phn-nutrition interventions

Nutrition Intervention

purposely planned activity, project, program, policy, or other action that is designed with the intent of increasing food and nutrient intake, change behavior or aspect of health status

Policy

government's political priorities and principles into programs and courses of action to deliver desired changes

Plan

cluster of programs that is comprehensive, long-range in time frame, includes defined goals, strategies and guidelines for implementation

Program

a detailed plan that presents personnel, facilities, money, equipment and supplies directed to accomplish specific objectives; a cluster of projects

Project

specific and time-bound set of activities undertaken to achieve a given objective according to a defined budget and timetable

Activity/Task

short-term effort performed by one or several members of the group

Inputs/Resources

human, technical, material, institutional and financial things necessary to realize projects and programs

Nutrition-specific interventions

address the immediate determinants of fetal and child nutrition and development which includes adequate food and nutrient intake, feeding, caregiving and parenting practices, and low burden of infectious diseases.

Nutrition-sensitive interventions

projects that were tweaked to produce nutritional outcomes

Enabling programs

developed and designed to assist the nutrition specific programs

NNC Governing Board

collegial body that is composed of ten government organizations represented by their secretaries and three representatives from the private sector

NNC Secetariat

the executive arm of NNC governing board; headed by an executive director, assisted by two deputy directors, it has 3 technical divisions and 2 support divisions; 16 regional offices headed by nutrition program coordinators

Food subsidy/Consumer subsidy

intervention where the government controls or reduces the price of staple food to make foods more available and accessible

Food Assistance

safety net; provision of food supplements to the malnourished during emergency and is a temporary measure to alleviate hunger and malnutrition

Food for work

payment services in the form of food

Supplementary Feeding

short-term intervention or planned action aimed at providing food supplements to automatically vulnerable groups and at-risk households

Micronutrient Supplementation

is the provision of pharmaceutically prepared vitamins & minerals for treatment or prevention of specific micronutrient deficiency.

Food Fortification

process of adding vitamins and minerals to food staples; one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives

Bio-fortification

by breeding and by genetic engineering aims at providing nutrient content and bioavailability

Food Formulation

process of developing low-bulk, highly nutritious food

Growth Monitoring

provides important information on the growth pattern of a child

Nutrition in Essential Child Health Services

provision of public health services to children such as growth monitoring, micronutrient supplementation, immunization, deworming and management of childhood illness

Livelihood Assistance/ IGPs

to provide additional income source to the family which could result to increased purchase and consumption of food

Integrated Porgrams

efforts to fuse various combinations of direct nutrition interventions with relevant programs in health

Nutrition-in-development

strategy which integrates nutrition aspects, components, objectives and indicators in policy and programs

Promotion of Good Nutrition Program

community-based promotion of Infant and Young Child Feeding and NGF conducted through trainings

Promotion of the Increased Consumption of Vegetables and Eggs

used fun, community-based learning and group activities from manuals developed for community health and nutrition workers

IYCF

program jointly endorsed by the WHO and UNICEF

Pabasa sa Nutrisyon

information-sharing type of activity to 10 - 12 participating mothers who are seated in a circular position

Teacher-Child-Parent Approach

organized relay system that delivers nutrition messages from school to home

Busog Lusog: Ang Gabay sa Wastong Nutrisyon

advocacy show that educates people about food, nutrition, hunger and poverty

Nutrition and Health Kiddie Class

nutrition education that aims to provide children (4-6 years old) with the knowledge on food and nutrition; led by volunteer teachers known as Mother Coordinators (MCs) or Nutrition Youth Coordinators (NYCs)

National Nutrition Education Program (NNEP)

envisioned to integrate, rationalize, and harmonize all efforts of information dissemination, communication and education for nutrition

Bayang Mayaman sa Iron, Iodine, at Bitamina A (BIDA project)

improves nutritional status of the barangay population through the delivery of minimum, doable nutrition services

Nutri-bus

vehicle equipped with a video tape recorder and playback facilities as a communications support; visits 90 barangays per month

Mental Feeding

demonstrates to parents how a child grows, what a child can do, and how to nourish a child's mind and body

Gulayan sa Paaralan

based on DepEd Memo No. 293 s. 2007; aims to establish school gardens and ensure continuous supply of vegetables for school feeding

Homestead Food Production Project

helps communities to establish technically improved local food production systems by creating gardens with micronutrient-rich foods and small farms for poultry and livestock

Food Always in the Home (FAITH)

a home and school gardening program hat the Nutrition Center of the Philippines advocates

4G: Garden of Go, Grow and Glow

kitchen/vegetable garden with sources of energy-giving, body-regulating and body-building; this is project is found in Mindanao regions

May Gulay Project

provide consumers with a continuous supply of three sets of vegetables (pinakbet, chopsuey, and sinigang) at affordable prices

Nutrition in Barangay Food Terminal

barangay-based food depot and food distribution program which aims to establish outlets of safe, nutritious and affordable food commodities like sakto packs in barangays

Alay Tanim at Pangkabuhayan

specific project under the School Nutrition Program intended to promote food production and livelihood projects; involves school children in crop and animal production and nutrition education

Urban Agriculture Program

targets urban communities in Metro Manila as an urgent measure to provide part of the daily food needs of urban poor families

Ginuntuang Masaganang Ani

modernized and productive agriculture and fishery sector

Vitameal

mixture of rice and lentil

MannaPack Fortified Rice

rice, soya and dehydrated vegetables

Plumpy Doz (RUTF)

534 kcal; weekly ration, may contain vegetable fat, dry skimmed milk, malt dextrin, sugar and whey

Fortified Blended Foods

380 kcal; blend of cereals, soya, beans and pulses fortified with micronutrients; mixed with water and cooked as a porridge

high-energy biscuits

450 kcal; wheat-based biscuits

Compressed Food Bars

baked wheat flour, vegetable fat, sugars, soya protein and malt extract; should not be used for children under 6 months in the first 2 weeks of treatment of sever malnutrition

Emergency Feeding

conducted y National Disaster and Coordinating Council (NDCC)

Targeted Rice Distribution Project

deployment of 1,000 rolling stores units to intensify the visibility of quality rice

Tindahan Natin

gives the Filipino family affordable foods such as cheaper rice, noodles and other products

Nutripan sa Eskwelahan

school-based o community-based bakery mandated to provide bread and biscuits fortified with iron and vitamin A

Breakfast Feeding Program

for school children by serving hot instant fortified noodles or one serving of indigenous nutritious food daily for 120 feeding days between 7 am to 8 am in the classroom

Food for School Program (FSP)

provides school children 1 kilo of iron-fortified rice per class day for 120 days; under the Arroyo administration

Dunong ng Bata, Yaman ng Bansa Program

children will be given cow's milk, bread made from coconut flour, and traditional hot meals to provide 1/3 of dietary requirements

Alternative School nutrition Program

seed money to be invested in school canteen operations, IGPs through family cooperators and food production

Food Price Discount

increases access to food by low-income families and at-risk to malnutrition

Nutri-pak

ready-to-cook pack enough for one day as food supplement; contains ground rice, protein-rich foods (dilis, mongo powder, small shrimps) skim milk powder, and cooking oil and is used for 6 weeks

Newborn Screening

infant prevention of growth and mental retardation brought about by IBM

Infant and Young Child Nutrition

package of intervention to improve health and nutrition in the first two years of life

Immunization through Expanded Program on Immunization

one of DOH programs aiming to reduce infant mortality and morbidity by decreasing the prevalence of six immunizable diseases

Growth Monitoring and Promotion

weighing and assessing the nutritional status of 0 to 5 year old children, record it on the growth chart and discuss the child's nutriture and approaches to improve growth and development

Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)

integrated approach to child health that focuses on the well-being of the child; reduces death, illness and disability among children 5 years of age

Early Childhood Care and Development Program

full range of health, nutrition, early education and social services programs that provide for the basic holistic needs of young children from birth to age six

Garantisadong Pambata

package of health services and relevant health information is delivered throughout the year to under-five children

Kalusugan para Umunlad si Mare (Kumare)

to improve the much-needed iron supplements to pregnant women though increased prenatal visits

Buntis Congress

those registered at DZMM public center will get free seminars on the safe motherhood and maternal care and be able to participate in raffle draws

Mother and Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

improving the role of maternity services to enable mothers to breastfeed babies

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)

poverty reduction strategy that provides grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education

Livelihood Assistance Program

enhancing the access to credit and livelihood of vulnerable household with underweight children

Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan

comprehensive and integrated delivery of social services empowers communities through community projects that reduce poverty

Lingap sa Mahihirap Program

deliver medical assistance, livelihood, socialized housing, potable water, food subsidy to the 100 poorest families in every city and province nationwide

Aksiyon Para sa Nutrisyon/Lalakas ang Katawang Sapat sa
Sustansiya (APN/LAKASS)

to alleviate poverty and malnutrition in the most in the most depressed areas of the country through livelihood assistance and feeding programs

Bright Child Program

delivery of one brand package of interventions for children

Sustainable Health Improvement Though Empowerment and Local Development (SHIELD)

improvement of family health in communities in the ARMM

Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI)

extension program of state universities and colleges which train local leaders on development planning with nutrition as goal and objective; implemented in the 12 dioces of pondo ng pinoy

HAPAG-ASA Integrated Nutrition Program

feeds 6 months to 12 year old undernourished children and underweight pregnant and lactating women once a day, 5 times a week for 6 months

Operation Timbang Plus

regular weighing and height measurement of children, locating and identifying malnourished children and identifying impending malnutrition

Barangay Management Information System (BMIS)

component of BIDANI; provides updated information about the condition of the community needed for planning barangay development activities

Community-based Monitoring and Information System (CBMIS)

helps identify the women, children, and other individuals with unmet needs who do not visit the health facility and keep track of clients until they are provided with necessary health services

Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)

organized process of data collection and processing at local level; a system that promotes evidence-based policy making and program implementation while empowering communities to participate in he process; was developed in the 1990s under MIMAP

Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS-EMR)

open source electronic medical record designed to run in public health centers and rural health units

Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information Management (FIVIMS)

goal is to provide general set of guidelines for establishing an integrated information system at the national level of food insecurity and vulnerability

FOURmula One for Health F1

aims to deliver and implement critical heath programs and services with speed, precision, and effective coordinatin

Sentrong Sigla

recognizes and certifies government health facilities that meet national quality standards to provide quality health service

Responsible Parenthood Program

promotes natural family planning methods in health centers, orientation of parents on ideal family size

Family Welfare Program

protect the welfare of working women and minors, improve their working conditions and secure opportunities for their profitable enjoynment

Bureau of Women and Young Workers

focal government agency for the promotion and protection of working women and children

School Health and Nutrition Center

development of a healthier and more productive school populace in a clean, healthy, ad drug-free school and community environment

Field Health Services Information System (FHSIS)

provides the Department of Health (DOH) with management information on the different public health programs.