ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 30 (PIA) - - The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Dept. of
Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) conducted this morning a media forum for the
Nutrition Communicators’ Network (NutriComNet) where Government
information officers including representatives from the academe actively
participated.
Representatives from the FNRI, who came all
the way from Manila, presented to the participants the 2011 NUTRITIONAL STATUS
OF FILIPINO CHILDREN.
The media forum was attended not only by gov't information officers, but health/nutrition specialists, faculty members of some state colleges and universities as well who are involved in food, nutrition and health promotion.
The said forum provided the participants with data and information on the recent results of the 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) particularly giving updates on the Nutritional Status of the Filipino Children and other population groups.
The media forum was attended not only by gov't information officers, but health/nutrition specialists, faculty members of some state colleges and universities as well who are involved in food, nutrition and health promotion.
The said forum provided the participants with data and information on the recent results of the 7th National Nutrition Survey (NNS) particularly giving updates on the Nutritional Status of the Filipino Children and other population groups.
The discussion also included basic messages
on the promotion of vegetable consumption and complementary feeding.
FNRI is an attached agency of the DOST,
mandated to undertake research that defines the citizenry’s nutritional status,
with reference particularly to the malnutrition problem, its causes and effects
and identify alternative solutions for them.
FNRI is also mandated to develop and
recommend policy options, strategies, programs and projects and disseminate
research findings and recommendations.
NUTRICOMNET is a network of provincial and regional media men as well as information officers of various agencies and institutions involved in food, nutrition and health promotion.
It is established to create a favorable interactive promotion program between the FNRI-DOST and the local media in the region. It also aims to provide and update the public about the latest news on nutrition in the country. (JPA/PIA9-ZBST)
NUTRICOMNET is a network of provincial and regional media men as well as information officers of various agencies and institutions involved in food, nutrition and health promotion.
It is established to create a favorable interactive promotion program between the FNRI-DOST and the local media in the region. It also aims to provide and update the public about the latest news on nutrition in the country. (JPA/PIA9-ZBST)