Butuan City --To assist in the effective information dissemination of good health and nutritional practices, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Caraga with the different local government units (LGUs) and media outfits in Butuan City convened on February 22, 2022, for the First Quarter Caraga Multi-sectoral Organization Envisioning an Empowered and Resourceful Society (MOVERS) Meeting in Almont Inland Resort and via Zoom Conferencing.
In his welcome message, Officer-in-Charge Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator (RNPC) Niño Archie Labordo said that this year, they are looking forward to a cohesive media group that may serve as change actors and prioritize nutrition as well as serve as the vehicle in scaling up the nutrition dissemination advocacy in the region.
Highlighted in the meeting is the National Nutrition Council Recall Survey which focuses on the awareness and recall of the promotional campaign on the “First 1000 Days of Life”; “10 Kumainments”, “2021 Nutrition Month”, and the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN); changes of Filipino diet during COVID pandemic to determine if Filipinos provide attention on nutrition as vital in promoting stronger immune systems; general public’s preferred sources of nutrition information; and perception about NNC.
As the media arm of NNC Caraga, OIC RNPC Labordo challenged the group to look into strategies that can propel better dissemination and strategic campaigns to a broader and wider audience.
The NNC Recall Survey revealed that among regions in the country, Caraga shows lesser awareness of the NNC promotional campaigns.
Caraga Movers Vice President, Mr. Ismael Cubillas of RMNDXBC Butuan suggested that a wider dissemination can be done by the group through social media shared in a posted article of the NNC Facebook account. The recommendation was unanimously agreed and shall also be added as one of the strategies in the implementation of the Regional Media Plan.
The meeting ended with President Alfredo Plaza, the Public Information Officer of the Province of Agusan del Sur calling, everyone’s commitment to take part as actors who will scale up nutrition in the region. #JBGaitano PIA/NASLabordo
