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Global Handwashing Day is celebrated every 15th of October, to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap and clean water at home, within the community, and around the world to prevent diseases and save lives. It is an opportunity to do creative ways and encourage people to wash their hands with soap at critical times.
This year’s theme, “Hand Hygiene for All” highlights handwashing with soap as one of the efficient ways to guard ourselves against this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to prevent the spread of the virus. It also calls institutions and individuals to reinforce hand hygiene efforts within the COVID-19 response which can outlast the pandemic and ensure continued access to clean water and soap.
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a crucial reminder that one among the foremost effective ways to prevent the spread of germs is also one of the simplest: handwashing with soap and clean water. Keeping hands clean can prevent 1 in 3 diarrheal illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu. To beat the germs today and ensure better health outcomes beyond the pandemic, proper handwashing must be a priority now and in the future.
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In accordance to Proclamation No. 470 in 1994, the first week of October is celebrated as Elderly Filipino Week. In this celebration, we recognize the need of the elderly persons for adequate food, clothing, shelter, proper health care, nutrition and support from families and communities.
The natural process of ageing deteriorates the body—our lolos and lolas become frail and fragile, at risk for poor vision, they have decreased mobility and physical functionality and loss of interest in life. According to the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) on Expanded National Nutrition Survey result in 2018, individuals aged 60 years old and above have the following prevalence rates for overweight and obesity at 24.7% and 6.3%, respectively. Also, it shows in the data the prevalence over the years, geriatric individuals are prone to central adiposity. Based on the 2018 ENNS result, 5% of women and 25.8% of men 60-69 years old have high prevalence? waist circumference. Majority of which are living in urban areas. As well as the result for high waist-to-hip ratio, an indicator of obesity and other possible serious health conditions, is high among males and females aged 60-69 years old.
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World Sight Day (WSD) is commemorated annually, every second Thursday of October to seek awareness and pay attention to the problem of visual impairment and blindness across the globe. The event started since 2000. This year, the event was organized by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), a premier eye health body that envisions a world with no unreasonable visual impairment where people have access to quality eye health care and where individuals with irreversible vision loss achieve their full potential. WSD serves a way for organizations to seek active support from the governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals to make access to eye health available for all.
This year, the celebration falls on the 8th day of October with the theme, “Hope in Sight”. The theme commemorates the success of passing a resolution for eye health as an integral part of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on the recently conducted World Health Assembly. WSD20 Photo Competition highlights this year’s celebration, encouraging both amateur and professional photographers all over the world to join by sending photos emphasizing the impact of eye health in people’s lives.
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5 October 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – National Nutrition Council Region 10 convened its first-ever Virtual Graduation Ceremony for the 10 Kumainments Nutrition School on-the-Air (NSOA) radio program held 5 October 2020 via Zoom.
The virtual activity was done to conclude the 10 Kumainments NSOA aired over Mellow Touch 95.7 FM and to recognize the students for their active participation in all 12 sessions of the radio program. NNC X invited all graduates, Station Manager Jerome Salicobay of Mellow Touch 95.7 FM, Cagayan de Oro City Nutrition Office staff led by City Nutrition Action Officer Nenita Rabe, and the Barangay Nutrition Scholar of the five (5) participating barangays including Balulang, Camaman-an, Carmen, Kauswagan and Pagatpat. A total of 84 enrollees and non-enrollees participated in the radio program, with 38 graduates at the end of the sessions.
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2 October 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – The National Nutrition Council X received recognitions in its commitment to continuously promote good nutrition through effective social media management. The Virtual Launching and Awarding Ceremony for the NNC Quarterly Webby (Q-Webby) Awards was held via Google Meet on 2 October 2020 attended by the NNC management, the NNC Web Team and Regional Publishers.
NNC X was recognized as: 1) 1st Runner-up for the Highest Number of Likes; 2) 2nd Runner-up for the Highest Social Media Engagement; and 3) 2nd Runner-up for the Most Visible Social Media Page.
All awards were solely based on Facebook and web analytics for the second quarter of 2020.
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8 October 2020, Cagayan de Oro City – Planning teams from the Bukidnon areas convened virtually for a two-batch Workshop on Integrating Nutrition in the 2021 Annual Investment Programs of local government units held 22-25 September and 29-5 October 2020 organized by the National Nutrition Council Region X.
Facilitating the workshops was the Regional Team of Planning Facilitators composed of NNC X headed by Nutrition Program Coordinator Gladys Mae S. Fernandez and her staff, Ms. Telesfora G. Madelo, Nutritionist-Dietitian IV of DOH Center for Health Development – Northern Mindanao and the Nutritionist-Dietitians under the DOH’s Human Resource for Health Program deployed in Bukidnon areas. As this was the region’s first attempt to facilitate planning sessions for LGUs, members from the National TPF likewise assisted during the workshop in the person of Mr. Reginaldo T. Guillen of NNC Central Office and Mr. André B. Flores of Alcanz International LLC.
18 out of 20 invited LGUs for the online activity were represented, namely: Bukidnon Province, Malaybalay City, Valencia City and municipalities of Cabanglasan, Damulog, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Impasug-ong, Kadingilan, Kalilangan, Lantapan, Libona, Manolo Fortich, Maramag, Pangantucan, Quezon, San Fernando and Sumilao.
