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Nutrition Program
GOAL:
To improve quality of life of Filipino through
better nutrition, improved health and increased
productivity
OBJECTIVES:
1.Reduction in the proportionof Filipino
Households with intake below 100% of the
dietary energy requirement from 52-44%.
2. Reduction in:
a. Underweight among pre school
b. Stuntin nong pr hool
c. Chronic energy deficiency among pregnant
woman.
d. Iron deficiency among children 6 months to 5
years old, pregnant and lactating mother
e. Prevalence of overweight, obesity
f. Elimination of moderate and severe lodine
Deficiency Disease among school children and
pregnant woman
g. Reduction in prevalence of low birth weight.
STRATEGIES
1. Food based interventions for sustained
improvements in nutritional status.
2. FOOD FORTIFICATION
-Pushed to improve the nutritional status of the
population
-Additional essential nutrients to widely
consumed products.
-FOOD fortification act of 2000
-mandatory fortification like
1. flour with iron ana vitamin A
2. cooking oil and refined sugar w/ vitamin A
3. rice w/ iron
SANGKAP PINOY SEAL-fortified products COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION -promotion
3. ESSENTIAL MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH to nutritional guidelines
- right of child to survival, development
protection and participation NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES
-delivery of maternal and child health, nutrition A. Eat variety of food everyday
package, BF, Supplementary feeding, B. Breast feed infant exclusively for 4-6 months
micronutrients and give supplemental feeding
C. Maintain children normal growth through
4. NUTRITION INFORMATION, proper diet and monitor growth regularly
D. Consume fish, lean meat, poultry or dried establishment of kitchen, gardens in homes,
beans schools and communities that will serve as
E. Eat more vegetables, fruits, root crops F. Eat Source for additional food
cooked foods in edible oil
F. Consumemilk, milk products and other calcium 6. FOOD ASSISTANCE
rich food - complementary feeding for wasted children and
G. Used iodized salt but avoid excessive salt. pregnant women with delivering low birth
H. Eat clean and safe foоds weight; food discounts "Tindahan Natin
I. Regular exercise, healthy lifesty good nutrition, Program"
avoid smoking and drinking alcohol.
7. LIVЕLІНООD АSSІSТАNСЕ
5. HOME, SCHOOL, COMMUNITY FOOD - Provision of credit & livelihood to poor
PRODUCTION households (w/ malnourished children) through
linkage w/ lending & financial institutions.