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Increased Number of Malnourished Children 0-71 Months old

the problem       

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     Despite of the strong continuous campaign of the Municipality of Piñan, malnutrition still arises as a problem in the community. Based from the survey conducted by the ADZU-SOM medical students and from the Operation Timbang conducted during the First Community Assembly there is a significant numbers of malnourished children in the community. The group measured the weight, height and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) of those ages 0-59 months or under 5 years’ old children. The weight-for-age, weight-for-height and height-for-age is based from the FNRI-DOST WHO-adopted multi-center CGS or Child Growth Standards.

 

       Malnutrition does not only arise from small amount of intake of food. Even if the people get enough to eat, chances of malnutrition can still arise due to the faulty diet, lack of intake of micronutrients, vitamins and minerals needed for the daily requirement.

During the immunization day last November 21, 2016 at the Barangay Health Station

THE OBJECTIVE

 

 To decrease the number of uncontrolled hypertensive individuals from 91.67% to 50% in Barangay Bacuyong, Municipality of Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte by the year 2019.

 

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PROPOSED SOLUTION

ACTIVITIES

  1. Created a masterlist of children ages 0 to 71 months

  2. Identified key informants from the community

  3. Conduct monthly monitoring of the listed children ages 0-71 months

  4. Formulation of a Nutritional Plan addressing acute malnutrition

  5. Adapted the Community-Based Malnutrition Hub from DrRecinto and Team Biayon and Beyond with milk and egg and BIMO as primary component of supplemental feeding

  6. Collaboration with DOST IX for the production of BIMO or “Bigas-Monggo

  7. Collaboration with the Municipal Office and Rural Health Unit for the full implementation of the nutritional plan in the barangay

  8. Initiated the malnutrition hub with a 12-day feeding program of egg and milk to malnourished children as of January 2018

  9. Full implementation of the community-based malnutrition hub in the barangay

  10. Alternative food source for the benefit of the malnourished children in the barangay

  11. Collaboration with LSDEC of Dipolog City for the production of alternative food source such as candies, juice from pineapple

  12. Collaboration with DOST IX for the production alternative food source from Rambutan and Lanzones

  13. Conduct training to the women’s association of the barangay and mothers of malnourished children for the production of alternative food source

  14. Launching of the communal garden and backyard gardening

  15. Collaboration with the elementary school for the establishment of the communal garden

  16. Health teachings and Role playing 

  17. Importance of balanced meal and consumption of fruits and vegetables

  18. Launching of kaluSHOWgan

  1. Created a masterlist of children ages 0 to 71 months

  2. Identified key informants from the community

  3. Conduct monthly monitoring of the listed children ages 0-71 months

  4. Formulation of a Nutritional Plan addressing acute malnutrition

  5. Adapted the Community-Based Malnutrition Hub from DrRecinto and Team Biayon and Beyond with milk and egg and BIMO as primary component of supplemental feeding

  6. Collaboration with DOST IX for the production of BIMO or “Bigas-Monggo

  7. Collaboration with the Municipal Office and Rural Health Unit for the full implementation of the nutritional plan in the barangay

  8. Initiated the malnutrition hub with a 12-day feeding program of egg and milk to malnourished children as of January 2018

  9. Full implementation of the community-based malnutrition hub in the barangay

  10. Alternative food source for the benefit of the malnourished children in the barangay

  11. Collaboration with LSDEC of Dipolog City for the production of alternative food source such as candies, juice from pineapple

  12. Collaboration with DOST IX for the production alternative food source from Rambutan and Lanzones

  13. Conduct training to the women’s association of the barangay and mothers of malnourished children for the production of alternative food source

  14. Launching of the communal garden and backyard gardening

  15. Collaboration with the elementary school for the establishment of the communal garden

  16. Health teachings and Role playing 

  17. Importance of balanced meal and consumption of fruits and vegetables

  18. Launching of kaluSHOWgan

The outcome​

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The 12 – day feeding of milk and egg was the initial supplemental feeding for the recipient with milk and egg which were given on one meal during the day for 12 days. The Ready – to – Use Therapeutic Food or Peanutrisyon was based on the research of Dr So. The group’s version of Peanutrisyon is made up of peanuts, vegetable oil, white sugar, whole milk and malunggay powder.  The communal garden was initiated last December 9 and 16, 2019 and was facilitated by the beneficiaries of the Pamilyang Pilipino Pantawid Program of Barangay Bacuyong. The garden was sustained for the past 4 months by the 4Ps. The harvesting scheme was accepted among the beneficiaries of the communal garden. The communal garden was also adapted by different puroks in the community. 

           

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