Project TALINUM
Keywords:
: TALINUM, NUTRITION MODEL, LINKAGEAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Julugan Elementary School is one of the recipients of the Feeding Program of the Department of Education in accordance to Department of Education Order No. 87, s. 2012. This is to respond to the needs of pupils who are categorized under “severely wasted” to acquire a balanced nutrition. In our educational system, one of the factors that affect the attainment of quality education is poverty. Due to the unstable financial status of the family, children do not have sufficient food at home. The lack of proper nutrients prevents children's potential learning, and being lively and active in the school learning activities.In order to address these issues of undernourishment among school children and to help encourage the stakeholders and community to value health, the school launches Project TALINUM. This is to improve the nutritional status of the wasted and severely wasted recipients so that they may also perform well in school.
METHODS
Nutrition Education had four areas of intervention: (1) Formal-integration in different learning areas in the classroom setting, (2) During Feeding Program-teaching of recipients on different benefits to be got by consuming local vegetables and familiarizing themselves on the features of different vegetables.(3) PTA-extension of learning thru participation in the quarterly orientation about nutrition education and to bring and apply learning at home, and(4) Other Modes-involvement of stakeholders in different activities such as Nutri-Class, Nutrition Month Celebration and other related activities.
RESULTS
The school needs to strengthen the linkage between the Integrated School Nutrition Model: GarNESupp-Gulayan sa Paaralan, Nutrition Education and Supplementary Feeding Program.
DISCUSSIONS
This project requires collaborative efforts from stakeholders including school head, teachers, learners, parents, Barangay health workers, Barangay nutrition scholars, local government units (LGUs), non-government organizations (NGOs), private individuals and concerned citizens.
