Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines

Thank you, Dr. Flavier

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The Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines is mourning for the passing of former Board of Trustee, as well as Secretary of Health and Senator Dr. Juan Martin Flavier. Thank you very much for all your contributions to health, nutrition and Philippine legislation! You will be surely missed. Our salute to you, Sir! May you rest in peace. (Credits to Rappler for the photo).

First steps video

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CNP Jan-Feb 2015

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The Community Nutrition Practicum of NFP for January-February 2015 has just concluded. For everyone's benefit, watch out for the AVP presentations of the accomplishments of the CNP Live-In Affiliates from Barangays Batuhan and Salangbato at Famy and Acevida and Salubungan in Siniloan, Laguna.

Others

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The Foundation opens its doors to other activities and services such as:

E.O. Carrasco Memorial Library Services: a collection of books and other related materials on proper food and nutrition
Consultancy Services: Planning and management of community projects and programs and the provision of resource person(s) for talks regarding food and nutrition
Provision of Venue for Seminars

Publications

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The Foundation publishes various books of nutritious recipes.

Some published works by the foundation are: Nutrition Information Leaflets, Recipe Books and The NFP Bulletin (a bi-monthly publication on food and nutrition).

The Food Exchange Lists for Meal Planning and Low-Fat Low-Cholesterol Cookbook are still very much available at the NFP office. Feel free to drop by to get yourself a copy at very affordable prices. You can also send a private message for any inquiries. Our contact information can be found in the Donate Page or Just message us thru our Contact Form.

Community Nutrition Program

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It aims to develop a pool of trained manpower in community nutrition. This training is offered to nutrition graduates who are interested to pursue public health and community nutrition work.

Symposia on Nutrition

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In honor of the founder’s pioneering efforts, the NFP holds annual talks in which various experts and scholars get to discuss various topics revolving around trends and issues of health and nourishment in the context of the Philippines.

The memorial lecture also holds a “Nutrition Networking” event wherein NFP partners with various government, non-government and international organizations—as well as various committees in order to effectively achieve their main advocacies. Through this, the NFP has been the Philippines Adhering body of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS). Likewise, it has maintained linkages with other international agencies such as the Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS), UNICEF, International Food Policy Research Institute, Helen Keller International, and the World Health Organization.

Family Development Program (FDP)

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The NFP recognizes that each member of the Filipino family is an important component in maintaining a healthy and well-nourished nation. Through the FDP, participants are taught about sustaining and improving the quality of life of every family unit through the three main components of the program, which are: Values Formation, Community Organization and Medical, Dental and Nutrition Services. The FDP aims to arm households with necessary skills, income-generating opportunities, and actual improvement of health and nutritional condition so that they can sustain communities in which proper well-being of each individual is the ultimate goal.

Nutrition and Health Kiddie Classes

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Serving as the flagship program of NFP, trained “Mother Coordinators“ and “Nutrition Youth Coordinators” volunteer their time to teach children (ages four to six years old) about the importance of proper diet and nutrition in their daily lives. Preschool children are taught two to three times a week for one whole academic year in which they get to actively learn about the different components of food and nutrition, as well as how to prepare their own baon or boxed meals for school.

Children who are part of this program also get to participate in the organization’s supplementary feeding session. The parents of the participants prepare delicious, nutritious, simple and economical food so that they may also serve the same meals at home.