By Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG
CITY – The city government here through its Nutrition Action
Center (NAC),together with the 21 barangays has lined up several activities in celebration
of Nutrition Month.
The National Nutrition Council (NNC)
announced that this year’s theme is, “First
1000 Days ni baby, pahalagahan para sa malusog na kinabukasan.”
Accordingly, it aims to create awareness on the importance of proper infant
and young child feeding practices, particularly exclusive breastfeeding for the
first six months and giving appropriate complementary food thereafter while
continuing breastfeeding.
City Nutrition Action Officer
(CNAO) Charmie A. Yu and other city officials visited the barangays and attended
the activities therein.
On July 5,
the barangays of Sta. Isabel and Sta. Filomena conductednutri-quiz, parlor
games and mass feeding to children while barangays Barra and Galas conducted
the same activities on July 7 participated by children and their mothers.
Barangay Turno
conducted contests on “Healthiest baby” and “Nutri-buntis” on Friday, July 8.
Mayor Darel Dexter T.
Uy stressed that the city government of Dipolog always gives priorityto the welfare and
well-being of children believing that they are the future pillars of society.
Meanwhile, the NNC also announced
the launching of the Early Childhood Care and Development Intervention Package (ECCD-IP)
for the First 1000 Days program.
It addresses the call for a
"holistic approach to the provision of health, nutrition, education, and
social welfare services to children 0-8 years of age," but with an even
more refined focus on the first 1000 days of life.