Nutrition council to honor 2017 RNAC Awardees
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 10 will be conducting the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony (RNAC) tomorrow, November 24, at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel, Limketkai Center, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City.
The National Nutrition Council is responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the country's food and nutrition plans and programs.
Part of NNC's mandate is the annual monitoring of local government units to look into the efficiency of LGUs in planning and administering local nutrition programs.
NNC also serves to assess the performance of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars, Barangay-based volunteers tasked to coordinate the delivery of basic nutrition and related services in their respective areas of assignment.
According to Gladys Mae Fernandez, Nutrition Program Coordinator of the National Nutrition Council Region 10, there is a need to address the health issues especially that the number of children with stunting and malnutrition issues is alarming.
Fernandez, however, said the number of underweight children is decreasing.
This year's regional awardees as confirmed by the Regional Nutrition
Committee 10 are the following:
Regional Green Banner Province - Misamis Occidental City Level - Cagayan de Oro City Municipality - Manolo Fortich, Bukidnoon Provincial Green Banner Bukidnon - Manolo Fortich, Bukidnoon Camiguin - Guinsiliban Misamis Occidental - Tudela Misamis Oriental - Laguindingan Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) Award of Merit Kadingilan, Bukidnon Malaybalay City Ozamiz City Quezon, Bukidnon Valencia City
Special Citations: Maramag, Bukidnon- NHA Contender Gingoog City- First Year CROWN Maintenance Contender 1. 43 Barangay Green Banner Awardees 2. Misamis Occidental as Outstanding Province in the Region 3. Cagayan de Oro City as Outstanding City in the Region 4. Manolo Fortich as Outstanding Municipality in the Region and in the Province of Bukidnon and CROWN Awardee 5. Guinsiliban as Outstanding Municipality in the Province of Camiguin 6. Tudela as Outstanding Municipality in the Province of Misamis Occidental 7. Laguindingan as Outstanding Municipality in the Province of Misamis Oriental 8. Mr. Alberto O. Jacosalem of Bagontaas, Valencia, Bukidnon as the 2016 Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (ROBNS) 9. Award of Merit for the Cities of Ozamiz, Malaybalay and Valencia and Municipalities of Kadingilan and Quezon as NHA Maintenance 10. Gingoog City and Maramag, Bukidnon will be given Special Citations for this year’s contender/potential First Year CROWN Maintenance and Nutrition Honor Award, respectively.