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Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 24 June 2016

IYCF Article The Department of Health (DOH) Region X recently added 14 members to the NorMin core of IYCF Trainers through a five-day Training of Trainers on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) held June 6-10, 2016 at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.

The course was designed to give health care providers the competencies required to carry out effective counseling to mothers and caregivers for appropriate feeding of infants and young children (breastfeeding, complementary feeding and feeding of infants of HIV-positive mothers). The Mobilization of Community Support for IYCF was used as a springboard to enable participants organize and mobilize IYCF community support groups that will do the peer counseling of pregnant women and mothers with 0-2 years old children on their respective communities.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 17 June 2016

ro10 nutriskwela tubodldn Aimed to enhance skills on writing for radio, anchoring techniques, producing advocacy plugs among others, the National Nutrition Council in northern Mindanao conducted a four-day refresher training held at the Mindanao Civic Center in Tubod, Lanao del Norte province, 30 May to 2 June 2016. Marilou R. Enteria, NNC nutrition officer, said the training also aims to improve capabilities and skills on radio programming and operations of those who are involved in Radyo Kalambuan but have not been trained when the radio station was established.

Further, this technical support aims to address various concerns as maintenance of equipment, anchoring for new recruits, radio programming, signal mapping, use of new media, sustainability, and functionality of the Nutriskwela Community Radio Council (CRC), said Enteria.

Resource speakers are anchors from DZMM Manila and MQ Mediazone – NNC DOH media partners who share their skills in Voice Development and Effective Anchoring/Hosting; Writing for Radio and Field Reporting; Basic Sound Recording and Editing and other topics instrumental in other respective agency operations.

Department of Health’s NNC has partnered with the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte in the establishment of Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program, Radyo Kalambuan, DXNE 94.3 FM. the station located at the grandstand of the MCC sports complex, this province.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 19 May 2016

In its fight against iodine deficiency disorder, the Normin Bantay Asin Task Force held the second Forum on Saktong Iodine sa Asin this time among the local salt producers of El Salvador City. During the Forum, DOST X announced its plan to train salt producers of Misamis Oriental on salt production and iodization after the officers and members of the Sinaloc Salt Producers Association raised their concern over lack of capacity on salt iodization.

Engr. Junelyn B. Ruiz, DOST Provincial Director, disclosed that the training is already programmed by the DOST X this year as a result of a similar Forum held last year in Alubjid, Misamis Oriental. The Sinaloc Salt Producers Association will be joined by salt producers of Alubijid and Magsaysay,Misamis Oriental during the training.

During the El Salvador City Asin Forum, the City Social Welfare and Development Office also announced that they will make available a funding facility through a grant to the Sinaloc Salt Producers Association for the purchase or fabrication of a salt iodinating machine. The Cooperative Development Authority, on the other hand, is willing to provide assistance in organizing the Association into a Cooperative to enable them to access more funding support for additional capital (through DOLE X), installation of sea water pump, salt packaging, construction of storage area/warehouse (through DOST), among others. Barangay Sinaloc is also willing to provide an area where the storage area or warehouse can be constructed.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 17 June 2016

Valencia and Maramag visited by National Evaluation Team for NHA and CROWN validation, respectively Valencia City (Bukidnon) is a step closer to the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA), the highest award given to Local Government Units with outstanding performance on nutrition, after maintaining its Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) award for two consecutive years.

The inter-agency National Evaluation Team (NET) headed by Assistant Secretary of Health Maria- Bernardita T. Flores, CESO II and Executive Director IV of NNC, visited Valencia City on June 7-11, 2016 to validate the City’s 2015 nutrition program performance.

Meanwhile, the Municipality of Maramag, Bukidnon was also visited by another NET headed by Ms. Hygeia Ceres Catalina B. Gawe, Chief of Nutrition Surveillance Division of NNC on June 6-10, 2016. Maramag is the lone contender to the Second Year Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) Maintenance Award.

Both Valencia City and Maramag were validated based on nutrition program efficiency and effectiveness particularly on the changes on nutritional status of children, desk review of Nutrition Action Plans and validation weighing of sampled barangays as well as interviews with the members of the Local Nutrition Committees.

Should Valencia City pass the evaluation criteria and garner a score of 98% and above, it will be NorMin’s 8^th LGU to receive the NHA. Region X ranks second to Region II with the most number of NHA awardees. kjco

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 14 May 2016

TUBIG PA MORE ADVISORY With the onset of El Niño adversely affecting a great extent of Mindanao areas, region 10 included, the National Nutrition Council Region 10 (NNC- X) has recently shared the agency’s “TUBIG PA MORE” advisory to ease El Niño-caused health concerns. Generally the advisory encourages the observance of proper health practices under extreme hot weather condition. Below are important reminders to keep in mind:

1. Make sure water used for cooking and drinking is clean and safe to avoid waterborne diseases. Boil drinking water.

2. Drink a lot of water or other liquid such as fruit juice to prevent dehydration. Eat fruits and vegetables with high water content such as watermelon, orange, turnip, banana, cucumber, etc. Avoid softdrinks, liquor, coffee and tea as these may cause excessive water loss in the body.

3. Lactating moms should drink water more than she normally does.

4. Avoid exposure to scorching heat of the sun to avoid heat stroke.

5. Use clean water for bath to prevent skin diseases and infection.

6. Keep hands, body and surroundings clean. Wash hands with clean water and soap especially after using toilet, before and after meal or feeding babies. Throw garbage in proper disposal areas.

7. Know the symptoms of dehydration – dizziness, vomiting, dry and pale lips, weakness, extreme thirst, less water excretion (when urinating) and abnormal heartbeat. Bring dehydrated person to the nearest hospital for immediate medical intervention.

8. Give micronutrients supplements to children aged 5 and below to prevent micronutrients deficiency under extremely hot weather condition. Health centers give free vitamin A capsules, iron tablets with folic acid and other important supplements.

9. Feed babies with breastmilk for the first 6 months. Breastmilk is enough to keep your baby properly hydrated.

10. Monitor children regularly for any signs of malnutrition like thinness, lack of appetite and frequent bouts of infection. Always keep weight and height of children aged 5 and below in check, monthly if possible.

11. The effects of El Niño and malnutrition are preventable.

Details: Category: Region 10; Published: 31 May 2016

The Media Advocates for Nutrition in Governance of Region 10 better known as MANGO DIEZ is set to intensify efforts for the NorMin-wide celebration of Nutrition Month through the 2016 Nutrition Month Mobile Phone Photo Contest.

The photo contest mechanics was drafted by the MANGO DIEZ Technical Working Group composed of CDO Bloggers Inc, Oro Photographic Society (OPS), Gold Star Daily and Philippine Information Agency 10 in a meeting held last May 23.

The photo contest will be open to all elementary and high school students of Region 10. As a “mobile” photo contest, only “mobile phones that can take photos” are allowed to be used. Each participant will be allowed to send a maximum of five entries depicting the nutrition month theme “First 1000 Days ni baby pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan”. Entries must be submitted via email.

The contest shall run from July 1-20, 2016. Complete contest mechanics, criteria and forms can be downloaded from the NNC 10 website and Facebook page starting June 27. Cash prizes, certificates among others await the winners. kjco