30 June 2022, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council (NNC) X through the leadership of Nutrition Program Coordinator (NPC) Gladys Mae S. Fernandez, spearheaded the conduct of two (2) batches of the Training of Trainers (TOT) on Idol ko si Nanay with assistance from NNC Central Office (CO). The back-to-back trainings were conducted on 14-16 June 2022 (Batch 1) and 20-23 June 2022 (Batch 2) at Marianne Suites, Cagayan de Oro City, completed by a total of 41 participants.
Participants included the Nutrition Action Officers (NAOs), District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators (D/CNPCs), and nutrition office staff from local government units (LGUs) with dietary supplementation activities for pregnant women and children 6-23 months old. Areas from the non-Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster (HDPRC) provinces in the region, namely, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental were selected. Select component cities, as well as Cagayan de Oro City were also training participants.
The TOT was facilitated by nutrition movers and experts namely: Ms. Abigail A. Pabro (NNC CO-Nutrition Information and Education Division), Ms. Sheena Marie G. Talle (NNC Region X), Ms. Mary Lissa B. Yorong (MNAO Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay), Ms. Grace Sumogue (PNAO Zamboanga del Sur), Ms. Ullasini P. Alferez (Nutrition Consultant), and Mr. Edgar G. Requilme. The trainers and participants were assisted by NNC X technical staff.
The Chairperson of the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) and the Regional Director of the Department of Health Center for Health Development-Northern Mindanao (DOH CHD-NM), Jose R. Llacuna, Jr., MD, MPH, CESO III welcomed the Batch 1 training participants.
The TOT equipped nutrition workers from the above-mentioned LGUs with competencies relevant to the delivery of services particularly for the First 1000 Days.
The First 1000 days refers to the period from conception to a child’s first two years of life. This period is considered as the “golden window of opportunity” for the child to achieve his or her full potential in the different aspects of development. It is a crucial time in which key health, nutrition, early education and related services should be delivered to ensure the optimum physical and mental development of a child.
The training used a variety of methods to facilitate learning which included lecture discussions, video presentation, demonstrations, and group activities. By the end of the training the participants formulated their re-entry plans per LGU as basis for further roll-out plans in their areas.
The participating LGUs committed to re-echo the training to other nutrition and health workers to further improve and enhance the knowledge and practices of mothers and caregivers on nutrition and Early Childhood Care and Development services in the First 1000 Days. (NO I Liezel Joy D. Reyes, RND and NO I Vazamija Therese A. Villasi, RND/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./0963-1090-198 )
