2016 on…
