Region VII

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 10 August 2015

ro7 engages teens fight against overnutrition Cebu City – With the rise of social media giving hype to food-fads and the increasing trend of food photography, there has been a rise in the consumption of empty-calorie food in the recent years, with adolescents most at prey.

Adolescents, having been bombarded with a wide array of food choices through the social media’s “#foodporn” “#foodography” and other trending food spots are now more vulnerable to the consumption of the so called empty-calorie foods (high fat, high sugar, low nutrient foods). That, coupled with the decline of physical activities gives rise to overweight and obesity leading to an increase in lifestyle diseases among this age group. Hence, it is not uncommon to see a hypertensive, diabetic fifteen years old these days.

With this growing concern, the NNC7 has partnered with the academe and some clinical nutritionists to conduct School-based Healthy Lifestyle Promotion and Weight Management Counselling. This is one of the highlights of the 2015 Nutrition Month Celebration in the region aptly going with this year’s theme “Timbang iwasto sa tamang nutrisyon at ehersisyo!” to encourage high school students to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 31 July 2015

Cebu City – Going through the arduous Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) deliberation and coming out triumphant is in itself an achievement for local nutrition committees (LNC) who aim to take the region’s most coveted nutrition awards. That aside from of course, gaining a real tangible impact on the community’s malnutrition rate, getting the Central Visayas Regional Nutrition Committee’s seal of approval is just the cherry on top.

Giving more time to evaluate LNCs, the RNET has spent three months going to all corners of Central Visayas finding exemplary local government units (LGUs), good nutrition projects/practices and barangay nutrition scholars worthy of being given recognition in one of the region’s most popular Awarding Ceremony.

After an exhaustive RNET deliberation, the team has endorsed LGUs for the Green Banner Awards, the Good Nutrition Project/Practice Awards and the Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) Awards, for the approval of the Regional Nutrition Committee during its 2^nd Sem Full Committee Meeting held on 21 July 2015.

As approved by the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC), the following LGUs are to receive the Green Banner Awards: Carmen, Bohol (Outstanding Municipality in the Province of Bohol and 1^st Runner-up for the Green Banner award); Pamplona, Negros Oriental (Outstanding Municipality in the Region and 2014 Green Banner awardee); Lapu-lapu City (1^st Runner-up for the Search for Green Banner award); and Canlaon City (Outstanding City in the Region and Green Banner awardee).

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 16 July 2015

bohol bags pabasa award Malate, Manila–Known for their enthusiasm towards nutrition interventions and industrious record keeping, the Bohol province have always been one of the top performers in nutrition in Central Visayas, and to prove their worth, all thirteen of their Local Nutrition Committee nominees have bagged awards in the recently concluded PabasasaNutrisyon Awards.

The awarding held during the second day of the Philippine Association of Nutrition (PAN), Inc. 68th Annual Convention, 08 July 2015 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila gave recognition to seven (7) Outstanding Awards, three (3) Exemplary Awards and three (3) Hall of Fame Awards from said province.

Consistent in its yearly nominees for the Pabasa Awards, Bohol has once again prove their dedication to in supporting the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition in their efforts in nutrition education among others. Taking the Outstanding Awards are the municipalities of Batuan, Corella, Mabini, San Miguel, Sierra Bullones, Talibon and Trinidad. Also awarded were the municipalities of Lila, Pilar and Alicia for the Exemplary Award. While the municipalities of Balilihan, Duero and Carmen all received the Pabasa Hall of Fame Award.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 16 July 2015

ro7 warms up nm marathon Cebu City – Having always been busy every year for the July Nutrition Month celebrations, the National Nutrition Council Region VII warms up this year for a marathon, both literally and figuratively.

Running by the theme “Timbang Iwasto sa Tamang Nutrisyon at Ehersisyo”, Central Visayas has been gearing up for a marathon of events that will highlight prevention of over nutrition through promotion of good nutrition and advocating for regular exercise.

As every exercise needs a proper warm up to condition the body, NNC 7 has warm-up activities for their stakeholders starting with a Nutrition Month Sales Conference on 09 June 2015 and a Press Conference on 30 June 2015. Both activities aim to gain support from different stakeholders in Central Visayas, the media and the community in general.

As far as the marathon of activities are concerned, highlights will start with the annual launching on 01 July 2015 with a Holy Mass, a Cheerdance Competition, a Fun Run dubbed “Pagamay sa Dinaganay” on 04 July 2015 which features not just the run itself but also a Zumbathon and blood-letting activity, a series of weight management counselling activities in malls and schools, thematic lectures, media appearances and the 11th Nutrition Action Officers’ Congress and Grand Nutrition Awards to cap it all up.

A busy month indeed for the nutrition sector and its stakeholders, so we urge everyone to stretch up, warm-up and get ready to be healthy! //NGS

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 16 July 2015

Cebu City – “WastongNutrisyon!” a group of high school students chant as they do high jumps, flips, cartwheels and Indian poses in the performance floor of Event Center, SM City Cebu on 01 July 2015 for the cheer dance competition as the third part of the NNC 7 Nutrition Month Launching event.

Six secondary schools in Cebu City competed for the title using the Nutrition Month 2015 theme to flavor their cheers and athleticism and choreography to spice things up in the dance floor giving the judges a difficult time in choosing the winner for said competition.

The event which was a collaboration of the National Nutrition Council 7 and the Cebu City Nutrition Committee was aimed to raise good health, nutrition and lifestyle habits among adolescents in a bid to make a dent on the increasing prevalence rate of over nutrition in the particular age group.

Details: Category: Region 7; Published: 16 July 2015

2015 mellpi balamban cebu Balamban, Cebu – The Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team 7 (RNET 7) with its full schedule finally visits its last local government unit (Balamban, Cebu) to be checked for the annual monitoring and evaluation of local level plan implementation (MELLPI) on 24-25 June 2015 to conclude this year’s MELLPI.

The RNET has been going around Central Visayas since the last week of March monitoring local nutrition committees from its four provinces, evaluating Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars, visiting best practice/program sites and giving technical assistance to nutrition implementers in areas visited in Region 7.

This year, the RNET with its NNC 7 secretariat has oomphed up the schedule having changed the usual one day per municipality itinerary to a two day monitoring and evaluation one, to give time for the team to not only reach destination on time but also have more time to be immersed in the community for better grasp of their nutrition situation as well as to provide ample time for technical assistance and nutrition updates for local nutrition workers.

Visiting a total of four provinces, 16 cities, 17 municipalities and 132 barangays, the team has been hard at work for the past three months in their endeavor to strengthen local nutrition committees, advocate for funding support and for designation of nutrition workers in the local level as well as providing existing local nutrition workers with technical assistance and nutrition updates for better nutrition implementation.

Next stop for the RNET? Deliberation of scores on 14 July in preparation for the Grand Nutrition Awards slated on 04 August 2015 at the Grand Convention Center of Cebu, Cebu City. //NGS