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rlnao 21st annual conference11 February 2015—The League of Nutrition Action Officers in Region I, Inc. (RLNAOs) in cooperation with the Provincial Nutrition Office of Ilocos Sur and in coordination with the National Nutrition Council- Regional Office I (NNC-ROI) will hold its 21st Annual Conference cum General Assembly on March 11-13, 2015 at Nueva Segovia Consortium Cooperatives (NSCC) Plaza, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur. This year’s conference will be hosted by the Province of Ilocos Sur.

The conference with the theme: “RLNAOs: Responding to the Increasing Incidence of Overnutrition, Gearing up for New Challenges” will focus on overnutrition as one of the major factors in developing non-communicable diseases.

One of the highlights of the activity will be the regional launching of the 10 Kumainments. The 10 Kumainments was developed by the National Nutrition Council as the popular version of the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos to promote positive nutrition practices to prevent malnutrition and encourage healthy lifestyle among the Filipinos. It consists of shorter and simpler messages for better recall and understanding.

Around 200 nutrition action officers, local nutrition committee members and other local-based nutrition workers are expected to attend the activity.

The conference will be an avenue for nutrition action officers and nutrition partners to learn more and be updated on nutrition. (KPAG)