By Alpine L.
Killa-Malwagay
BONTOC,
Mountain Province – The winners in the 2022 Search for the Healthiest Places in
this capital were announced Monday at the municipal capitol.
The search initiated by the Bontoc local government, through the Municipal Nutrition Council encourages healthy environment consciousness and healthy lifestyle in communities and schools.
There are three categories: baranga, elementary school and secondary school.
Winners in barangays and schools categories received P5, 000 cash prize each and certificates of recognition.
Bontoc Mayor Franklin Odsey who also chairs the MNC and Municipal Health Officer Dr. Diga Kay Gomez turned over the cash prizes and certificates of recognition to winners.
Cash prizes shall be used for health- related projects, programs and activities in respective areas.
In the barangay category, Tocucan headed by punong barangay Wilbert Padngaran was adjudged winner while barangays Samoki headed byPB Joseph Toyokan and Poblacion headed by PB Glenn Saavedra, Sr., came in second and third, respectively.
For the elementary school category, Guina-ang Elementary School (ES) led by school head Estefania Ana-ao was proclaimed winner. Mainit ES came in 2nd place and Mountain Province SPED Center headed by Mario Kolnog landed 3rd place.
Guina-ang National High School (NHS) under principal Grail Ayngan was winner in secondary school category.
Talubin NHS under Portia Baniswal-Ngollob grabbed 2nd place while the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School (MPGCHS) headed by Atkinson Tudlong came in 3rd place.
Mayor Odsey lauded winners, participating barangays and schools for their efforts in implementation of their programs, particularly those related to criteria for said search.
Municipal Nutrition Action Officer Venous Faith Cofulan said criteria for Search for Healthiest Elementary and Secondary Schools included presence of sanitary toilets, hand washing facilities, dental trough and adequate water supply, number of school personnel using sanitary toilet at home, number of teaching and non-teaching personnel who are smoking, implementation of wellness program, no junk food sold in the school campus and students’ snacks are monitored.
Criteria included well-maintained vegetation, students and school personnel practicing proper solid waste management, well-maintained drainage, absence of health hazards in the school and its premises, number of school personnel diagnosed with NCDs, decreasing prevalence of malnutrition, decrease in number of malnourished students, regular activities being conducted to address malnutrition and NCDs, implementation of anti-bullying policy, presence of health and nutrition action plan and accomplishment report, presence of organized and functional health scouts in the school with activities on health and nutrition, advocacy, capacity-building activities to students related to health and nutrition and best Practices on nutrition.
Meanwhile, criteria for the barangay category included number of smoking personnel at the barangay hall, households with backyard garden, uma or ricefield where they produce their own food; absence of health hazard in the barangay, health advocacies done by barangay to the community during meetings; households using sanitary toilets; clean pathways, roads and canals ; absence of breeding sites for mosquitos; households have access to potable and adequate drinking water; reforestation programs to include absence of forest or mountain fire; scheduled activities for clean-up drive; waste management; budgetary support for health promotion; monitoring and enforcement mechanism; presence of health or health-related policies initiated or adopted and implemented by the barangay; presence of Annual Nutrition Action Plan 2021 and Accomplishment Report 2020; low incidence of non-communicable diseases; decreasing prevalence of malnutrition in pre-school; activities initiated by the barangay staff to address health issues specifically malnutrition in children and adults; no violence against women and children; best practices on health and nutrition.
She added t the 2022 Search for Healthiest Places is part of the line-up activities of the Bontoc LGU through the MNC in celebration of Nutrition Month this year.
Nutrition Month is celebrated every July per Presidential Decree 491.
Cofulan added regular activities and programs are being conducted by the Bontoc LGU for the said celebration such as Search for Healthiest Mother and Baby; Search for the Best Performing Barangay Nutrition Council, and Nutri Song Contest. The activities are funded under the Nutrition Program Fund of the Municipal Health Office.
The search initiated by the Bontoc local government, through the Municipal Nutrition Council encourages healthy environment consciousness and healthy lifestyle in communities and schools.
There are three categories: baranga, elementary school and secondary school.
Winners in barangays and schools categories received P5, 000 cash prize each and certificates of recognition.
Bontoc Mayor Franklin Odsey who also chairs the MNC and Municipal Health Officer Dr. Diga Kay Gomez turned over the cash prizes and certificates of recognition to winners.
Cash prizes shall be used for health- related projects, programs and activities in respective areas.
In the barangay category, Tocucan headed by punong barangay Wilbert Padngaran was adjudged winner while barangays Samoki headed byPB Joseph Toyokan and Poblacion headed by PB Glenn Saavedra, Sr., came in second and third, respectively.
For the elementary school category, Guina-ang Elementary School (ES) led by school head Estefania Ana-ao was proclaimed winner. Mainit ES came in 2nd place and Mountain Province SPED Center headed by Mario Kolnog landed 3rd place.
Guina-ang National High School (NHS) under principal Grail Ayngan was winner in secondary school category.
Talubin NHS under Portia Baniswal-Ngollob grabbed 2nd place while the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School (MPGCHS) headed by Atkinson Tudlong came in 3rd place.
Mayor Odsey lauded winners, participating barangays and schools for their efforts in implementation of their programs, particularly those related to criteria for said search.
Municipal Nutrition Action Officer Venous Faith Cofulan said criteria for Search for Healthiest Elementary and Secondary Schools included presence of sanitary toilets, hand washing facilities, dental trough and adequate water supply, number of school personnel using sanitary toilet at home, number of teaching and non-teaching personnel who are smoking, implementation of wellness program, no junk food sold in the school campus and students’ snacks are monitored.
Criteria included well-maintained vegetation, students and school personnel practicing proper solid waste management, well-maintained drainage, absence of health hazards in the school and its premises, number of school personnel diagnosed with NCDs, decreasing prevalence of malnutrition, decrease in number of malnourished students, regular activities being conducted to address malnutrition and NCDs, implementation of anti-bullying policy, presence of health and nutrition action plan and accomplishment report, presence of organized and functional health scouts in the school with activities on health and nutrition, advocacy, capacity-building activities to students related to health and nutrition and best Practices on nutrition.
Meanwhile, criteria for the barangay category included number of smoking personnel at the barangay hall, households with backyard garden, uma or ricefield where they produce their own food; absence of health hazard in the barangay, health advocacies done by barangay to the community during meetings; households using sanitary toilets; clean pathways, roads and canals ; absence of breeding sites for mosquitos; households have access to potable and adequate drinking water; reforestation programs to include absence of forest or mountain fire; scheduled activities for clean-up drive; waste management; budgetary support for health promotion; monitoring and enforcement mechanism; presence of health or health-related policies initiated or adopted and implemented by the barangay; presence of Annual Nutrition Action Plan 2021 and Accomplishment Report 2020; low incidence of non-communicable diseases; decreasing prevalence of malnutrition in pre-school; activities initiated by the barangay staff to address health issues specifically malnutrition in children and adults; no violence against women and children; best practices on health and nutrition.
She added t the 2022 Search for Healthiest Places is part of the line-up activities of the Bontoc LGU through the MNC in celebration of Nutrition Month this year.
Nutrition Month is celebrated every July per Presidential Decree 491.
Cofulan added regular activities and programs are being conducted by the Bontoc LGU for the said celebration such as Search for Healthiest Mother and Baby; Search for the Best Performing Barangay Nutrition Council, and Nutri Song Contest. The activities are funded under the Nutrition Program Fund of the Municipal Health Office.
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