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Giporlos, Eastern Samar – With the intent to decrease malnutirition in Giporlos and as part of the capacity building of its local nutrition workers, the Municipal Nutrition Committee through MNAO Lina S. Go conducted a Training on Basic Course for the twenty (20) new Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) last April 5-8, 2016 at Pagtakhan Beach Resort, Balangiga, Eastern Samar.

The training aims to orient and educate the new BNSs of their roles and functions, core values, and skills they should possess in order for them to perform their tasks effectively and efficiently.

The four (4) day training involved activities and exercises like role playing, games, table workshops, and group reporting to help them improve their communication, advocacy, presentation, organizing and coordinating skills, and enhance their capacity as a BNS.

Participants gained a lot of insights and knowledge from the speakers, Dr. Catalino P. Dotollo Jr., Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) NNC-8, Ms. Kenna Kirstie P. Paz, Nutrition Officer I NNC-8, Ms. Sally Jabinal, Provincial Nutrition Action Officer (PNAO) of Eastern Samar, and Ms. Lina S. Go, Municipal Nutrition Action Officer (MNAO) of Giporlos. – Angelique B. Tamayo

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The National Nutrition Council (NNC) announces the theme for this year’s Nutrition Month celebration in July which is

 

 “First 1000 Days ni baby pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan.”

  

The theme focuses on the first 1000 days of life starting from conception and before the second birthday of the child.  It is during this period when growth faltering happens. Many studies have shown a link between undernutrition, especially stunting, in the first years of life and overnutrition in the later years. Thus, the First 1000 Days has been called the “golden window of opportunity” for a comprehensive package of nutrition and related interventions to achieve significant changes in reduction in child stunting, underweight and wasting, at the same time contribute to complete child development.

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asec bernie gandingan 1The National Nutrition Council’s Radyo Mo sa Nutrisyon Year 5 and its anchor Assistant Secretary of Health Maria-Bernardita T. Flores were conferred winners at the Gandingan 2016: The 10th UPLB Isko’t Iska’s Multi-media Choice Awards as Best AM Program and Best AM Program Host, respectively, which was held at D.L. Umali Hall, University of the Philippines Los Baños on 19 March 2016.

The episode “Nutritional Guidelines Para sa Muslim na Pinoy” was the winning entry which was aired on 21 March 2015 with ARMM Secretary of Health Kadil “Jojo” M. Sinolinding Jr. as guest resource speaker.

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image2 IPC articleThe National Nutrition Council with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations led the recent orientation-workshop on chronic food insecurity(CFI)  analysis on 26-29 January 2016 in Tagaytay.  Using the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Protocol, an interagency group of 34 food security analysts convened in Tagaytay City to initiate the food insecurity level classification of 18 provinces of the country.  These provinces, namely: Abra, Apayao, and Benguet (CAR); Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan (Region 1); Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya (Region 2); Quezon (Region 4A); Masbate (Region 5); Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental (Region 10); South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat (Region 12); Agusan del Sur (CARAGA); and Basilan and Tawi-Tawi (ARMM) are among the 30 priority provinces identified by the government in the Philippine Development Plan.  The list excludes PDP provinces  in Visayas affected by typhoon Yolanda.  This is to discount the effect of the super typhoon on livelihood, food security and nutrition whose impacts are analyzed during acute food insecurity analysis.