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National Women’s Month Celebration every March is celebrated as part of the worldwide observance of the International Women’s Day and to highlight the contributions of women in the society.
Pursuance to Proclamation No. 224 series 1998 declaring the first week of March each year as Women’s Week, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII, as the Chair of the Regional Gender and Development Council (RGADC) XII, in partnership with the Association of Regional Development Executives (ARDE) XII, spearheaded the 2020 National Women's Month Celebration (NWMC) "Kick-Off Ceremony" with a theme: “We Make Change Work for Women”. The event was held last 02 March 2020 at the office of the host agency during their monthly convocation - the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Regional Office XlI, Prime Regional Government Center, Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City, South Cotabato.
Read more: NNC XII joins Kick-off Ceremony of 2020 National Women’s Month Celebration
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. These includes coronary artery diseases, myocardial infarction and other conditions. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death globally. In the Philippines, the 2017 leading cause of death for both male and female is Ischemic heart disease with a total of 84,120 or 14.5% (PSA, 2019). Physical inactivity, unhealthy diet as well as overweight and obesity are among the many risk factors for heart diseases that can happen at any age.
To raise awareness about heart health and urge the public to reduce the risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease, the month of February is declared as “Philippine Heart Month” through Proclamation No. 1096, s. 1973.
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As the new decade enters, it is timely to tick off of our new year’s resolution bucket list on ways of self-improvement including of course our healthy habits. Thinking about realizing our health goals, is as important as reaching other goals at different aspects for our total well-being. Moreover, experts have offered various tips to kickstart a healthy living by 2020. Here are a few:
Exercise
As generally observed, one don’t understand the importance of regular exercise until being flagged down of non-communicable diseases. Deciding to go on a regular exercise doesn’t need to be strenuous but one can start at the simplest ways up to making it a habit. Remember that the amount of exercise needed depends on age-group. At any opportunities, there’s no need to always put pressure to change your ways. You can always start slow and move forward. At some point, you may not notice how far you’ve gone already and just experience the most rewarding feeling of being physically fit.
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The National Nutrition Council XII conducted MELLPI Pro Orientation among HRH-Nutritionist-Dietitians deployed in the region last February 13, 2020 at Cinco Niñas, Koronadal City. The orientation was also attended by the newly designated District/City Nutrition Program Coordinators joining the 41 NDs, with a total of 47 participants.
The said activity aims to contribute to the LGU Mobilization strategy of the PPAN 2017-2022 by enriching the HRH-NDs with knowledge and skills on nutrition programs and projects thru better understanding specifically on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation Protocol (MELLPI Pro) which also entails LGU requirements for quality nutrition service delivery and nutritional outcomes.
Read more: NNC XII orients HRH-Nutritionist-Dietitians to interface in PPAN targets
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SOCCSKSARGEN—The National Nutrition Council XII conducted its 2019 Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition Program Implementation Review held at Cinco Niñas, Koronadal City.
Attended by a total of 18 participants coming from different LGUs and Regional Nutrition Committee members, the activity aims to determine the progress of PPAN 2017-2022 and the necessary adjustments in order to meet the objectives set by 2022.
Read more: NNC XII yearend PIR: Road to better nutrition outcomes
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The Local Government Unit of Banisilan in partnership with the NNC XII conducted a four-day locally funded Basic Course Training for Barangay Nutrition Scholars last January 21-24, 2020 held at Farmer’s Training Center, Banisilan, Cotabato. It was attended by a total of 22 BNSs and on the third day, 17 Barangay Captains and 5 Barangay Kagawad (Chair on Health) joined the said activity.
