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The National Nutrition Council-Cagayan Valley recently released the second issue of the InFormation About Nutrition (IFAN) magazine which highlights the advocacy on the promotion of the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF).
With the success of the maiden issue of the IFAN magazine released on July 2013, NNC-R02 deemed it proper to continue with its publication. Considering also the wide acceptance of IFAN among the reading public, it had served as a very effective and efficient mode of delivering nutrition information in all corners of the region.
The second issue now focuses on the NGF which was adopted and approved by the National Nutrition Council Governing Board in 2012. A product of the efforts and hard work of an inter-agency and multi-disciplinary technical working group organized by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology, the NGF was promulgated with the end goal that it will serve as guidelines for the “improvement of nutritional status, productivity and quality of life of the population, through the adoption of desirable dietary practices and healthy lifestyle. The set of NGF aims to protect and promote the nutrition of Filipinos. It provides the basis and reference for the nutrition community in the development of nutrition information, education and communication materials and in the conduct of nutrition education and advocacy activities.”
According to NPC Rhodora G. Maestre of NNC-R02 and Editor-in-chief of the IFAN magazine, the second issue of IFAN focuses on the NGF in the hope of bringing closer to the people of the region its valuable concept and message.
“The NGF had been primarily designed to serve as guidelines for us to follow in order to have a better living and in the end attain a better society. With this, we fervently hope that IFAN will be of great help so that Filipinos may further understand the true concept behind the formulation of the 2012 NGF,” Maestre added.
On the other hand, RNC Chair Jovita P. Ayson of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 02 expressed her gratitude for the positive acceptance of the various partners and agencies on the first issue of IFAN. She also noted that with its success, it is imperative to continue with the publication of IFAN.
“Be it noted that the NNC-02 and the Regional Nutrition Committee shall fully implement the NGF. We shall work tirelessly and with the same zeal and compassion so that all Ivatans, Cagayanos, Isabelinos, Vizcayanos and Quirinians will fully appreciate the importance of the NGF towards attaining a better and healthier life. We shall never stop working until we have fully attained zero malnutrition in the entire region,” Director Ayson said.
Aside from the NGF, the second issue of IFAN also highlighted the “Goodbye Gutom Caravan” conducted by the NNC-02 during the Nutrition Month Celebration and the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony held last November 18, 2013. The five provinces comprising the region focused in the “Pasada Probinsiya” portion of the magazine. Furthermore, various news and feature stories about nutrition were also included to apprise the people of the recent activities of NNC-R02.
IFAN is the official publication of NNC-R02 and is released twice a year. It contains the latest news, events, activities, programs, projects and information on nutrition. It is a collaborative effort of the Regional Nutrition Committee, NNC-R02, and the Balay ni Ifan Media Group, an organization of media practitioners in the region from the radio, television, and print media who helps the NNC-02 in its information advocacy towards the promotion of good nutrition.
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The National Nutrition Council wants your thoughts on what should be the theme for the 2014 Nutrition Month celebration.
This after NNC Manila issued to its regional offices the mechanics of the said competition.
Rhodora G. Maestre, Nutrition Program Coordinator for Region 02, citing the mechanics, said the theme will center on nutrition in emergencies.
The NNC technical committee earlier approved the focus of the theme considering the impact of emergencies and natural disasters on the nutritional status of affected population. It refers to a situation in which food security is often severely threatened causing increased risk to malnutrition, illness and death.
NPC Maestre described nutrition in emergencies as key nutrition services that are components of emergency preparedness, response and recovery phases aimed at preventing death and worsening of malnutrition in the affected population.
Still citing the mechanics, Maestre said that “during emergency and crisis situations, people’s ability to produce, buy and prepare food is severely affected”. Such situation, she said, “result in increased vulnerability to health and food insecurity and consequently, to malnutrition, with infants and young children being the most vulnerable”.
The contest is open to Filipino citizens, 12 years old and above and the theme should be in Filipino consisting of not more than 10 words. Each individual can only submit one entry through the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Deadline for submission of entries is on 31 January 2014.
The Nutrition Program Coordinator has been doing the rounds to convince residents of the region to join in the said competition.
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Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, January 7
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 02 said 2013 has been an accomplishment-laden year as it vowed to continue its landmark programs and projects this year.
Rhodora G. Maestre, NNC- Region 02 Nutrition Program Coordinator said at least three new nutrition policies and programs were developed including a resolution passed by the regional nutrition committee on the adoption of the nutritional guidelines for Filipinos and its communication plan.
“We formulated guidelines for the establishment of ASIN checkpoints and a resolution which supports the Magna Carta for Barangay Nutrition Scholars”, she said.
The year in review likewise saw a massive training for some 2,467 midwives, Barangay Nutrition Scholars, Barangay Health Workers and parent leaders on Infant and Young Child Feeding in the barangay with a combined allocation of Php 6,640,800.00 for the four provinces of the region except for Batanes who was given full funding in 2012 in the amount of Php 351,600.00.
While NNC provided various trainings for nutrition and health workers, Information and Education Campaign (IEC) materials were distributed.
Aside the local government units and other stakeholders, Maestre likewise zeroed in on the continuing assistance and support provided by the local media through the Balay Ni Ifan Task Force established five years ago. The Task Force gave birth to the establishment of Batang Radyo Sa Nutrisyon for Cagayan Valley with seven groups as of this report.
Using the various media outlets including electronic media, NPC Maestre added, has maximized to the fullest radio, cable stations and print even as it organized special events in the entire region. Among these include a Gutom at Malnutrition Caravan, Buntis Congress, Nutrition Awarding Ceremonies, Batang Radyo Congress and a Nutri- kalesa Painting Contest.
“While we cannot discount the support of our local officials towards all programs in nutrition, the media has played a rather very significant role in the pursuit of all these programs and projects”, the Nutrition Program Coordinator added.
As the year of the Wooden Horse is ushered, Maestre expressed hope the same fervor, which lead to national recognitions, will be see among most of the stakeholders in the name of nutrition.
