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National Nutrition Council XII reveals the region’s 2018 Operation Timbang Plus results generated/submitted by the LGUs. Generally, the regional nutrition situation showed a significant decreasing malnutrition rate (underweight, stunting, wasting) among children aged 0-59 months old over the last three years based on the OPT Plus reports of the LGUs from 2016-2018.
Based on the Regional OPT plus reports, underweight was recorded at 5.7% in 2016 and consistently decreased to 4.45% in 2018. For stunting, the regional prevalence rate also decreased over the years from 13.72% in 2016 to 9.6% in 2018. Consequently, regional prevalence on wasting also showed a decreasing trends from 5.37% in 2016 down to 3.41% in 2018.
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KORONADAL CITY-The Nutrition in Development Organization of Social Educators of SOCCSKSARGEN” (Nutri-DOSE), NNC XII’s regional media group and information arm in the dissemination and advocacy efforts on promoting good nutrition, recently held its first organizational meeting for 2019 last January 29 at Cinco Niñas, Koronadal City.
The meeting was convened with 10 members coming from the different media groups in the region. The group bared its plan for 2019 which include the Launching of Nutrikomiks on October and to spearhead a 30-60 seconder radio spot making contest in line with the 2019 Nutrition Month theme which will be opened in all interested schools region wide.
The members also plan to push LCE’s Spouses Advocacy Meeting to intensify mobilization of LGUs by engaging the wives/spouses of LCEs to address immediate causes of malnutrition in the region.
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With the aim to strengthen the camaraderie among employees and bring out the best in the workforce, the National Nutrition Council Office XII held a team building activity on December 19-20, 2018 at NNC XII, Conference Room, Koronadal City. The activity was participated by the presence of NPC Latonio and the rest of the seven (7) regional office NNC XII Staff.
For the NNC XII family, the recent team building activity was a valued and worthwhile experience. The venture during the activity proved to be memorable, setting aside the hectic and eventful schedule at the NNC XII office to give way and make time to unwind while fostering cohesiveness and stronger teamwork relationship.
On her welcome message, NPC Latonio emphasized that the team building is an initiative of every organization to increase the collaboration of the group to learn, communicate and work together effectively.
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People who lack of the mineral iodine may result in a wide range of conditions or abnormalities which includes goiter, cretinism, hypothyroidism, mental deficiency and or reproductive failures. Iodine deficiency is an important public health issue as it is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation and impaired psychomotor function among young children. It is also the preventable cause of the common disease among Filipinos which is goiter. Hence, Presidential Proclamation 1188 signed on December 11, 2006 declares every 4th week of January of every year as Goiter Awareness Week.
Goiter is the swelling in the neck resulting from an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland due to iodine deficiency. With this year’s theme “Goiter Sugpuin, Isip Patalinuhin, Iodized Salt Gamitin,” the Department of Health, in coordination with partner stakeholders, takes the lead in the dissemination of information and educating the public on the effects of goiter and other iodine deficiency disorders most importantly on pregnant women that may lead to low birth weight and premature delivery.
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Koronadal City – Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Food and Nutrition Security (LNEWS-FNS) is the regular and periodic collection of relevant data to determine status of food supply and food security in the municipality/city that will enable an early forecasting to be made on the basis of current information trends and will provide timely warning and interventions.
Along with the LNEWS-FNS activities, the NNC XII had conducted training on Local Nutrition Early Warning System for Data Collectors of Kiamba, Sarangani last November 27-28, 2018 at Cinco Niñas, Koronadal City. The two-day workshop were attended by a total of 17 participants coming from the five sentinel barangays (Tambilil, Poblacion, Lomuyon, Nalus, and Katubao) composed of Nutrition Action Officer (NAO), Rural Health Midwife (RHM), Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) and Barangay Health Worker (BHW).
Read more: Kiamba Undergoes LNEWS Training for Household Data Collectors
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The holiday season is here and the hearts of the people are filled with excitement and joy getting ready for this cheerful festival. The yuletide season is one of the busiest since preparations are already in full swing. Definitely during this times, it is hard to care for oneself with tables full of delicious foods, from appetizers to main dishes to dessert to drinks and we tend to eat a lot which will lead eventually to weight gain. It may be the season filled with tempting high caloric foods but let’s not forget to be healthy and nutritious.
Eating a healthy, balanced diet plays an essential part of a healthy lifestyle and is something that should be learned at a young age. Healthy eating during adolescence is important because of accelerated growth rate and changes in body composition including increase in appetite that may affect an individual's nutritional and dietary needs. They also become more independent and heavily influenced by their peers making many food decisions on their own that lack of variety and balance.
