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Cebu City - Dr. Joseph Al L. Alesna, a volunteer pandemic doctor of the DOH CV CHD calls on Nutrition Action Officers to be nutrition resilient in the new normal. He made this call during the 17th Regional Congress of NAOs held on 16 September 2022.
According to him, “as the pandemic changed and affected the normal lives we once used to live in and as it devastated many countries around the world. One must be resilient to prevent the spread of the virus, keep self physically and emotionally healthy, and live a quality life”.
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Cebu City - Ang mga Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) maoy esensyal nga personalidad para sa nutrisyon sa komunidad ug ang nagsilbeng “link” sa gobyerno ug pribadong sektor alang sa pagpalambo sa mga programa alang sa nutrisyon. Ang Presidential Decree No. 1569 nagmando sa pagdeploy og labing menos usa ka BNS sa matag barangay sa nasud aron mamonitor ang “nutritional status” sa mga bata ug mag coordinate sa programang pang nutrisyon sa barangay. Sama sa barangay health workers, ang mga BNS makita usab sa komunidad ug andam moalagad sa serbisyong pang nutrisyon.
Ang pagkonsumo og usa ka himsog ug balanse nga pagkaon usa sa mga daghang depinisyon sa pulong nga Nutrisyon. Ang mga pagkaon ug ilimnon naghatag og kusog ug sustansya sa atong lawas nga gikinahanglan kay aron insakto nga mabuhat niini ang iyang nagka lain-laing niyang gimbuhaton. Dili makab-ot ang saktong nutrisyon kung ang mga ginikanan o mga tig-atiman sa bata ug pamilya walay kasayuran sa saktong sustansya. Dili usab makab-ot ang saktong nutrisyon kung walay serbisyong pang-nutrisyon nga madawat ang katawhan. Muresulta kini sa pagka-malnourish o kakuwangan o pagsobra sa pagkaon nga gikinahanglan sa lawas.
Read more: Barangay Nutrition Scholars, atong Nutrition Frontliners
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Samboan, Cebu – The municipality of Samboan in coordination with the Cebu Province Nutrition Committee conducted a Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition training on 14-16 November 2022 held at the Samboan Session Hall, Municipal Hall, Samboan, Cebu.
The training was conducted to organize, strengthen and mobilize Infant Young Child Feeding community support groups of peer counseling of pregnant women and mothers with 0-2 years old children, caregivers or guardians, and those who plan of becoming a mother. It is important training for nutrition workers to strengthen and capacitate those who will conduct nutrition education classes among families in the community.
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Makati City – NNC 7 through Nutrition Officer III Nasudi G. Soluta Development Management Officer II Christine M. Lopez joined the training on Operation Timbag Plus manual of operations held on 12 to 14 December 2022 at Tiara Oriental Hotel Makati City. The training was attended by different representatives from the 17 regions in the country.
The capability-building activity tackled the basic concepts and procedures of the OPT Plus highlighting its objective and purpose in the community to generate data on the nutritional status of children at the barangay level and to identify nutritionally at-risk children and guide the local government units in prioritizing nutrition programs, projects, and activities.
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Carmen, Cebu – The Municipal Nutrition Committee (MNC) of Carmen, Cebu refreshes their Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNSs) thru the conduct of a refresher training on the BNS Basic Course. This is to update their knowledge and skills to deliver and perform their roles in the community as nutrition workers. The refresher course was held on 1-2 December 2022 at Durhan Beach Resort in Tabuelan. It was attended by 21 BNSs.
NDPs Macrose Brigoli and Nessa Mae D. Jorquia, ND II Geraldine Mae Pausanos, and Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinator (MNPC) Pinky Capangpangan facilitated the 2-day training. The training team employed different teaching methodologies to impart the key information for these nutrition heroes including role-playing, return demonstration, etc. To measure the learning of the participants, pre and post-tests were conducted.
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Samboan, Cebu – Your child's brain, body, and immune system significantly develop during the first 1,000 days, which begin at conception and last for two years (or 24 months) of life. The way your child's brain develops and adapts to their environment influences the type of person they will become. The proper diet or nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood will aid your child's learning, physical skills, and emotional development. Vitamins are essential nutrients for many bodily functions, but they are especially important during growth. Adequate supply during pregnancy and early infancy are therefore critical, but there is still a lack of knowledge about the required amounts of vitamins for children older than six months, as well as during pregnancy.
Due to its function in the development of the brain and nervous system, folic acid is a vitamin that is particularly significant during pregnancy. Folic acid helps create the neural tube during the early stages of pregnancy when the fetus is developing. The early brain and spine are formed by the neural tube. Anencephaly and other severe birth abnormalities of the baby's spine and brain can be avoided with folic acid (spina bifida).
