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LGU-Dapitan City… a recipient of Tutok Kainan Program
“Tutok Kainan”, a dietary supplementation program, is among the answers to the call of the First 1,000 Days Law. This program aims to help in the prevention of stunting among children ages 0-23 months old by improving the quality and quantity of food and nutrient intake of nutritionally at-risk pregnant women and children 6-23 months…
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NNC IX staff takes time to exercise!
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region IX joins the observance of Philippine Heart Month, which is being observed every February. The heart is an important organ of our body. It pumps oxygenated blood to the other parts of our body. Basically, we cannot live without it. Thus, it is very important to take care of…
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Pagadian City BNSs attend training on computer applications
Fifty-six (56) Barangay Nutrition Scholars of the Local Government Unit of Pagadian City were fortunate to be trained by the Department of Information and Communications Technology on basic computer applications. This program, which was initiated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Pagadian City headed by City Nutrition Committee Chair Samuel Co and supported by…
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Region IX participates in the Nutrition Service Continuity Online Survey
During the orientation on the Nutrition Service Continuity Online Survey held last 07 January 2021, P/C/MNAOs and D/C/MNPCs were enjoined to participate in answering the survey on behalf of their respective LGUs. It was also mentioned during the orientation the importance of the continuity in the delivery of nutrition services amidst the persisting COVID-19 pandemic…
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Enhanced Nutribun: Now in Region IX
The Nutribun of the 1970s was a bread borne out of good intentions. It was designed as a convenient “ready-to-eat complete meal” for public elementary school feeding programs to combat child malnutrition. Last 29 July 2020, the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) conducted the first ever online soft launching…
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Tips to reduce your risk of cancer
World Cancer Day is led and organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and celebrated each year on the 4th of February. This is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. This year’s theme “I Am and I Will” shows us that our actions…
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Zumba at home: Move your body today!
Zumba is a fitness program that combines music with dance moves. Zumba routines incorporate interval training- alternating fast and slow rhythms- to help improve cardiovascular fitness. What makes Zumba unique is that during the session, you will catch yourself dancing to catchy dance music, clapping hands, and even the occasional “Woo!” or gasp of excitement.…
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How secondhand smoke affects children
Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is a combination of exhaled cigarette smoke (mainstream smoke) and smoke that comes from the end of a smoldering cigarette (sidestream smoke). It is a nasty mixture of more than 7,000 chemicals, of which 250 have been identified as poisonous, and more than 70 of which…
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Did you know? February is Philippine Heart Month!
We all know that February is the month of hearts since most of us celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14. But do you know that February is also Philippine Heart Month? It was declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 1096 signed on January 9, 1973 to promote awareness on various heart diseases as serious and…
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NNC IX conducts Orientation on Tutok Kainan
Thirty (30) participants, consisting of Provincial/City/Municipal Nutrition Action Officers (P/C/MNAOs), District/City/Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/C/MNPCs), and SB Committee Chairpersons on Health and other Social Services attended the Orientation on Tutok Kainan: Dietary Supplementation Program conducted by the National Nutrition Council Region IX on 22 January 2021 at 9AM via Google Meet. Tutok Kainan is the…
