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Barangay Nutrition Scholars of North Cotabato Pledges to Promote, Support and Practice the Nutritional Guideline for Filipinos
The Province of North Cotabato holds the 2nd Gov. Lala Barangay Nutrition Scholars Congress 2013 last November 27 – 28, 2013. The congress aims to help recognize the importance of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in the implementation of nutrition programs province-wide, improve their skills, and address issues and concerns. It also aims to build camaraderie…
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NGF LAUNCHING IN SULTAN KUDARAT
Along with the celebration of the Kalimudan Festival, a joint meeting of the Provincial Nutrition Committee (PNC) and the Nutrition Actions officers was conducted, of which the National Nutrition Council XII took the opportunity to publicize the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos. Last November 19, 2013, the Provincial Nutrition Committee, Municipal Nutrition Action Officers and BNSs…
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NNC XII Gulayan sa Opisina Project- Combat to Hunger and Malnutrition
In support to the Governments program towards alleviating hunger and poverty- “Gulayan sa Masa”, National Nutrition Council XII spearheads the Gulayan sa Opisina Project last July 31, 2013 as part of the Nutrition Month Culmination Celebration.The Gulayan sa Opisina project aspires the planting and production of organically-grown vegetables by the government employees. Increasing their awareness…
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Community Support for IYCF Program slated
National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region XII headed by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) Arceli M. Latonio will be conducting four (4) batches of orientation on Community Support for Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Program. The latter aims to orient the health and nutrition workers that have been previously trained on IYCF counseling from 2007-2011…
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CHD XII RD Baluma fully supports nutrition programs in the region
General Santos City – “Part of our efforts to decrease maternal and infant deaths is the nutrition management. You are mostly reliable in maintaining the nutritional status of infants and mothers in your respective areas”, introductory statement of DOH-CHD XII Regional Director Teogenes F. Baluma during the Training on Nutrition Management held at Family Country…
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NNC XII holds Training of Trainers on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars
General Santos City – 29 participants composed of District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPCs), City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (C/MNAOs), Nutririonist-Dietitians and other technical staff who are designated trainers in their respective areas, gathered during the Training of Trainers on Basic Course for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) held on September 9-13, 2013 at Family Country Hotel and…
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SOCCSKSARGEN celebrates 2015 Nutrition Month
August 2015, Koronadal City – Nutrition Month is celebrated every year under PD 491, known as the Nutrition Act of the Philippines. 2015 marks the 41st Nutrition Month Celebration with a theme; “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo”. This year’s theme focused on overweight and obesity as it showed drastic and alarming increase in…
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Nutrition Workers of Sultan Kudarat pledges to support the promotion and practice of the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos
20 January 2014, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat- Municipal Action Officers and BNS Federation Officers from eleven (11) municipalities and one (1) city of Sultan Kudarat jointly convened to pledge for a better and well-nourished province by supporting the promotion and pratice of the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos durng the NGF advocacy forum, which was integrated in…
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Region XII New Set of Nutrition Program Managers
October 15,2014, General Santos City-National Nutrition Council XII conducted the Nutrition Program Management Training at Tierra Montana Hotel, General Santos City last October 6-10, 2014. There were 22 participants who actively and cooperatively joined the said training composed of City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator, Midwives, Nurses, Representative from the Academe and…
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RNC XII – Achieving the milestones of a well-nourished SOCCSKSARGEN
15 September 2014- Koronadal City, Philippines. As bound in the 2013-2016 Regional Nutrition Committee Strategic Plan: “The RNC XII shall promote household food security through home, school and community food production and provision of material support for livelihood and income generating projects”, the RNC XII had strategized innovative measures to promote food security. Through the…
