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Worrying about what snack you can give to your children? Let NNC MIMAROPA guide you on your parenthood journey! We know that thinking of a healthy snack for children can be a tedious job for a parent. With a lot of products available in supermarkets and advertised on televisions you are probably wondering what’s healthy and what isn’t?
Before we start, let us first define what is a snack? According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “a snack is generally defined as any food eaten between main meals”. Given its definition, it is a food that is considered light just enough to fill your stomach in between meals and it can also be a way to introduce new nutritious foods that your kids can try.
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Did you know that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) grants Barangay Nutrition Scholar Eligibility (BNSE) to barangay-based volunteer workers who have rendered at least two years of continuous and satisfactory nutrition services and other related services?
This BNS Eligibility has been granted pursuant to Presidential Decree 1569 (PD 1569) which mandates for deployment of at least one barangay nutrition scholar in every barangay thus shall be accountable for the sufficient delivery of nutrition and nutrition-related services within the community.
Conforming to Memorandum Circular No. 04, s. 2001, BNSE is a first level of eligibility which can be applicable for appointment to positions not requiring written examination, assuming that the appointee associates the education, training, experience, and other requirements of the desired position.
To all interested barangay nutrition scholars, you can get your BNS Eligibility through these three easy steps:
Read more: Here's how Barangay Nutrition Scholars can apply for CSC Eligibility
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Carrying too much weight may feeel uncomfortable and makes everything burdensome -- it limits your movement and flexibility, you may find it difficult to wear your favorite dress or pants, you may feel back aches and easily experience fatigue, and in the worst case scenario, it may lead to heart disease and other lifestyle-related diseases, if not prevented.
The World Obesity Foundation (WOF) gave the Philippines a national obesity score of 6 out of 10 which is classified as moderate risk. The country also recorded a very rapid growth of obesity rate among Filipino adults as well. From the result of Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) conducted by DOST-FNRI in 2019, 28.8% are overweight and 9.6% are obese among adults, 20-59 years old, based on BMI.
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Did you know that through proper handwashing using soap and water, you can save yourselves from COVID-19 by 36%, diarrheal diseases by 30%, acute respiratory infections by 20%, outbreak-related pathogens specifically cholera, Ebola, shigellosis, SARS, and hepatitis E, neglected tropical diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and antimicrobial resistance?
This 15th of October 2021, NNC MIMAROPA is in one with the world as we commemorate the Global Handwashing Day with the theme “Malinis na kamay para sa kinabukasan na bayan”. This worldwide act aims to raise awareness on the significance of proper hand hygiene and its impact to a community-driven action.
Read more: Handwashing: Our first-line defense against common illnesses
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Palawan, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Occidental Mindoro (PROMO) Nutrition Communicators with NNC MIMAROPA held its third quarter meeting for the year 2021 on 27 September 2021 via Zoom Application.
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The sense of sight is one of the human senses of the body that is vital in every individual. Through the eyes, we can perceive things such as the object’s shape, color, size, movement, heat and much more. Through our eyesight we can appreciate things vividly.
