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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, October (PIA) - - Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) region 2 has recognized the exemplary performance and extraordinary initiatives of Local Government Units (LGUs) and some individuals in the implementation of nutrition program in their respective localities.
Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator, said the awarding ceremony is a tribute to the men and women who have staged hard work and dedication in the implementation of programs that ensure good nutrition among their constituents.
As outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS), Realyn Siriban of San Antonio, Lallo, Cagayan won first place, followed by Marilyn Mebania of Malalam, Ilagan City as second place and Maryann Cataluna of Tuhel, Ivana, Batanes. The Barangay Nutrition Committees of the three barangays were also given due recognition.
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To highlight every region’s traditional recipes, as well as, other innovative ways of preparing vegetables, the National Nutrition Council Region 02 will hold a “Recipe Development Contest,” as part of this year’s nutrition month celebration. The recipe contest is designed to develop low-cost, easy to prepare, nutritious vegetable dishes and made of indigenous ingredients.
According to Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Guevarra Maestre, the contest is a pre-activity for the Nutrition Month Celebration this July, with the theme, “Pagkain ng Gulay Ugaliin, Araw-araw Itong Ihain”.
The winning regional recipes will be compiled into a recipe book at the national level and will be printed for distribution to the beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilya/ Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)”, Maestre said.
“It will be the NNC’s contribution to improve nutrition among the country’s poorest families. The recipe book will also be distributed to local nutrition workers as an IEC material for helping families improve nutrition in their meals and food intake”, she added.
Qualified recipe entries will be notified on/or before May 4, and the final cook off of the chosen recipes will be on May 14 here in Kainang Filipino Restaurant, Tuguegarao City.
First place winning entry will be awarded P10,000, second and third placers will take home P8,000 and P6,000, respectively, and three others will win the P2,000 consolation prizes.
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To effectively address the malnutrition problems in the province, the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Quirino Province conducted reorientation/ training to nutrition coordinators in schools to refresh them on the World Health Organization-Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) of assessing the nutrition status of 5 to 12 year olds.
Dr. Raquel Dicsa Gundayao-Layacan, DepEd physician, said the WHO-CGS is no longer new, as it was already implemented in SY 2010-2011 but there is a need to refresh the coordinators to ensure an accurate and reliable nutrition assessment come SY 2012-2013.
The teacher-coordinators are fully responsible in the conduct of such assessments while the school heads are tasked to provide height boards and weight balance scale.
CGS is an international growth standard developed by WHO for screening, surveillance, and monitoring of school children and adolescents.
”It shows how every child in the world should grow. It sets the benchmark for growth and development of all children from birth to age 5, as opposed to describing growth of just a sample of children at a particular time and place,” Layacan said.
She also said that the international growth standard shows that every child in any part of the world regardless of ethnicity has the potential to grow and develop as described in this standard as long as the child’s basic needs are met.
Layacan said they were already through with the re-orientation in the other municipalities and intend to cover all the six municipalities before the school year begins.
During the re-orientation, lectures on age computation for 72-84 months and 60-71 pupils as well as post test on age computation are conducted.
We have to ensure the effective implementation of the international growth standard as it serves as a powerful tool in informing parents, doctors, and policymakers on what constitutes good nutrition, health, and development, the DepEd doctor concluded.
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The National Nutrition Council Region 02, with the “Our World Global Foundation” partnered with “ASIA USA Foundation” distributed I-rice to locals as a part of a medical and dental mission in Payagan East, Ballesteros, Cagayan last April 25,2012.
Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora G. Maestre and staff worked hand in hand with “Our World Global Foundation” founder and chairwoman Michal Mael; with the support of 1st District Board Member Ma. Olivia B. Pascual as she gave a lecture on Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Along with this, cavans of Iron fortified rice were given to an estimated 113 families in the locality and the recipients were taught on how to prepare the rice, as well as how to address to their family nutritional needs.
Subsequently NNC R02 and “Our World Global Foundation” also extended their assistance to the aboriginal Aeta families in Barangay San Mariano, Lal-lo, Cagayan; packs of rice, canned goods, and fortified noodles, vitamins, and iron supplements were given to these locals, accompanied with free health consultation and lifestyle management information.
Same advocacy was conducted to the Municipality of Calayan and 10 cavans of i - rice were distributed.
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Tuguegarao City (May 15) - Local cooks from the province of Quirino bested other contenders in the just concluded regional recipe development contest conducted by the National Nutrition Council Region 2 at Kainang Pilipino, here.
The six official contenders, who made it into the final list from the 18 applicants, showcased their best recipes out of vegetables, which are inexpensive.
Ms. Jonnabeth De Vera of Quirino province, which showcased its "Clams with Watercress" menu was adjudged as the champion.
Watercress is a leafy vegetable abundant in the said province and northern Cagayan, which can be bought at P10 per bundle. The whole menu costs only less than 54 pesos, good for six servings.
Santiago City Green Ladies Organization’s malunggay shanghai landed second, while the University of Cagayan Valley’s vegetable pattie was the third placer.
Rhodora G. Maestre, Nutrition Program Coordinator, said that the winning regional recipe will be compiled in a recipe book at the national level and will be printed for distribution to the beneficiaries of the Government’s Pantawid Pamilya / Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) program by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
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Two of the local nutrition committees in region 2 are now contenders of the prestigious Nutrition Honor Award, the highest recognition given to Local Government Units (LGUs) that have consistently shown outstanding performance for nutrition improvement.
For this year, Batanes province and Santiago City are the entries of Cagayan Valley in the said award system, after three consecutive years of garnering the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN).
Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora G. Maestre said the two LGUs are now on their 3rd year of maintaining their CROWN award which qualifies them to be elevated into the NHA.
She said Batanes province was already evaluated last April 18 – 22 while Santiago City is scheduled for May 7-11, 2012. NNC chief Assistant Secretary Ma. Bernardita T. Flores led the team in Batanes together with the evaluators from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Department of Agriculture (DA).
Maestre believed that the two entries will make it as she sees the strong foundation of the programs, projects and innovations made for the eradication of malnutrition rate in the said areas.
Region 2 had consistently produced national champions in the different categories of the nutrition award system to include the NHA awards received by Solana, Cagayan; Echague, Isabela; Tuguegarao City; Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya; Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan province and Isabela province.
These LGUs have innovative programs and projects that contributed to the eradication of malnutrition rate in their areas, a strong advocacy to promote good nutrition, support to the maternal and health care program, and the political will in implementing related laws and policies toward the development of nutrition and health of the people.
