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Cebu City – In relation to the article on maternal income previously uploaded on this webpage, the author Makuku argues that “high household income cannot guarantee positive outcomes” [i] if mothers are not equipped with nutrition knowledge and have limited autonomy in food procurement, there is still a high risk of malnutrition[ii].
Studies show the nutritional status of children with educated parents, particularly mothers, are generally better compared to those with uneducated ones.[iii],[iv] Education of mothers not only afford them better opportunities to earn income for the food and health security of their families, but it also has implications on the effectivity of nutrition information dissemination and how mothers use the information provided to them during these campaigns.
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Cebu City- A new year is also a celebration to start a new journey in life. This is another opportunity to start new healthy habits that improves your overall health. New year, New me as they say right? So why not start a new adventure to a healthier version of yourself this year.
Simple changes in daily routine is the way to create consistency in new habits, here are three tips for you to try!
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Mary Carmelli C. Garrovillo, Cebu City - Happy New Year, everyone!! It is now time. Now is the perfect time to remind everyone about how we can improve our nutrition even more. As the year 2023 begins, a new clean slate is ready for the taking. Let’s dive in deep, slowly but surely replacing our destructive food habits with stronger and more beneficial ones.
First things first: eating correctly is crucial and can have a significant impact on our health, but more significantly, on our level of energy and independence. A healthy diet involves consuming more nutrients than just calories and ensuring that our bodies have the proper ratio of vitamins and minerals for optimal performance. That is why eating healthfully is so crucial!
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So, here are some advice on how to eat better:
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Cebu City – Always known as “ilaw ng tahanan”, mothers are often given the responsibility of caring for their family’s health and nutrition. Recent studies show that maternal income can affect their family’s health and this article discusses how low socio-economic status is often correlated with limited food access and health literacies.
In areas of socio-economic disadvantage, mothers often have limited resources to provide enough food and nutrients for children which leads to malnutrition[1]. Even if there is food available, there is no guarantee of the quality and quantity of food for the consumption of growing children in these areas. The situation is further aggravated by increased risks to diseases due to exposure to unsanitary environments. Children from these low-income families, not only have limited access to healthy food but to other health and sanitation facilities as well, are eleven times more at risk according to a study[2].
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Cebu City – In today’s modern era, information is widely available everywhere, not only exclusive in local newspapers, radio and TV stations but is now broadly available on the internet, with an extensive scope on different social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok. These social media outlets don’t only influence the way we think and communicate, it also impacts our perspective on food and eating.
Technology is now a reality we can’t escape, but lucky enough for us, information at present can be accessed and found everywhere, not limiting our resources to hard bounds and book binds. As we are already shifting to this new age, Nutrition Promotion will be made easier boosting it online, since almost everyone is already using the internet. Information dissemination is made easier, allowing for greater reach of target audience.
Read more: The role of technology in nutrition promotion at present times
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Cebu City - New year, new contracts… this has been the professional reality of human resources in the Deployment Program of the Department of Health all over the Philippines. This journey has been faced by these personnel annually, and the contribution of these human resources in mobilizing local government units for greater outcomes, especially in the field of nutrition is unprecedented. This 2023, the National Nutrition Council of Region VII is grateful to have been allocated twelve (12) Nutritionist Dietitians (NDs) under the National Health Workforce Support System.
These NDs will be deployed in the municipalities of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, handling two to three municipalities. With the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) as the main framework of the implementation of nutrition programs, their main function is to ensure that the local nutrition program aligned with PPAN, is running well in the LGUs they cover. This may be done by acting and ensuring the functionality of the Local Nutrition Committees headed by the local chief executives (LCE) and other strategies based on the local situation. The main challenge is to rally support from LCEs to increase investments in nutrition, integrate local nutrition action plans in the development plans, and ensure their implementation.
