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Roll-Out Training for the First 1000 Days Reporting System “F1K RS” to the Province of Zamboanga del Sur
A newly-developed reporting system called the First 1000 Days Reporting System (F1K RS) was introduced to the Province of Zamboanga del Sur through a roll out training conducted by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Regional Office IX on December 18-20, 2019 at Hotel Guillermo, Pagadian City. The training aims to capacitate the participants/end users with…
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Nutrition School On the Air (NSOA) Year 3 in Dipolog City hits 100% increase of Graduates
November 13, 2019, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office 9 in coordination with the Dipolog City Nutrition Office conducted the Year 3 Nutrition School On the Air (NSOA) Graduation Ceremony. NSOA started in Dipolog City in 2017 2 years after the National Nutrition Council released the second volume of NSOA that aims to promote and…
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Local Government Units of Zamboanga del Sur mobilized to integrate nutrition in their Local Development Plans
As part of the over-all LGU mobilization strategy in scaling up nutrition in the remaining years of PPAN implementation, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office IX conducted a five-day local planning workshop on Integrating Nutrition in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP), Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) and Local Development Investment Plan (LDIP) for…
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NNC RO 9 Participates in the “Pink October Walk” in Zamboanga City
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual international health campaign to increase awareness of the disease. It is celebrated yearly every month of October to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. Breast cancer is by far the most common cancer in women worldwide. Presently, there is no adequate knowledge…
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NNC 9 Joins the 2019 DOST- IX Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW)
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region IX once again celebrated its annual Regional Science and Technology Week (RSTW) on September 9-11, 2019 at the Madrid Hall of Palacio del Sur, Zamboanga City. With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s call:“ Let us together put science to work for the benefit of the Filipino nation”, the…
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Dipolog City’s Nutrition Program: A work in Progress
Ms. Leonor R. Rabino The initiative of the Local Government Unit of Dipolog in promoting the well-being of the community through the promotion, provision and the delivery of good nutrition program and projects have gained solid ground in the City when it committed its discipline to address hunger and malnutrition among pre-school children, school children…
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Republic Act 11148 Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act: Public Consultation in Zamboanga City
The Republic Act (RA) 11148 otherwise known as “ Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act” – is an act scaling up the National Health and Nutrition Programs through a strengthened integrated strategy for Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health and Nutrition in the 1st 1000 Days of life, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes. The Act…
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Empowered Mothers of Kumalarang for a Better Tomorrow
One of the component activities of the ECCD F1K Program is to provide the pregnant women and child caregivers with knowledge and skills through nutrition education classes necessary to develop a nurturing attitude towards their infants and young children. This motivated the Local Government Unit of Kumalarang to be true with their commitment in implementing…
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NNC-IX capacitates Data Collectors
A Refresher Course for Local Nutrition Early Warning System-Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) Household Data Collectors for the areas in Region 9 was held on January 9-10, 2019 at Hotel Guillermo in Pagadian City. The activity aims to strengthen capacities of data collectors in gathering primary data on household food security in selected sentinel sites.…
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NNC IX’s Nutrition School On the Air (NSOA) hits 59.4% increase in Graduates for 2018
Spearheading the 10 Kumainments Nutrition School on the Air (10K-NSOA) Program, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office IX was able to increase the program’s graduates by 60% on its second year. The 10K-NSOA is a module that brings correct and timely nutrition information to the public through a radio program that encourages listeners to register/enroll…
