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STA. FE, Nueva Vizcaya -- Four Iodized checkers and corresponding reagents were set to be given to various checkpoints in Cagayan Valley region as part of the intensified monitoring and implementation of the Iodized Salt Program.
Rhodora G. Maestre, Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator of Cagayan Valley said that four WYD iodine checkers have been given by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) - Philippines including the reagents which will be used by the members of the Iodized Salt Program checkpoint personnel to ensure the entry of iodized salt supply in the region.
“These WYD Iodine checkers will be distributed in various checkpoints such as in Sta. Praxedes town in Cagayan province, Sta. Maria town in Isabela province, and Kayapa and Sta. Fe town in Nueva Vizcaya province,” Maestre said during the recent consultative meeting on Salt Iodization monitoring partnership here.
She said that the intensified monitoring on the entry of iodized salt in the region will be one of the major activities that the nutrition councils in the regional, provincial, and municipal levels, intends to focus this year using the WYD iodine checkers to ensure the 100 percent compliance of salt suppliers with the standard iodine content of salt products.
Maestre said that while nutrition workers have successfully saturated various public markets in Cagayan Valley with iodized salt products through information campaign and advocacy activities, further checking the iodine-content of supplies transported by dealers must be done to further improve the overall efforts on nutrition development.
“Though we have already strict compliance on the Iodized Salt Program, we should now focus on the proper iodine content –compliance of our suppliers so that we can further improve our nutrition program in the region,” she said. (BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)
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STA. FE, Nueva Vizcaya --To step-up the enforcement of the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN) law, the National Nutrition Council Region 2 (NNC-2) has initiated the reactivation of the task force ASIN in the region.
The newly created Task force includes all local government units (LGUs), Bureau of Foods and Drugs, Department of Health, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Philippine National Police, Philippine Information Agency, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Environment and Natural Resources, while NNC serves as advisory and coordinating agency.
The task force was created when Cagayan Valley was noted with high rate of iodine deficiency. The task force was then very active in the efforts to eradicate iodine deficiency but after years of activation, when iodine deficiency scaled down, some of its members as well as the installed checkpoints for salt testing became inactive.
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TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 16(PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council 2 (NNC), in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently created a task force named as Balay ni Ifan Task Force Guraman to promote seaweeds as aquatic vegetable to combat malnutrition.
Members of the task force include media practitioners, regional line agencies, non-government organizations and religious organizations.
Regional Director Rhodora Maestre of NNC said the task force will bring awareness to the locality the nutritional benefits and availability of seaweeds in the local market.
“Seaweeds are 20 times healthier than green salad. They are rich in iodine and iron and quite high in protein,” Maestre said.
Read more: National Nutrition Council creates Task Force Guraman
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Tuguegarao City - "Eat more seaweeds" Nutrition Program Coordinator of National Nutrition Council Region 02 Rhodora G. Maestre said during a forum on seaweeds in the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources last March 13,2013.
She emphasized the facts about seaweeds and the perks of eating the same as a part of a nutritious and well-balanced diet. Maestre gave the spotlight on Gracilaria firma, more commonly known as "guraman" as this particular variety comprise most of the seaweed production in Cagayan Valley.
Among the benefits that Maestre discussed were the exceptional iron and iodine content of these seaweeds and described how these particular nutrients help prevent anemia and goiter, respectively. In addition, Maestre also made mention of the calcium content of seaweeds wherein she stated that "seaweeds contain more calcium than milk."
Furthermore, she continually urged those present to aid in her advocacy to fully utilize seaweeds across the region; considering the abundance of guraman, it is very practical to use seaweeds as an ingredient in home cooking in comparison to other regions.
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SOLANA, Cagayan, April 9 --Twenty ‘Kalesas’ were painted with ten nutritional guidelines in the Kalesa painting contest here to promote good nutrition in this town, led by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) region 2.
The contest kicked-off the project in partnership with LGU-Solana, Municipal Health Office, different departments of the said LGU and the barangay officials highlighting the nutritional guidelines which will help public understand and follow the guidelines to improve their nutritional status.
Rhodora Maestre, nutrition program coordinator, said they consider Kalesas, the old-fashioned means of transportation in the town, as effective tool in communicating effectively nutrition program.
“We call it as moving billboard. It is very effective because everyone, across ages, can easily capture the core message painted in the Kalesa. It is also very effective in persuading young individuals to eat vegetables and follow other guidelines as they are seen and read through the moving advocacy material,” Maestre said.
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The National Nutrition Council Region 02 goes to Batanes to attend the last leg of training for Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon in the Island Province on April 7 – 11, 2013.
Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Guevarra Maestre of NNC Region 02 has explained the training completes the cycle of organizing Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon in the whole region.
She further says the training is just in time with the fresh opening of the Nutriskwela Community Radio station in Basco, Batanes that eventually opens April 11 and to be immediately followed by the launching of Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon – Batanes on April 12, 2013.
According to Nutrition Officer, Benjielyne Estudillo, the selected twenty elementary pupils and high school student who form two teams of Batang Radyo will also experience for the first time training on radio broadcasting together with their coaches from the Schools Division Office of the DepEd.
Read more: BATANES PROVINCE..Last leg in Radio Training for Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon
