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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) is once again conducting a series of capacity-building activities in another set of local government units to expand its coverage of the Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (EWS-FNS) in 2016. The recently conducted two (2) batches of municipal/city level training for the EWS core group of LGUs is the second part of the capacity-building activities for these municipalities, with consultative-workshops as the first part, conducted between May and August 2016.
The first batch of city/municipal level training was conducted on 17-18 August 2016 in Makati City, while the second batch was conducted on 31 August – 01 September 2016 in Davao City. Participants of the training were EWS core group members of the following LGUs:
Batch 1:
- Alaminos City, Pangasinan
- Lucena City, Quezon
- Libmanan, Camarines Sur
- Passi City, Iloilo
- La Carlota City, Negros Occidental
Batch 2:
- Dalaguete, Cebu
- Hilongos, Leyte
- Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur
- Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
- Maimbung, Sulu
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Kudos once again to the National Nutrition Council’s Katumbas ay Biyaya for landing a special citation for the Best Educational Program Radio Category during the recently concluded 38th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) at Star Theatre last October 12, 2016. The special citation is one of the 23 awards given that night by CMMA.
Besting six other finalists from renowned broadcasting networks, Katumbas ay Biyaya was recognized for its highly commendable performance as an educational program. The winning episode is entitled “Real Life Story: Pagsasabuhay ng 10 Kumainments”.
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The celebration of the 2016 Nutrition Month was officially wrapped up with the conduct of Baby Food on Parade Contest as its culminating event, held last 23 August 2016 at the Fisher Mall, Quezon City.
Anchored on the theme, “First 1000 Days ni baby pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan!”, the month-long celebration featured a series of events that promotes the first 1000 days of life as the golden window of opportunity in a child’s life to achieve optimum growth and development. All over the country, national and local government agencies, schools, and various stakeholders conducted activities and offered services related to maternal and infant nutrition and health.
The Baby Food on Parade contest was organized as a promotional strategy for appropriate complementary feeding. It highlighted age-appropriate complementary food recipes developed by nutrition and dietetics and culinary students from the National Capital Region and CALABARZON. Proper feeding techniques were also featured as an integral component of successful complementary feeding through an “Ask the Experts” portion during the contest.
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