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Read more: LGU-Labason gives priority to Pregnant Women’s General Wellbeing
The Buntis Day 2022 of the Local Government Unit of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte (LGU-Labason) was successfully held last 8th of March 2022. The objective of the aforementioned activity was to accelerate the reduction in maternal deaths, infant and under-five years old mortality, halt HIV/AIDs, and strengthen Service Delivery Networks. This was also aimed at teaching mothers to improve the quality and quantity of food and nutrient intakes, especially during pregnancy. A total of one hundred eighteen (118) participants attended the activity. Among these were the pregnant women beneficiaries together with the presence of Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Health Office Nutritionist-Dietitian Ms. Rosita Gonzales, National Nutrition Council 9 Provincial Nutrition Focal Point Ms. Rowence F. Zorilla, and Department of Health NDDP Ms. Dianna Faye Polinar who served as Resource Speakers of the event. Likewise, Municipal Health Officer Dr. Claire T. Buctuan, MNAO Judie Faeldin, Nutrition Coordinator Jill Iguana, Representative of the Chief Executive Hon. Lynette Digamon, NDP's, RHMPP's and other local nutrition workers of the municipality of Labason were also present.
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Read more: Poblacion BNC of Margosatubig strengthens BNS Program through CapDev
The Barangay Nutrition Committee (BNC) of Poblacion, Margosatubig successfully held a 2-day Basic Course Training for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in collaboration with the National Nutrition Council IX and Provincial Nutrition Office of Zamboanga del Sur (ZDS). This capacity development (CapDev) activity was spearheaded by the BNC Chairman and Barangay Captain, Hon. Alexander E. Agua, Margosatubig MNAO-designate, Ms. Glemma J. Briones, and Kagawad on Health, Hon. Emma Santiago. It was held at the Barangay Conference Hall of Poblacion, Margosatubig from 10 to 11 March 2022 and was attended by thirty-three (33) BNSs from Barangay Poblacion.
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To eat nutritious foods and feel comfortable in your body is certainly a good thing. But once you focus too much on what you eat, when you eat, and how much you eat to the point where it affects your life and hinders your ability to function well, then you might have an eating disorder. Eating Disorders are a range of conditions expressed through abnormal or disturbed eating habits, sometimes a mental disorder marked by an obsession with food or body shape and it is most common usually to women.
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Each year, the Christian community observes the sacred season of Lent. Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter in the Christian calendar (not including Sundays). Beginning on Ash Wednesday that marks the start of the Lenten season, a day of reflection and repentance from your sin that falls on March 2. On April 10, the Roman Catholic followers and other Christians celebrate Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem which is known as the “Palm Sunday”. It is also the beginning of the “Holy Week”, the week leading up to Easter or the last week of Lent. “Maundy Thursday” comes and on this day the foot washing and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles are being commemorated. Then, “Good Friday”, on this day we commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. Lastly, April 17 is the “Easter Sunday”. This is the end of the Lenten season that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and is an expression of victory over sin and death.
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Eating well is not about strict diets, or depriving yourself of the foods you enjoyed. Relatively, it’s about feeling good, having extra energy, improving your well-being, and boosting your mood. Through centuries, we have acquired a wealth of information about the use of food to ensure the growth of children and youth, to maintain good health through life, to meet the special needs during pregnancy and lactation, and to use it to recover from illness. You may have known that certain foods are very important for maintaining good health, while others are harmful. Food is also defined as anything eaten or drunk, which meets the needs for energy, building, regulation, protection of the body, and survival. In essence, food is the raw material that our bodies are made of. Eating the right kinds and quantities of food can ensure good nourishment and well-being, which may be manifested in our appearance, efficiency, and emotional well-being. Eating delicious food, especially if you are with companions, is one of the pleasures of life. We all know that individuals who eat healthy, balanced diets are likely to have: a bounty of energy to work and appreciate themselves, fewer infections, and other ailments.
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Read more: LNC: The basic functional unit of the Nutrition Program
As the National Nutrition Council’s logo depicts that improving the nutrition situation cannot be achieved by spoonfeeding alone nor by the generosity of a single sector's spoon, therefore, it requires collaboration in creating and recreating ideas; seeking unity, and totality of approach toward nutritional adequacy for all Filipinos. Among these is the Local Nutrition Committee (LNC). LNC is considered as the basic functional unit of the Nutrition Program implementation and management. It is the mechanism of the country which is in charge of developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and coordinating the local nutrition action plan (LNAP). Every province, city, and municipality [as well as the barangay] must have an established and functional Local Nutrition Committee because they will be in charge of overseeing the nutrition action plan. According to DILG Memorandum Circular 2015-19, the local nutrition committee consists of representatives from various local departments such as health, agriculture, social welfare and development, development planning and budgeting, as well as national government agencies such as DepEd and non-government organizations working in the area.
