Anglican Diocese receives national health award

By Francis Degay

BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Philippines was one among five winners nationwide of the 2nd outstanding healthy lifestyle advocacy awards recently given by the Department of Health in Manila.

This was one of the programs of DOH to prevent and control non-communicable diseases in the country such as promotion of physical activity, promotion of health diet and nutrition, tobacco control and control of harmful use of alcohol. It is held every two years.

EDNP won under non-government organization category and received a plaque of recognition and check worth P100,000.

The other winners were local government units of Varuela, Agusandel Sur and Carmona, Cavite-local government unit category; Davao City Health Office-government office and Novartis Health Care Philippines-business/commercial.

The EDNCP implemented healthy programs through healthy lifestyle advocacy during healthy Sunday celebrations and other occasions.

Other programs implemented by EDNCP were no smoking campaign, liquor ban, junking junk foods, health assistance plan, organic food production and environment protection. Under its organic food production, herbal and vegetable gardening and demo farming were established in the mission schools and church lands respectively.