Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2023 - 2028

The six-year strategic and directional plan that serves as the country’s blueprint for nutrition improvement and guides stakeholders toward achieving target nutrition outcomes is called:

Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2023 - 2028

The PPAN 2023 - 2028 is which number in the series of Philippine nutrition plans formulated and released by the National Nutrition Council since 1974?

11th

The PPAN 2023 - 2028 is aligned with which long-term vision and medium-term national development plan?

AmBisyon Natin 2040 and PDP 2023 - 2028

The overall direction of the PPAN 2023 - 2028 is to reduce:

All forms of malnutrition across the life stages

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028 Outcome Result Areas, which area aims for Filipinos to consume and demand adequate, age-appropriate, nutrient-dense, diverse, affordable, safe, and sustainable diets?

Healthier Diets

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028 Outcome Result Areas, which area aims for Filipinos to adopt behaviors and practices that contribute to optimal nutrition, health, and well-being?

Better Nutrition Practices

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028 Outcome Result Areas, which area aims for Filipinos to benefit from well-coordinated, inclusive, and integrated quality nutrition and related services?

Improved Access to Quality Services

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028 Outcome Result Areas, which area aims for Filipinos to enjoy their right to adequate food and nutrition due to good governance and enabling policy environments?

Enabling Environment

What is the outcome result areas of PPAN 2023 - 2028?

Healthier Diets, Better Nutrition Practices, Improved Access to Quality Services, Enabling Environment

The framework that explains how the PPAN 2023 - 2028 expects its interventions and outputs to lead to desired nutrition outcomes, based on the situation and causal analysis of malnutrition in the Philippines, is called:

Theory of Change

The approach used in the PPAN 2023 - 2028 that organizes nutrition actions according to the nutritional needs and risks of people at different stages of life, from pregnancy through older adulthood, is called:

Life Stage Approach

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, implementation is prioritized in how many provinces, municipalities, cities, and barangays with the highest to high food insecurity and malnutrition needs?

34 Provinces, 799 Municipalities, 73 Cities, and 22,725 Barangays

Which province ranks No. 1 among the PPAN 2023 - 2028 priority provinces and is classified as having a high requirement for financial support?

Leyte

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, what is the priority rank of Cebu Province among the 34 priority provinces?

17th

Interventions under the PPAN that directly address inadequate dietary intake, disease, micronutrient deficiencies, and other immediate causes of malnutrition are classified as:

Nutrition-Specific Programs

Programs that address underlying determinants of malnutrition such as food security, caregiving resources, health services, water and sanitation, agriculture, and social protection are classified as:

Nutrition-Sensitive Programs

Programs that strengthen governance, policies, financing, human resources, information systems, and management support for effective nutrition action are classified as:

Enabling Programs

Which Republic Act is known as the Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act or the First 1,000 Days Law? scaling up of health and nutrition interventions during the First 1,000 Days of Life?

RA 11148

Which Republic Act is known as the Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act?

RA 11037

Which Republic Act is known as the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009?

RA 1002

Which Republic Act is known as the Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992?

RA 7600

Which Republic Act is known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012?

RA 10354

Which Republic Act is known as the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law?

RA 11210

Which Republic Act is known as the Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000?

RA 8976

Which Republic Act is known as the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN)?

RA 8172

Which Republic Act is known as the Food Safety Act of 2013?

RA 10611

Which Republic Act is known as the Universal Health Care Act?

RA 11223

Which Republic Act institutionalized the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)?

RA 11310

Which Republic Act is known as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, which includes taxation of sweetened beverages relevant to strategies for healthier diets?

RA 10963

Which Republic Act is known as the Local Government Code of 1991, which provides the basis for the devolution of health and nutrition-related services to LGUs?

RA 7160

Which Republic Act is known as the Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act and protects children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers before, during, and after disasters?

RA 10821

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, the prevalence of low birth weight infants is targeted to decrease from 14.5% to approximately what level by 2028?

8.6%

What is the 2028 target prevalence of stunting among children under 5 years old under the PPAN 2023 - 2028?

17.9%

Under the PPAN 2023–2028, wasting among children under 5 years old is targeted to decrease from 5.5% to:

4.3%

Under the PPAN 2023–2028, wasting among school-age children 5 - 10 years old is targeted to decline from 6.9% to:

2.9%

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents has a baseline of 13.0%. What is the listed 2028 target?

0.2%

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults is targeted to decrease from 38.6% to:

18.2%

Under the PPAN 2023 - 2028, chronic energy deficiency among older adults aged 60 years and above is targeted to decline from 11.8% to:

8.7%

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program promotes optimal breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices, particularly during the First 1,000 Days?

Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program provides coordinated care for children with acute malnutrition, including severe and moderate acute malnutrition?

Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM)

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program provides additional food to nutritionally vulnerable groups, including nutritionally at-risk pregnant women and young children?

National Dietary Supplementation Program (NDSP)

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program addresses deficiencies of essential vitamins and minerals through the provision of nutrients such as Vitamin A, iron, and iodine?

Micronutrient Supplementation

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program improves the micronutrient content of commonly consumed foods through the required addition of essential nutrients?

Mandatory Food Fortification

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program aims to protect and maintain the nutritional status of vulnerable populations before, during, and after emergencies and disasters?

Nutrition in Emergencies (NiE)

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program uses nutrition education, communication, advocacy, and other strategies to promote sustained improvements in food, nutrition, and lifestyle behaviors?

National Nutrition Promotion Program for Behavior Change

Which PPAN Nutrition-Specific Program addresses the increasing prevalence of excessive weight and related unhealthy dietary and lifestyle practices?

Overweight and Obesity Management and Prevention Program

Which Nutrition-Sensitive Program reduces infection and the risk of undernutrition through access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene?

WASH

Which PPAN 2023–2028 Nutrition-Sensitive Program improves household access to adequate, diverse, and nutritious food through production and food-system interventions?

Agriculture and Food Security

Which PPAN Nutrition-Sensitive Program protects vulnerable households from poverty and food insecurity through mechanisms such as cash transfers, food assistance, and other safety nets?

Social Safety Nets

Which Nutrition-Sensitive Program supports the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of young children while providing opportunities to integrate nutrition services?

Early Child Development

Which PPAN Nutrition-Sensitive Program recognizes that the psychological well-being of mothers can influence caregiving practices and child nutrition?

Maternal Mental Health

Which Nutrition-Sensitive Program strengthens women’s decision-making power, access to resources, education, and participation to improve maternal and child nutrition?

Women’s Empowerment

Which PPAN Nutrition-Sensitive Program helps protect children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and other conditions that may adversely affect their health, development, and nutritional status?

Child Protection

Which Nutrition-Sensitive Program contributes to improved nutrition through increased knowledge, skills, future employment opportunities, and better health-related decision-making?

Schooling and Education

Which PPAN Nutrition-Sensitive Program improves access to preventive and reproductive services that support maternal, infant, and child nutrition?

Health and Family Planning Services

Which PPAN 2023–2028 enabling mechanism ensures that integrated nutrition-related data are collected, managed, monitored, and used for evidence-based decision-making?

Information and M&E Systems

Which PPAN enabling mechanism focuses on ensuring an adequate number of trained, capacitated, and incentivized personnel to deliver multisectoral nutrition interventions?

Human Resources

Which PPAN enabling mechanism establishes and strengthens functional structures for the coordination and implementation of multisectoral nutrition programs?

Governance Structures

Which PPAN enabling mechanism ensures adequate funding and investment for multisectoral nutrition programs and interventions?

Finance