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San Fernando, Cebu - The Municipal Nutrition Committee of San Fernando formally welcomes the nineteen (19) student-interns of the Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (BSND) for their public health nutrition exposure in the area. The activity was held on 15 August 2022.
MNPC Almira D. Tangente, NDDP Juan Viktor V. Filamor, and NDP focal person for Nutrition Florie Neil Arreglo gave their warm hospitality to the BSND interns as MNAO Dr. Alfredo P. Manugas VI delivered a speech to welcome them. BNS President Margarita E. Tumulak was also present to greet and get to know the interns. Later that day, the interns paid a courtesy call to Hon. Mytha Ann B. Canoy to seal the deal.
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Cebu City – NNC 7 together with representatives from the regional offices of region 3 and 10 shared their strategies and techniques on how they utilized social media platforms for nutrition promotion. All the 3 regions have similar strategies for improved nutrition communication, especially the transition during the outset of the pandemic and moving forward towards the new normal.
Read more: NNC 7 shares nutrition promotion strategies using social media platform
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Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental - The Local Government Unit of Vallehermoso, in coordination with the Municipal Nutrition Committee spearheaded by Hon. Marianne S. Gustilo and MNAO Dr. Noelah Marie L. Akut, conducted a Basic Course training for Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS). The training attended by 16 BNSs from the 15 barangay was held on 21 July 2022, as part of the municipality’s celebration of the 48th Nutrition Month.
The training was aimed to refresh the knowledge and skills of the BNSs on the proper provision of nutrition and health services in their respective barangays. Some of the BNSs were newly appointed by their Barangay Captains, thus, one of the reasons for the conduct of BNS Refresher Course.
Read more: The municipality of Vallehermoso conducts BNS refresher course
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Cebu City – Ms. Bhea Daradar, one of the BS Mathematics interns of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) when asked if she has heard about NNC prior to their internship, replied that “I only knew about NNC sa akong kauban sa eskwelahan kay tungod nangita mig agency or company na pwede mi maka OJT”. With that she also shared that when she heard about NNC7 she quoted “Sa pangalan palang makaingon ko nga ang NNC kay isa ka agency that focuses on nutrition”. Pero sa programs na ginabuhat or handle sa NNC, ang OPT ra akong nahibaw-an kay naa koy na kit-an na mga taga barangay sa amoa na mag timbang sa mga bata”
The National Nutrition Council Region VII accepts interns with BS Mathematics as the newest. As host agency, it is good to know what their experience were during their government exposure and public health nutrition experience.
Read more: Discovering National Nutrition Council as a student-intern Part I
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Cebu City - It is a common practice for us to consume more than the daily requirement of vitamins because of taking vitamin supplements, and consuming fortified or vitamin-enriched foods. Vitamins are any group of organic compounds which are essential for the body specifically for growth and development but are only required in small quantities in the diet because they cannot be synthesized by the body.
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Cebu City – Guided with the aim of the 48th Nutrition Month campaign to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition in building resilience and recovery from the pandemic, the Central Visayas Regional Nutrition Committee through its technical working group intensifies its campaign of the key messages through a month-long quad media campaign.
Among the agencies who participated in the campaign were the Department of Health CV CHD, Department of Agriculture RFO 7, Department of Social Welfare and Development RFO 7, Philippine Association of Nutrition (PAN-Cebu Chapter), Nutritionist-Dietitians' Association of the Philippines (NDAP-Cebu Chapter).
Read more: RNC-TWG members advocates NM messages through quad media
