National Nutrition Council launches “Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon”

By Oliver T. Baccay

Friday 13th of April 2012

SANTIAGO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region 2 launched today the “Batang Radyo sa Nutrisyon” program, which is aimed to enhance school children’s skills in broadcasting towards the promotion of good nutrition.

Nutrition Program Coordinator Rhodora Maestre said the program is the first and a most unique advocacy tool of the council in the country, using children in educating the public on good nutrition envisioned to address malnutrition prevalence rate in the region.

“This is the first launching done here in Santiago City in partnership with the city nutrition council aired over DWSI-Sonshine Radio every Wednesdays and Fridays,” Maestre stated.

In this city, 20 school children, aged 6 to 12, were selected from different elementary schools and divided into three; they will take alternate schedules in going on-air. Each team is composed of an anchor, co-anchor, and five reporters. The "Batang Radyo" in this city is aired twice a week for this summer season but on school days, the program will be aired once a week only.

Maestre said that the team will give news flashes and updates on nutrition programs, activities, and initiatives, and live interviews with some personalities and officials who are members of the nutrition council to further educate the public on nutrition and health as well as to keep the public abreast of the region’s nutritional status.

Further, Maestre said school children are the best advocates in promoting good nutrition especially to young children as well as the mothers who are preparing the food of the children everyday.

The radio nutrition program will also be established in the cities of Cauayan and Tuguegarao, and the municipality of Claveria in the next few days to saturate the information dissemination and campaign to promote good nutrition, in coordination with the local nutrition councils and partnership of the Balay ni IFAN media task force. (TCB/OTB-PIA 2)