Philippines Case Study: Government Policies on Nutrition Education.

Philippines Case Study: Government Policies on Nutrition Education. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser. 2019;92:119-130 Authors: Capanzana MV, Aguila DV Abstract Government policies at the national and local levels are central to the promotion, protection, and implementation of sound food and nutrition concepts in the Philippines. According to the 2015 national nutrition survey, persistent malnutrition problems, such as protein-energy malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies (anemia, vitamin A deficiency, and iodine-deficiency disorders), continue to afflict a major proportion of Filipinos. In the Philippines, nutrition education and promotion date back as early as 1900 with the conduct of educational campaigns directed towards the prevention and control of epidemic diseases and to the care and feeding of young infants. This presentation begins with an overview of the Philippine Government, nutritional status of children, the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition, then devotes substantial attention to nutrition program for school children, and examines other potential legislative actions that may have an impact on the community and industry. While various nutrition education initiatives, addressing malnutrition problems among Filipinos, resulted in an improvement in some of the conditions, much is still to be done to achieve zero malnutrition for the Philippines. Eliminating hunger and malnutrition is technically feasible. The challe...
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