level: NUTRITION PROGRAMS
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level questions: NUTRITION PROGRAMS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 NUTRITION PROGRAM coverage: | 1 Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) 2 Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) 3 Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) 4 Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) |
| Directed to the provision of nutrition services to the DOH’s identified priority vulnerable groups | Philippine Food & Nutrition Programs |
| NUTRITION PROGRAMS | 1 Targeted Food Task Force Assistance Program 2 Nutrition Rehabilitation Ward 3 Akbayan sa Kalusugan (ASK Project) 4 “23 in 93” FORTIFIED VITAMIN RICE 5 “Health for More in ‘94” “Buwan ng Kabataan, Pag-asa ng Bayan’ National Focus: National Micronutrient Day or “Araw ng Sangkap Pinoy” |
| 1 Provision of food rations of bulgur wheat & green peas 2 Target population: _ | 1 Targeted Food Task Force Assistance Program 2 Pre-schoolers Pregnant women Lactating mothers |
| Every hospital must have a Nurse ward, where an adequately trained nutritionist were assigned (RA 422) | Nutrition Rehabilitation Ward |
| 1 Aimed to provide rice & corn soya blend supplemented with local foods. 2 Target population: __ | 1 Akbayan sa Kalusugan (ASK Project) 2 -6 mos- 2 years -Moderately & severely underweight -Pre-schoolers not served by the DSWD and DA in Regions 2,8,9,10,11,12 |
| 1 A free enrichment program aimed to prevent deficiencies in vitamin A (blindness); iron (anemia); iodine (goiter, mental retardation & delayed development) (1 cavan of rice + fistful processed, binilid enriched with essential micronutrients) | “23 in 93” FORTIFIED VITAMIN RICE |
| -Aimed to distribute vitamin A supplements, iodized oil for & seedlings of plants rich in Fe & other minerals. | “Health for More in ‘94” “Buwan ng Kabataan, Pag-asa ng Bayan’ National Focus: National Micronutrient Day or “Araw ng Sangkap Pinoy” |