Cebu City - Ms. Nancy Cudis-Ucag of Memoriter Writing Services and VP for Social Media of the Media Information Network for Nutrition and Development 7 (MIND 7) shared the 48th Nutrition Month (NM) social media campaign in Central Visayas. This was one of the highlights of the regional launch of the 2022 NM in Central Visayas held on 01 July 2022 at SM City Consolacion, Cebu. The Nutrition Month social media campaign aims to be loud and available to audiences across the board by using social media.
MIND 7 is the official media network for nutrition in Central Visayas. This is composed of media practitioners (television, radio, print and the internet) from the commercial media in the region to help promote, and sustain efforts for nutrition advocacy and promotion in Central Visayas. MIND 7 was organized on 17 November 2010 with former DYLA Station Manager Mr. Jun P. Tagalog as its charter president. At present, Ms. Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon, the senior reporter of The Freeman serves as its president.
Ms. Ucag explained that as social media continues to grow as a form of communication and entertainment, it undeniably influences society. She added that social media has become a great venue especially for NNC Region VII to disseminate information particularly on nutrition.
This year’s social media campaign cooked up by NNC 7 and MIND 7 hopes to increase the social community size and increase awareness of the key messages of the 48th nutrition month celebration and influence the nutrition habits and practices of the growing number of netizens by providing them information through different social media platforms. The social media campaign of the 48th Nutrition Month focuses on 3 objectives. First, is to expand the efforts of the nutrition community to help raise awareness on the importance of nutrition in building resilience, and in recovery of the pandemic through social media. Second, to showcase the efforts of nutrition implementers in building better delivery of nutrition interventions and services. And lastly to drum up efforts to promote good nutrition.
The VP for Social Media further shared that the campaign will feature Tiktok/ Reel/ Short Challenge, Nutri-Recipe Infographics, e-Hisgot July special episode, Idol ko si Nanay NSOA Season 2, and special social media projects from the regional federations including CeVANAO, Inc.; NPCAR 7, Inc. and FeBaNuSA, Inc., associations composed of Nutrition Action Officers, local Nutrition Program Coordinators and Barangay Nutrition Scholars, respectively.
Indeed, the NNC 7 and its partners have prepared a lot of social media activities that all Central Visayanon can learn from and enjoy. As social media is one of the fastest avenues for delivering nutrition messages as long as internet connection is available.
Watch out for these social media activities. Also, don’t forget to like, follow, and share the official facebook page of National Nutrition Council Region VII @nncrvii for updates and nutrition information you can use. // ND II James Aaron S. Perez, RND
