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FAMILY MATTERS IN GOOD NUTRITION
The last week of September is celebrated as National Family Week. This year’s theme, “Tungo sa Maginhawa, Matatag at Panatag na Pamilyang Pilipino” calls for strengthening the solidarity and stability of Filipino families. As we also face this pandemic crisis, it continues to threaten food security and nutrition in every Filipino family. Timely as it…
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INTEGRATING NUTRITION IN AIP: SECURING PPAN TARGETS AMID PANDEMIC
14 SEPTEMBER 2020– The National Nutrition Council conducted Online Training of Regional Team of Planning Facilitators for Regions 6 and 12 via googlemeet. A total of 43 participants joined the virtual training coming from the Regional Nutrition Committee-Technical Working Group (RNC-TWG) members, NNC ROs Technical Staff together with the DOH Human Resources for Health –…
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LGU – MIDSAYAP DELIVERS NUTRITION SERVICES TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition fallouts from the interplay of several factors with poor dietary intake, physical inactivity and disease. Nutrition plays an essential role especially during the First 1000 days for a child’s development and the nation’s ability to succeed. The First 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday offers a unique window…
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Promoting and Protecting Breastfeeding During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Breastfeeding is the foundation of infant and young child health and survival. By virtue of Republic Act No. 10028 also known as Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act signed on March 16, 2010, the entire month of August is declared as Breastfeeding Awareness Month to highlight the importance of public awareness in promoting and supporting breastfeeding as…
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Tacurong City Launches Community Kitchen Program
As the city government grapples with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it sees to it that nutrition programs do not take a back seat in local governance.The launching of the community kitchen program in Barangay Rajah Muda earlier today manifested the continuing efforts of the local government unit of Tacurong City to bring to…
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31 entries vie for Digital Poster Making Contest
In line with the 2020 Nutrition Month Celebration in July, the National Nutrition Council 12 spearheads its first ever Digital Poster Making Contest. The contest is open to all individuals across the region depicting the 46th Nutrition Month Theme, “Batang Pinoy SANA TALL… iwas stunting, SAMA ALL! Iwas ALL din sa COVID-19!”. The contest also…
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Tacurong first in SK to formulate Barangay Nutrition Action Plans
What a way to usher in the Nutrition Month Celebration! All twenty barangays of Tacurong City are scaling up their nutrition programs by formulating their respective Barangay Nutrition Action Plans (BNAP) and have them approved by their respective Barangay Nutrition Councils (BNC). In a simple program on June 30, the punong…
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NNC XII to highlight F1KD webinars for 2020 Nutrition Month celeb
COTABATO CITY, June 24 (PIA)— The National Nutrition Council XII is set to highlight the First 1,000 days (F1KD) of a child, through a series of webinars this 2020 Nutrition Month (NM). This is to further promote the right nutrition in the 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday because it…
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LGU Mlang launches Home quarantine milk feeding program
MLANG, COTABATO—The Municipality of Mlang launched a 120-day Home quarantine milk feeding program last June 8, 2020 for 24-59 months old children prioritizing 10 barangays (Bagontapay, Dungo-an, Inas, La Fortuna, Magallon Malayan, New Antique, New Barbaza, New Consolacion and Pulang Lupa) with high malnutrition rate.
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SMOKING KILLS: QUIT TODAY TO MAKE A HEALTHIER COUNTRY
In order to intensify the campaign against smoking by raising public awareness of its ill effects, as well as to encourage smokers to cease the habit, Presidential Proclamation No. 183, s. 1993, declares the month of June of every year as the National No Smoking Month in the country. This extends the observance of World…
