Public Health Nutrition - Law and Regulations

RA 832

Rice enrichment law (1952)

EO 94 of 1947

created the Institute of Nutrition with a mandate to be the clearinghouse of data and information concerning nutrition.

RA 1082

Rural Health Unit Act of 1954- strengthening Health and Dental services to rural areas

RA 2674

- Dietetics Law -enacted in 1960 but superseded in 1977 by PD 1286 which professionalizes and regulates the practice of dietetics.

RA 6111

Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969

RA 3720

Food, Drugs, Devices and Cosmetics Act

ao no 88a

Regulatory guidelines concerning additives

AO no. 88B

Rules and Regulations Concerning the Labeling of Prepackaged Products Distributed in the Philippines

PD no. 7

Directed the orderly marketing of livestock and animal products

AO no. 6

National Meat Inspection Commission, prescribed rules and regulations governing meat inspection in the PH

PD 491

Nutrition Act of the Philippines

PD 856

Code on Sanitation of the Philippines

PD 996

Compulsory immunization of children under 8 years

PD 1211

regulates the milling of rice, consistent with the government's nutrition programs (e.g., rice mill owners-operators must mill a minimum of 10% of all the palay milled into brown rice)

PD 1286

Nutrition and Dietetics Decree of 1977

PD 1569

Strengthens the Barangay Nutrition Scholar program by providing that every barangay shall have a BNS who shall be responsible for delivering nutrition services and related activities

EO 234

Reorganization Act of the NNC

EO 51

Milk Code of the Philippines (1988)

RA 7394

Consumer Act of the Philippines

RA 7600

Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992

RA 7883

Barangay Health Workers Benefit and Incentives Act entitles them to hazard and subsistence allowances and other benefits

RA 8172

Asin Law or Salt Iodization Act of 1995

RA 8191

created the National Commission on Diabetes Education, tasked to develop a national program for primary prevention of diabetes

RA 8435

Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997

RA 8976

Food Fortification Law

RA 8980

Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)

DOH AO 2003-119

Updated Guidelines on Micro-nutrient supplementation

RA 10028

Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009

DOH AO 2008-0029

Implementing Health Reforms for Rapid Reduction of Maternal and Neo-natal Mortality Adopt and Implement the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Nutrition Strategy

DOH AO 2010-0010

Revised Policy and Guide on Micronutrient Supplementation; supports the achievement of the 2015 MDG target to decrease under-five and maternal deaths and address micronutrient needs of other population groups

City Nutrition Action Officer

CNAO

Municipal Nutrition Action Officer

MNAO

Provincial Nutrition Action Officer

PNAO

Department of Budget and Management

DBM

1898

Board of Health to Control Epidemic (Beri-beri)

1905

Board of Science = created

1907

College of Medicine under UP was established

1910

PGH was founded
Bureau of Science
1st NNS result was released

1912

Discover specific treatment for Beri-beri = tiqui-tiqui extract

1914

Law = free distribution of tiki-tiki to indigent mothers

1916 to 1936

Transfer to leadership & responsibilities in public health = american to filipinos

Philippine Society of Nutritionist-Dietitians

PSND

Philippine Association of Nutrition

PAN

DOH - League of Nutritionist-Dietitians

LND

Dietary Supervisor Association of the Philippines

DSAP

Council of Deans and Heads of Nutrition and Dietetics

CODHEND

RA 1082

Rural Health Unit Act

RA 6111

Philippine Medicare Act of 1969