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CMU BSND OJTs conduct Pabasa sa Nutrisyon at Brgy. Kauswagan, CDOC
15 September 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC) of Barangay Kauswagan, this city, conducted the first session of Pabasa sa Nutrisyon for pregnant and lactating women. The activity was attended by twelve (12) participants from Zones 1 to 4 and was held at the Lupon Hall. The activity was spearheaded…
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Check your weight, change your ways!
Obesity continues to be one of the country’s public health issues. As one of the health concerns, every first week of September is declared as Obesity Prevention Awareness Week under Proclamation No. 162 series of 1999. Annually, it is commemorated to raise awareness about obesity and the serious health concerns linked with it. Now, what…
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Federated officers plan for F2F 2021 reg’l BNS conference
6 September 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Barangay Nutrition Scholars Federation (NaBNS Fed), Inc. – Northern Mindanao Chapter held a Special Meeting on 2 September 2022 at the National Nutrition Council X Office, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City. The Special Meeting was convened to discuss mainly about the planned face-to-face Regional BNS…
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Four barangays in Ozamiz City conducted DOST-PINOY training in August
(Ozamiz City Nutrition Action Officer Lelita G. Navarez, 31 August 2022) – After 2 years of no face-to-face nutrition education activities, the DOST-PINOY (Package for the Improvement of Nutrition of Young Children) Training has gradually resumed in the barangays starting August. Seventy-three (73) participants composed of pregnant women, lactating mothers, mothers/caregivers of underweight 0-59 months…
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Mis Occ LNEWS areas assess 2022 1st semester program implementation
09 September 2022, Cagayan de Oro City –Remaining areas under the Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) in Region 10 were visited by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) X for monitoring. The LNEWS-FNS monitoring is conducted every semester to assess program implementation. The local government units (LGUs) of Ozamiz City…
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Nutrition and lifestyle influence immune reaction
We may take it without any consideration that our diet and lifestyle can influence how our immune system works. But how does it impact the immune response? Good nutrition and lifestyle are fundamental to improving immunity. The immune system is the body’s defense mechanism against disease and infection. Nutrition is an extremely essential component of…
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Plant-based food: Taste of the Future
In light of the current global shift toward a more environmentally friendly, natural, healthy, and equitable food system for the future, plants are essential for human survival. People are embracing plant-based diets for several ethical and moral reasons, including health, sustainability, climate change and animal welfare (World Health Organization Europe, 2021). There is a wide…
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Back-to-back orientation and monitoring to Radyo Kalambuan
5 September 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – National Nutrition Council Region X through Nutrition Program Coordinator Gladys Mae S. Fernandez and Project Development Officer I Vazamija Therese A. Villasi conducted orientation on Nutriskwela Community Radio Station Guidelines and monitoring to Radyo Kalambuan DXNE-FM 94.3 MHz. The back-to-back activity was held at Media Center, Mindanao…
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Milk Letting Activity: Liquid gold for the infants of Cagayan de Oro
(Nutrition Officer I Angelique Jean Maggay, Cagayan de Oro City) — 22 August 2022, In celebration of the August 2022 National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the City Breastfeeding/Infant and Young Child Feeding & EO 51 Task Force in partnership with the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) Human Milk Bank and Lactating Unit spearheaded the first milk…
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ARBOs of LDN prepare for Tutok Kainan
25 August 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – National Nutrition Council (NNC) X represented by Development Management Officer II (DMO-PNFP) Lizelle L. Bete embarked another preparation with the Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) of Lanao del Norte Province for Tutok Kainan program. As the program’s implementation moves steadily forward, DMO II Bete and the five…
