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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, (PIA) – The provincial government here has launched the ‘hulahoop’ Project to further reduce the number of overweight schoolers in the province.
Luzviminda Ragpa, provincial nutrition officer, said the free distribution of hulahoops are now being done to encourage overweight pre-school children to reduce weight.
“These are distributed to schools where prevalence of overweight and obese children are high so that they can adopt healthier habits,” Ragpa said.
She said in 2016, at least 447 pre-school children were recorded overweight and obese while 1,471 were recorded with the same nutritional category.
Ragpa expressed optimism that the Hulahoop project will also encourage parents to join the exercise with their children.
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, July 25 (PIA) –The National Nutrition Council (NNC) here encouraged the public to practice healthy eating habits to avoid excess weight gain and reduce risk for health problems.
As this year’s lead in the celebration of Nutrition Month with the theme “Healthy Diet, Gawing Habit-for Life”, Maria Gisela Lonzaga, nutrition program coordinator, urged the public to start the consumption of healthier foods and discouraged them from eating unhealthy diets.
Lonzaga said the yearly celebration is relevant and important to the cause of good nutrition for all Filipinos as it aims to promote healthy diets to contribute to the reduction of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases usually caused by eating unhealthy foods.
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With the aim of National Nutrition Council (NNC) R02 to promote healthy diet as a way of living, NNC R02 and Tuguegarao City Nutrition Committee in partnership with Rotary Club of Tuguegarao Rainbow conducted the 7th year Nutri-kalesa painting contest on 4-5 July 2017 at DA RFO-02 Gymnasium, Tuguegarao City as part of the celebration of Nutrition Month 2017 and promotion of healthy lifestyle in the region.
The value of kalesa or a horse drawn-rig as an IEC medium of promoting good health in the city is duly recognized through the said activity. The event also provided an avenue for students to showcase their artistic skills and foster teamwork and cooperation while taking their part in encouraging the people to live a healthy life.
Nutri-kalesa painting was participated by 20 kalesas and different students coming from Linao National High School, Gosi National High School, Cataggaman National High School, Cagayan National High School, Tuguegarao City West National High School, and Tuguegarao City Science High School.
The theme of the painting contest was based on how the students visualize the 2017 Nutrition Month theme, “Healthy diet, gawing habit- FOR LIFE!”. Students started to do their tasks on 4 July at DA RFO-02 Gymnasium. Every stroke created by the students in their paintings is an emblem of their dedication and determination in helping the agency promote healthy lifestyle.
Read more: Nutri-Kalesa: marks its 7 years as a medium for nutrition advocacy
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by: Mr. Benjamin De Yro (member, Balay ni IFAN Media Group)
The National Nutrition Council in Region II has set a record for itself; it is the only government line agency in the region which consistently used a Tuguegarao icon for its advocacy campaign, the environment-friendly Kalesa.
For the last seven years or so, NNC believed in the effectivity of the Kalesa as a rolling billboard. While it is a cheap medium of communication, its cultural significance can never be contested. For a line agency like NNC, that would be shooting two birds in one bullet- savings for the government and contributory to the preservation of the Cagayano culture and traditions.
The Kalesa is a cultural heritage and NNC is one of the very few agencies which realized early the significant role it plays in the everyday lives of the residents. Eloisa Mabborang who did an in-depth report on the mode of transport for her diploma for the National Commission on Culture and the Arts said the Tuguegarao Kalesa is distinct from those in other parts of the country.
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SOLANO, NUEVA VIZCAYA--------------The 2017 Nutrition Month celebration was jointly launched by the Regional Nutrition Committee, Region O2 and Provincial Nutrition Committee of Nueva Vizcaya on July 3, 2017 at Solano East Central School (SECS), Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.
This year’s Nutrition Month celebration campaign is on the promotion of healthy diets with the theme “Healthy diet, gawing habit – FOR LIFE!”
A zumba, as a kick-off activity, was participated by more than 2,000 students, teachers and other stakeholders in order to emphasize the importance of exercise in living a healthy lifestyle. The campaign also aims to increase awareness on the importance of healthy diets which protects against the double burden of malnutrition characterized by the coexistence of under-nutrition along with overweight and obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases, and certain types of cancer.
Read more: NUTRITION COUNCIL PROMOTES HEALTHY DIET, LAUNCHES 2017 NUTRITION MONTH CELEBRATION
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, July 5 (PIA) - - To step-up the enforcement of the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN) law, the Regional Bantay ASIN Task Force (RBATF) will install two additional checkpoints in the region.
Ma. Gisela Lonzaga, OIC-nutrition program coordinator of the National Nutrition Council (NNC), said the an additional checkpoints will be positioned in Nagtipunan, Quirino and will reactivate the Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya checkpoint area to ensure that only ionized salt shipments will enter Region 2 via Quirino-Baler road and Kayapa-Baguio road, respectively.
Lonzaga said there were already two ASIN checkpoints installed in Sta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya and in Sta Praxedes, Cagayan where members of the task force, composed of regional line agencies and some local government units, actively implement the provisions of the law to maintain and sustain the right iodine intake of the people in Region 2.
