Thursday, July 31, 2008

Tinglayan hosts Kalinga's Nutrition Month celebration

Baguio City - With the theme "Sa Wastong Nutrisyon ni Mommy, Siguradong Healthy si Baby", the municipality of Tinglayan will be hosting this year's provincial nutrition month celebration culminating activity on July 30, 2008.

In preparation for the activity, the Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) scheme several activities to be undertaken province wide ensuring the full participation of the different municipalities in highlighting the importance of health and proper nutrition.

In a memorandum, Provincial Governor Floydelia Diasen specified at least eight activities to be undertaken by the different government agencies and local government units in the province to highlight the celebration.

These include information education campaign activities such as placing of streamers bearing the theme for the public to be aware of said activity, program launching and motorcade, conduct of meetings, classes, and seminars on nutrition, conduct of Nutrition on the Air over DZRK Radyo ng Bayan and IEC on environmental sanitation.

Concerned agencies are also directed to conduct capability building through training of nutrition implementers from the provincial to the municipal level and also encouraged the active participation of Non-government organizations in all nutrition related activities.

As a highlight of the event, several contested activities will be conducted such as the "Search of Mrs. Nutrition" to be participated by mothers from 21 to 35 year old, with at least four healthy children and certified to be in good health by the Municipal Health Officer (MHO).

Babies from 0 to 11 months with normal weight, complete immunization record and certified to have been breastfed will also be joining the event in the Well-baby Contest.

Public and private schools around the province are likewise encouraged to join the competitions on cooking, poster making, slogan making, jingle, draw and tell, revival dance, nutrition quiz, and extemporaneous speech.

Meanwhile in her report, Nutritionist Frances Sebastian of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) urged for the immediate release of weighing scales in the different municipalities stressing the vital importance of said equipments in monitoring the nutrition status of children six years and below.

She disclosed that during the January to March Operation Timbang, the PHO reported that Pasil ranked first with 13.68% in the malnutrition rating followed by Rizal with 12.63% which is closely followed by Pinukpuk with 12.29%.

Tabuk City is fourth with 9.29% followed by Tanudan with 9.12%, Lubuagan is the sixth placer with 7.81%, then Balbalan with 6.92% and Tinglayan with only 2.2% malnutrition rate. Read more...

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