Program Planning and Management

The act or process of making or carrying out plans, specifically the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit, is known as:

Planning

The organization and operation of any undertaking with a view of achieving goals economically, expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently is known as:

Management

The process of formulating a set of interrelated activities designed to meet set goals and objectives which answer community needs is known as:

Program Planning

An attempt to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate a range of policies and programs which have as their priority objective the improvement of nutritional status is known as:

Food and Nutrition Planning

The decision-making process of identifying potential nutrition problems and needs of a specific population group, analyzing possible ways of preventing and controlling malnutrition, allocating resources based on needs and expectations, and taking deliberate action to address nutritional problems, including monitoring and evaluation, is known as:

Nutrition Program Management

A type of planning characterized mainly by a program already prepared by a group external to a community or environment is called:

Predetermined Planning

A type of planning based on the principle that people will support a program if it is based on their felt needs is called:

Self-Determined Planning

A type of planning also known as “participatory planning”, which may combine top-down and bottom-up planning and involves local leaders, implementors, and the people themselves in planning the program, is called:

Joint Planning

Planning conducted at the local level, such as barangay nutrition planning and municipal nutrition planning, is called:

Microlevel Planning

Planning undertaken at the national level, such as national nutrition planning, is called:

Macrolevel Planning

The systematic process of envisioning a desired future and translating this vision into broadly defined goals or objectives and a sequence of steps to achieve them is called:

Strategic Planning

Predetermined Planning is also known as:

Top-Down Approach

Self-Determined Planning is also known as:

Bottom-Up Planning

Joint Planning is also known as:

Participatory Planning

The principle that entails active participation of everybody, including the beneficiaries, and forming partnerships in the decision-making process is called:

Involvement

The principle which means that the desired breadth of whatever has been decided as the scope of the program is truly reflected in the program is called:

Comprehensiveness

The principle which means that the plan must be operational, the objectives are realistic, and can be accomplished within the given time frame and available resources is called:

Workability

The principle which emphasizes that specific activities or tasks must contribute to the achievement of the objectives, with concern extending beyond outputs to outcomes and impacts through sustainable processes, is called:

Balance

The principle which means that programs are set within a specific range or operational limits and responsibilities are defined in order to minimize problems and assure objective attainment is called:

Flexibility

The principle of “reaching the unreached,” which aims to deliver services to everybody, especially those who need the service and those who are abandoned, not reached, or difficult to be reached by the delivery system, is called:

Equity

Which principle emphasizes that the implementation of nutrition projects must not be viewed as aid, donation, sympathy, or goodwill, but must be done in the context of righteousness and shared responsibility?

Concern for Action is Not Charity but Justice and Solidarity

The LGU function that involves raising funds and establishing resource-generating mechanisms to finance nutrition programs is called:

Resource Generation

The LGU function that involves allocating funds to finance nutrition and nutrition-related services, as well as recruiting and training dedicated staff to manage and sustain nutrition improvement programs and strategies, is called:

Allocating Budget and Staff

The LGU function that involves delivering services or implementing nutrition or nutrition-related services, with guidance from relevant national government agencies, is called:

Delivery of Nutrition and Nutrition-Related Services

he LGU function directed toward encouraging and promoting a program, practice, or strategy in response to nutrition-related issues and concerns is called:

Advocacy

The LGU function that involves disseminating information and creating awareness and understanding of nutrition and nutrition-related issues and programs is called:

Information, Education and Communication Campaign

The LGU function that involves undertaking monitoring to determine whether concerned organizations and individuals are complying with the provisions of the law is called:

Compliance Monitoring

Who primarily organizes, conducts, and supervises the training of Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS)?

District/City Nutrition Program Coordinator (D/CNPC)

How many days of practicum must a Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) undergo after the didactic phase of training?

20 Days

In the absence of the District/City Nutrition Program Coordinator (D/CNPC), who assumes the responsibility of organizing, conducting, and supervising BNS training?

Nutrition Action Officer (NAO)

Who is primarily responsible for formulating the Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP)?

Barangay Nutrition Committee

Which of the following BEST explains the importance of planning in program management?

It provides direction, anticipates problems, guides resource allocation, and establishes a basis for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation

An approach to food and nutrition planning that uses a systematic problem-solving process, analyzes nutrition problems and their causes, formulates specific time-phased and costed objectives, and selects interventions using cost-benefit analysis is called:

Systems Analysis Approach

An approach that emphasizes malnutrition as part of a deprivation syndrome, uses scientific diagnosis of nutrition problems, develops functional classifications and typical profiles, and establishes goals, objectives, and targets is called:

Nutrition-Oriented Development Planning Approach

A public health nutrition professional who actively promotes nutrition issues, influences decision-makers, mobilizes support, and encourages policies and programs that improve the nutritional well-being of the population is called a:

Nutrition Advocate

Who serves as the Chairperson of the National Nutrition Council Governing Board?

Secretary Of Health

The executive arm of the NNC Governing Board responsible for assisting in nutrition policy and program coordination is the:

NNC Secretariat

At the regional level, the body that serves as the counterpart or mirror organization of the NNC is the:

Regional Nutrition Committee

Who serves as the principal NNC focal person responsible for coordinating nutrition programs at the regional level?

Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator

Who chairs the Provincial Nutrition Committee?

Governor

Who serves as the focal person responsible for coordinating the overall management of the nutrition program at the provincial level?

Provincial Nutrition Action Officer

Who chairs the City Nutrition Committee?

City Mayor

Who serves as the focal person responsible for coordinating the nutrition program at the city level?

City Nutrition Action Officer

Who chairs the Municipal Nutrition Committee?

Municipal Mayor

Who serves as the focal person responsible for coordinating the nutrition program at the municipal level?

Municipal Nutrition Action Officer

Who chairs the Barangay Nutrition Committee?

Barangay Captain

The designated focal person who coordinates nutrition program management at the barangay level is the:

Barangay Nutrition Scholar

The six-year strategic and directional plan that guides nutrition actions at the national level is the:

Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition

The current national strategic plan for nutrition covering PPAN is the:

PPAN 2023 - 2028

The nutrition plan that translates national nutrition directions and priorities into strategies appropriate for a particular region is the:

Regional Plan of Action for Nutrition (RNAP)

The nutrition action plan prepared by the Provincial Nutrition Committee and integrated with other provincial and higher-level plans is the:

Provincial Nutrition Action Plan (PNAP)

The nutrition action plan prepared by the City Nutrition Committee to address nutrition problems and coordinate nutrition interventions within the city is the:

City Nutrition Action Plan (CNAP)

The nutrition action plan prepared by the Municipal Nutrition Committee is the:

Municipal Nutrition Action Plan (MNAP)

The nutrition action plan formulated by the Barangay Nutrition Committee based on the nutrition situation of the barangay is the:

Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP)

Which sequence correctly presents nutrition plans from the national to the barangay level?

PPAN → RPAN → PNAP → CNAP/MNAP → BNAP

At the local level, who provides overall leadership as chairperson while the Nutrition Action Officer coordinates the nutrition planning process?

Local Chief Executive

The multisectoral plan that integrates nutrition actions from members of the Local Nutrition Committee and guides nutrition actions at the LGU level is called the:

Local Nutrition Action Plan (LNAP)

How long is the usual validity or coverage of a Local Nutrition Action Plan (LNAP)?

3 Years

Which phase of the Nutrition Program Management (NPM) Cycle is Phase 1?

Plan Preparation And Adoption

Which phase of the Nutrition Program Management (NPM) Cycle is Phase 2?

Implementation

Which phase of the Nutrition Program Management (NPM) Cycle is Phase 3?

Monitoring And Evaluation

Which phase of the Nutrition Program Management (NPM) Cycle is Phase 4?

Sustainability and Replanning

Bringing the members of the Local Nutrition Committee (LNC) together under the leadership of the Local Chief Executive to formulate a nutrition action plan is called:

Mobilization

A concise description of a desired future state which is committed to achieve in the long term, and which serves as the dream or noble aspiration from which the mission, goals, and objectives are anchored, is called:

Vision

The general thrust of an organization that is anchored on the vision and represents its primary motivation or very reason for existence is called:

Mission

A broad, usually long-range statement of what is to be achieved, but which is not detailed enough for planning activities, is called:

Goal

A concrete and specific statement of desired achievement, usually specifying a time dimension and a client population, is called:

Objective

An objective that states what is to be achieved regarding the main problem or the immediate causes of the problem is called:

General Objective

The general objective of a nutrition program is also referred to as the:

Outcome

An objective that states what is to be achieved regarding the underlying and basic causes of a nutrition problem is called:

Specific Objective

The specific objective of a nutrition program is also referred to as the:

Output

A method of delivering goods and/or services to a selected group of individuals or households rather than to every individual or household in the population is called:

Targeting

Individuals or households intended to receive goods, services, or benefits under a particular program or activity are collectively known as the:

Target Population

A targeting scheme in which eligibility of individuals or groups is determined by program staff based on defined eligibility criteria is called:

Administrative Targeting

A targeting scheme that relies on decision-making structures at the community level to allocate program goods or services according to criteria defined in the program objectives is called:

Community-Based Targeting

A targeting scheme in which the decision of individuals or households on whether or not to participate in a program is the main determinant of who receives program benefits is called:

Self-Targeting

A targeting scheme similar to self-targeting that depends on the choices of individuals to buy or sell goods or services in the market is called:

Market-Based Targeting

A targeting scheme based directly on local estimates of need, in which resources are allocated to different areas or regions in proportion to stated levels of need, is called:

Geographic/Regional Targeting

Using a poverty map to identify areas where nutrition resources should be concentrated is an example of:

Geographic/Regional Targeting

Any undertaking, activity, project, or program whose major purpose is to improve the nutrition of individuals or population groups suffering from or at risk of malnutrition is called a:

Nutrition Intervention

A fundamental tool that describes the characteristics and operation of selected interventions and provides the program leader with basic technical information and planning requirements is called:

Operational Plan

A document prepared for each major intervention to translate the intervention into manageable work or activity units is called a:

Work Program

The regular and periodical follow-up of the implementation of planned activities and their progress to determine whether steps in the strategy are being followed and objectives are being achieved is called:

Monitoring

A systematic and continuous process of following and keeping track of indicators to ensure that a project is proceeding according to plan is called:

Monitoring

Which function determines whether program inputs are transformed through activities into outputs of the required quantity, quality, and timeliness?

Monitoring

Which process provides information to improve targeting, identifies operational constraints, and helps managers improve program implementation?

Monitoring

The systematic assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of a project’s accomplishments based on set objectives is called:

Evaluation

Which process measures program achievements against established objectives and targets and reviews how these achievements compare with costs and returns?

Evaluation

Determining the worth or value of an ongoing program is primarily a function of:

Evaluation

Which process provides information that permits cost-effectiveness comparisons and helps determine whether an ongoing program should be continued or a new program developed?

Evaluation

Information used to measure changes occurring during the course of a program and to monitor progress toward its objectives is called an:

Indicator

An indicator that refers to the materials, resources, or information necessary to carry out program activities is called an:

Input Indicator

An indicator that refers to the provision of program or project goods and services to the target population is called an:

Output Indicator

An indicator that refers to the intermediate effects, often behavioral, resulting directly from project outputs is called an:

Outcome Indicator

An indicator that refers to changes in the condition of the target population that are primarily attributable to the project is called an:

Impact Indicator

A measure used instead of a direct measure, particularly when the direct measure is not feasible or practical to obtain, is called a:

Proxy Indicator

The number of IYCF brochures distributed to pregnant women is an example of which type of indicator?

Input Indicator

Number of BNS trained in breastfeeding, providing their service is an example of which type of indicator?

Output Indicator

The percentage of breastfeeding mothers who practice exclusive breastfeeding after an intervention is BEST classified as a:

Outcome Indicator

A reduction in the prevalence of stunting among children following implementation of a nutrition program is BEST classified as a:

Impact Indicator