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==Nutrition coordinators re-oriented on WHO-Child Growth Standards== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451336541605 | |||
*Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | |||
:by Thelma C. Bicarme | |||
DIFFUN, Quirino, May 9 (PIA) -- To effectively address the malnutrition problems in the province, the Department of Education (DepEd) is currently reorienting nutrition coordinators in schools to refresh them on the World Health Organization-Child Growth Standards (WHO-CGS) of assessing the nutrition status of 5 to 12 year olds. | |||
Dr. Raquel Dicsa Gundayao-Layacan, DepEd physician, said the WHO-CGS is no longer new, as it was already implemented in SY 2010-2011 but there is a need to refresh the coordinators to ensure an accurate and reliable nutrition assessment come SY 2012-2013. | |||
The teacher-coordinators are fully responsible in the conduct of such assessments while the school heads are tasked to provide height and weight balance scale. | |||
CGS is an international growth standard developed by WHO for screening, surveillance, and monitoring of school children and adolescents. | |||
”It shows how every child in the world should grow. It sets the benchmark for growth and development of all children from birth to age 5, as opposed to describing growth of just a sample of children at a particular time and place,” Layacan said. | |||
She also said that the international growth standard shows that every child in any part of the world regardless of ethnicity has the potential to grow and develop as described in this standard as long as the child’s basic needs are met. | |||
Layacan said they were already through with the re-orientation in the other municipalities and intend to cover all the six municipalities before the school year begins. | |||
During the re-orientation, lectures on age computation for 72-84 months and 60-71 pupils as well as post test on age computation are conducted. | |||
We have to ensure the effective implementation of the international growth standard as it serves as a powerful tool in informing parents, doctors, and policymakers on what constitutes good nutrition, health, and development, the DepEd doctor concluded. (TCB/MCB-PIA 2) | |||
==Angara biased judge, says Corona== | ==Angara biased judge, says Corona== | ||
*Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/corona-trial/4936-angara-biased-judge,-says-corona | *Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/corona-trial/4936-angara-biased-judge,-says-corona | ||
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