Nutrition Month Philippines 2014

BY MARK PERE MADRONA JUNE 14, 2014

Elementary and secondary schools all over the country will once more
mark the annual Nutrition Month or Buwan ng Nutrisyon this coming July.
As mandated by the National Nutrition Council (NNC), the theme for this
years celebration is Kalamidad paghandaan: Gutom at malnutrisyon
agapan!
The theme aims to underscore the necessity of hunger and malnutrition
prevention among Filipinos to minimize the impact of calamities and disasters.
In a statement, the agency is urging local government units through the
local nutrition committees to plan for activities related
to nutrition inemergency preparedness as these committees are also the
localnutrition clusters.
The NNC has outlined the following goals in relation to this
yearsnutrition month celebration:

The National Nutrition Council has announced the theme for the 2014 Nutrition Month: Kalamidad
paghandaan: Gutom at malnutrisyon agapan!
1) promote interventions to address nutritional needs in emergencies and
disasters including preparedness, response and recovery;
2) mobilize responders particularly the local nutrition clusters and
stakeholders to address gaps in nutrition in emergencies response from
national to barangay levels; and
3) increase awareness among families and individuals on coping and
resiliency strategies to prevent malnutrition and worsening of nutritional status
in times of emergencies and disasters.
Unlike last year, the Department of Education is yet to issue a formal
memorandum about the nutrition month meant for public schools. Please
check again for updates.
Personal: I gave a presentation titled Social Marketing of NutritionUsing
Information and Communication Technology at the
NationalNutrition Council (Official) last June 6. The agencys high interest in
exploring the social media is really commendable. I spent about 15 minutes
answering queries from NNC officials.
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