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With the goal of having a more productive new year, the NNC-NCR Achieve team had their first monthly staff meeting on 09 January 2023 at the NNC Boardroom in Taguig City. The team hopes to achieve more in 2023. To be able to do this, the group discussed the remaining deliverables that still to be done in the 1st month of the quarter to move forward to 2023 activities.
During the meeting, the group discussed things to prepare for the meetings this January with Regional Nutrition Committee, Regional Barangay Nutrition Scholar Federation, and Regional and Local Bantay Asin Task Forces, as well as the Orientation on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation.
NPC Mila Federizo also shared the synthesis of the NNC Management Conference held in December 2022 emphasizing the action lines for regional offices. She also presented and explained the job description of each staff to review everyone on their respective tasks as part of the NNC-NCR team.
RNPC Federizo thanked the group for their support and cooperation. She hopes that the experiences in the past year brought lessons that will guide them in the performance of their tasks this 2023.
Regular staff meeting is held monthly to discuss updates and strategize how to implement the activities of the regional office.
Written by: NO III Emerenciana L. Francia and NPC Milagros Elisa V. Federizo
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The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR, Inc. through its Officers and Board Members mapped out their plans for the year during their first meeting held on January 10, 2023 at the NNC Boardroom, Taguig City.
The meeting was presided by NNC-NCR Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Milagros Elisa Federizo and attended by 26 BNSs from the 17 local government units in NCR except for San Juan City.
Topics discussed were: 1) Processing of the 2022 BNS Regional Conference; 2) Conduct of OPT Plus; 3) Updates on the BNS Program - Hiring and deployment, BNS Benefits and BNS Kits; and 4) Planning for the induction of new officers and activities of the Federation in 2023. Ex-officio Ms. Grace Tamayo also reported the discussion and agreements during the Joint National Association Meeting held on November 21, 2022.
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Salt Iodization aims to eliminate public health problems caused by iodine deficiency disorders or IDDs. This type of food fortification is described as the addition of iodine in salt, the most common food preservative and flavoring agent consumed daily.
Iodine Deficiency Disorder is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies which results from insufficient iodine in the diet. Micronutrients like iodine are needed by the body in small amounts. And although necessary in minimal amounts, deficiency of these nutrients has negative effects on the body that can lead to life-threatening health conditions.
Prolonged inadequate intake of iodine leads to reduced intellectual and physical capacity which may manifest as goiter, mental retardation, hypothyroidism, physical and mental defects, and cretinism. In pregnant women, iodine deficiency may also result in abortion, stillbirth, and congenital anomalies among others.
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Read more: NCR Shepherds make year-end visit to Caloocan, Quezon City
Members of the NCR Shepherding Team made a year-end visit to Caloocan City and Quezon City on December 9, 2022 to assist in the mobilization of local nutrition committees as part of the Shepherding Project activities for 2022.
The Regional Nutrition Shepherding Team (RNST) composed of Ms. Maria Elena Navarro, Executive Director of Grace Family Helper Project with National Nutrition Council - NCR (NNC-NCR) technical staff, Ms. Meren Francia and Ms. Thesa Rivas participated in Caloocan City’s BNC Mobilization Forum. The forum was attended by punong barangays, sangguniang barangay members leading the committee on health and women, children and family, and other members of the barangay nutrition committees from 125 barangays in the city.
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Read more: NCR BNS Federation holds 36th Annual Regional Conference
The Federation of Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of NCR, Inc. held its 36th Annual Regional Conference with the theme, “BNS: Bahagi ng solusyon sa new normal na solusyon!” on November 25, 2022 via Zoom and livestreamed via the National Nutrition Council – NCR (NNC-NCR) Facebook Page.
The Federation in cooperation with NNC-NCR annually conducts the regional conference to enhance capability of their BNS members who are frontline workers in the field. For this year, the conference was conducted to enhance the BNSs’ knowledge and appreciation of their roles and functions in ensuring good nutrition in the new normal. It was attended by around 1,000 BNSs from the 17 local government units in Metro Manila.
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The City/District Nutrition Program Coordinators (C/DNPCs) of Metro Manila Association advocates for the achievement of food and nutrition security in the new normal during the 2022 Regional C/DNPC Conference held on December 7, 2022 via Zoom.
The conference with theme “Moving forward for better new normal in food and nutrition” was conducted by the C/DNPCs of Metro Manila Association in cooperation with the National Nutrition Council – NCR. It aimed to provide updates on different nutrition and related information on food and nutrition resilience in the new normal. It was attended by 131 nutritionist-dietitians from the 17 local government units (LGU) in NCR.
