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In order to strengthen the crusade against malnutrition in Sergio Osmeña Sr., the AdZU-SOM, in coordination with the Municipal Health Office, took the initiative to form partnerships with stakeholders such as the Municipal Social Welfare and Development and the Women’s Association. Together, a municipal-wide training of trainers was conducted focusing on infant and young child feeding, first 1000 days and interpersonal communication skills held on August 19, 2016 at the ABC Building. The speakers for the activity were personnel from the Provincial Nutrition Office headed by Mrs. Rosita R. Gonzales, Nutritionist-Dietitian II, and Mrs. Wilma R. Bulahan, Health Education Promotion Officer II. The participants during the activity were barangay nutrition scholars (BNS) and presidents from Women’s Association of the different barangays.
During the activity, the participants were taught on the basic IYCF concepts and discussed nutrition interventions to address the first 1000 days of the child. They were also taught how to counsel utilizing the interpersonal communication skills and applied what they learned through the role playing activity with scenarios given by the speaker. For the training of trainors, there were a total of 57 out of 78 expected participants during the activity comprising a rate of 73%.
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Support Group
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and Interpersonal Communication Skills Training
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Food Always in the Home (FAITH) Backyard Gardening Campaign
Malnutrition Treatment Hub
Cassava Chips witn Malunggay and Squash Production Training
Indigenous Supplementary Mixture (INSUMIX)
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INFANT & YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF) AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING
August 19, 2016
INFANT & YOUNG CHILD FEEDING (IYCF) SUPPORT GROUP
August 19, 2016
In Barangay Biayon, an Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Support Group Training was conducted, participated by 37 volunteer members of the Women's Association.
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The responsibilities of the IYCF Support Group were to conduct health education and counseling sessions regarding the First 1000 Days particularly regarding the importance of the intake of prenatal vitamins, exclusive breastfeeding under the program “Breastfeeding TSEK: Tama, Sapat at Eksklusibo” and timely, appropriate and adequate complementary feeding under the program “Pabasa sa Nutrisyon”.
Prenatal Counseling
Breastfeeding TSEK
Pabasa sa Nutrisyon
December 14, 2016
FOOD ALWAYS IN THE HOME (FAITH) BACKYARD GARDENING CAMPIGN
In coordination with the Provincial Agriculturist Office, vegetables seeds were procured intended for a total of three-hundred (300) households last October 2016. The seeds were packed in threes – three different types of vegetables per household. Each set contains one small pack of string beans (sitaw) seeds, one small pack of lady’s fingers (okra) seeds, and a small pack of water spinach (kangkong) seeds.
A lecture on “Backyard Gardening” was conducted by Mr. Alrey E. Empeynado, an Agricultural Technologist and the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) Municipal Coordinator from the Municipal Agriculture Office. The vegetables seeds were distributed after the lecture.
The Malnutrition Treatment Hub is a community-based malnutrition management scheme facilitated by the Barangay Nutrition Scholar and IYCF Support Group. The Malnutrition Treatment Hub consists of 5 phases. First, the assessment phase entails a comprehensive height and weight assessment to be accomplished by the Barangay Nutrition Scholar in partnership with the IYCF Support Group. For the second phase, once the malnourished children have been identified, they are referred to the municipal health officer for proper evaluation of the child’s health status. After evaluation from the physician, the mothers and primary caregivers of the identified malnourished children will undergo intensive counseling sessions with the IYCF Support Group during the third phase and may proceed with the fourth phase which includes providing the physician-prescribed feeding depending on age, breastfeeding status and nutritional status. The child may be prescribed with an “Indigenous Supplementary Mixture (INSUMIX) Feeding” for daily consumption or “Monggo, Milk and Egg Feeding” wherein boiled monggo will be fed thrice a week while the milk and boiled egg will be fed daily. The mother or primary caregiver must accompany his or her child to the purok station for feeding three times a week. For those days without scheduled feeding, the mother or primary caregiver will be given one day supply of milk and egg or INSUMIX.
MALNUTRITION TREATMENT HUB
December 2016 - March 2017
CASSAVA CHIPS WITH MALUNGGAY AND SQUASH PRODUCTION TRAINING
March 21, 2017
To improve the access of identified malnourished children in the barangay to nutritious food, the representatives from the IYCF Support Group were trained on the making of “Cassava Chips with Squash and Moringa Production” by the Livelihood Skills Development Enhancement Center (LSDEC) at Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte.
Currently, the IYCF Support Group has been taking orders from customers within and from nearby barangays to raise funds to support their activities in their community. Barangay Biayon is now on business!
INDIGENOUS SUPPLEMENTARY MIXTURE (INSUMIX)
July 2016 - March 2017
INSUMIX (Infant Supplementary Food Mix aka Indigenous Supplementary Mix) is a mixture of indigenous foods such as rice, monggo or beans, dilis or shrimp, oil and sugar. It can be made in a variety of forms mixing the nutritious available foods. The INSUMIX used in Barangay Biayon is a mixture of corn flour, carrot, squash, monggo and sesame seeds.
The Department of Science and Technology agreed to expand the INSUMIX production of the municipality as they began training representatives from the IYCF Support Group. Currently, there has been an ongoing coordination between the Municipal Health Office and the Department of Science and Technology regarding the procurement of supplies and equipment needed to scale-up the INSUMIX production. In order to attain a continuous local supply of the raw materials for INSUMIX production, INSUMIX communal gardens were created.