NUTRITION

PROGRAM
PLANNING
AND
MANAGEMENT
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MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS
1. Malnutrition is not merely a health or
social problem linked to poverty, illiteracy,
inequality, deprivation, and certain
environmental factors.
2. Being a development problem,
eliminating malnutrition calls for
nutrition-oriented strategies. and
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS

3. Nutrition consideration must be

infused in all phases of program
planning, implementation, monitoring
and evaluation.
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT DEFINITIONS
1. Recognizing that many factors affect
nutritional well-being, it is important to
have clear and precise definition of
existing food and nutrition problems.
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PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
1. The causes of malnutrition are
interrelated and interdependent.
Sustained socio-economic programs for
the poor families can lead to the long-
term solution of malnutrition.
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MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
1. The solutions that consider existing
resources and constraints in the
community and family should address the
root cause of the problem.
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MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
1. Malnutrition can only be solved through
the integrated and coordinated effort of
the public and private sectors, the
political leaders and the people.
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PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT
8. The functionaries involved in the
nutrition-oriented development
planning should have a common
understanding of the malnutrition
problem.
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MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
USEFUL IN MANAGEMENT
1. The functionaries are:
- heads of sectoral departments
- executives of the government(local
and national)
- national and lower legislators,
development councils, program
planners and implementors,
development workers (BNS BHW)
 THE FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNER/MANAGER
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Identify/define nutrition problems
and analyze causes.
2. Provide information on
social/economic costs of
malnutrition needed for
establishing criteria for selection of
priorities.
 THE FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNER/MANAGER
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Define needed intervention programs
and scope within the context of
development.
2. Monitor nutritional status and
implementation of intervention
programs.
 THE FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNER/MANAGER
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Evaluate outputs/benefits relative to
cost.
2. Provide leadership in implementation
of nutrition intervention and
development programs.
 THE FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM PLANNER/MANAGER
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. A person who develops a plan and
manages program activities to
improve nutritional status of the
community/country as part of the
total development plan.
2. Discharges managerial functions.
 REQUISITES OF A FOOD AND
NUTRITION PROGRAM
PLANNER/MANAGER
1. Must have the skill, intelligence,
objectivity, vision and ability to
forecast.
2. Must be creative, realistic and
practical.
 LOCAL NUTRITION PLANNING

Development of local nutrition action

plans have been an institutionalized
activity of the Local Nutrition
Committees (LNC)
Local nutrition committees . . . provide for
mechanism for integration & coordination
National Nutrition Council
Governing Board
Technical
Committee
National Nutrition Council
Secretariat

Regional Nutrition Committee

Chair: Regional Director
Members of the LNC
Mayor, chair District Supervisor
Chair, SB Committee on ABC President (Assoc. of
Health or Social Welfare the Barangay Captains)
MPDO (Municipal SK President
Planning and C/M Population Officer
Development Office)
C/M Treasurer
C/M Budget Officer
Rural Improvement Club
Head of office ---
agriculture, health, social Other associations/ NGOs
welfare – women, farmer or
fisherfolk
Functions of the LNC
Formulate and implement local food and nutrition policies, plans and
interventions
Monitor and evaluate plan implementation
Resource generation and mobilization
Advocacy

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Functional LNCs

Mayor
Members C/MNAO
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RATIONALE
It promotes sectoral and community
involvement.
It considers the nature, magnitude
and causes of malnutrition in a
locality together with experiences in
implementing programs, projects and
activities for nutrition improvement.
Barangay Nutrition Committee
FUNCTIONS

1. Manages the barangay plan of action for nutrition

Plan
Implement
Coordinate
Monitor and Evaluate
Barangay Captain as Chair
FUNCTIONS

1. Provides leadership
1. Initiates and presides over BNC meetings
2. Appoints or designates the barangay nutrition
action officer
3. Generates resources for the nutrition program
Barangay Nutrition Committee
MEMBERS
Barangay Captain
(Chair)
Barangay councilors
Barangay Nutrition
Scholar
Local Barangay Youth
Council
Health Personnel
School/Day Care Teacher
Representatives from
government, non-
government organizations,
people’s organization, socio-
civic groups, etc. in the
barangay
For a small unit of government, the barangay
structure is not a simple one. It has an
elected Punong Barangay, a Sangguniang
Barangay consisting of seven elected members and
the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman, and a
separate appointive secretary and an appointive
treasurer — altogether 11 barangay officials.
Functional BNC…

Regular meetings held

Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP) formulated and
implemented
Budget for nutrition program provided
Barangay Nutrition Scholar deployed
Barangay Nutrition Scholar

is a barangay-based volunteer
worker responsible for delivering
nutrition services and other
related activities.
Can serve as the BNAO
Barangay Nutrition Scholar
FUNCTIONS
1. Assists in
Organizing the BNC
Formulating the BNAP
2. Monitors weight status of preschoolers
3. Links community with service providers
4. Delivers nutrition services
Starting a local Nutrition Program
Starting a Nutrition Program
1. Assess the nutrition situation
Organize a multi-sectoral team from the members of the
LNC
Questions to be answered:
What nutritional problems are prevalent?
How many are affected?
Who are affected?
Where are they located?
Why are they malnourished?
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To answer these questions:
analyze data
observe the community
interview the people
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1. Organize a planning core group to think of the
possible strategies, programs & projects based on
the assessment.
3. Collectively decide on priorities and set objectives.
Which problems will be addressed?
Which groups and areas will be the targets for
interventions?
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4. Based on the nutritional assessment, choose appropriate
strategies, programs & projects based on the following
criteria:
Is the strategy, program or project easy to understand?
Is it economical (makes use of what is available)?
Is is practical (timely & suited to the needs)?
Can it be duplicated (adapted by other beneficiaries?
Is it effective in solving the problems?
1. Refer to the PPAN guidelines for possible
interventions & activities.
2. Plan details of interventions & activities. This
should specify:
what will be done & by whom
what specific groups will be targeted
how many will be targeted
in which barangay
when will the activity be done, for how long and how
frequent
1. Decide on the scheme for monitoring and
evaluation.
Determine the information to be provided by M & E based
on the objectives & planned activities
Identify data to be collected to provide the information of
interest
Plan system for data collection
Plan system for data analysis and interpretation
Report findings to the officials concerned
Apply corrective measures as appropriate
 8. Determine budgetary requirements.
1. Integrate nutrition plans in the Local
Development Plan
for better complementation of efforts.
Advocate for the inclusion of nutrition objectives in the
development plan.
Ensure that the nutrition plan is included in the
development plan either as a separate chapter or sub-
chapter.
Influence other development. projects to target areas or
groups at-risk to malnutrition or to re-design projects for
stronger nutritional impact.
1. Present the nutrition plan to the sectoral
committee in charge of nutrition, to the LDC and
the SB for approval and provision of budgetary
allocation.
11. Implement.
Various offices of the LGU may be assigned to lead in
implementing specific activities of the LNC
( Local Development Council).
Always refer to the plan formulated to guide
implementation.
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12. Monitor to determine progress of

implementation
thru:
field visits, meetings
regular recording & reporting

13. Toward the end of the year, evaluate the plan

measure the extent to which the plan objectives were met
identify factors which enhanced or hindered success.
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RATIONALE
Nutrition action planning provides
also the LNC with a guide for:
- determining actions for
nutrition
improvement.
- assessing and evaluating
efforts and generating
resources.
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RATIONALE
The LNC is also able to use wisely and
efficiently available resources making
sure that no overlaps occur and that
all efforts for nutrition improvement
are integrated, synchronized, and
coordinated.
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WHAT ARE INDICATED IN THE
LOCAL NUTRITION ACTION PLAN?
1. The goals and objectives
2. Projects and activities to be
implemented
3. Roles and responsibilities of various
local offices and personalities.
 LOCAL NUTRITION PLANNING
WHAT ARE INDICATED IN THE
LOCAL NUTRITON ACTION PLAN?
1. Human, material, and financial
resources needed to implement the
plan
2. Scheme for monitoring and
evaluation.
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Local nutrition planning should be
linked with the local development
planning and budgeting system. As
such, the LNC should work closely
with the local planning and
development office. It should also
follow the overall guidelines adopted
by the local government unit for
development planning and budgeting.
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Who plans?
C/MNC under the leadership of the
mayor, and in close coordination with
the C/MPDC should formulate the
plan. Other NGOs in the municipality
but are not members of the C/MNC
should be invited to participate.
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Who plans?
It is ideal to assign a secretariat or
task force for local nutrition planning.
The secretariat may come from the
city or municipal nutrition office. The
secretariat will be tasked to attend to
the details of planning meetings e.g.
prepare the notice planning meetings,
includes also the agenda and agenda papers to
be used for discussion.
.
LOCAL NUTRITION PLANNING
When should nutrition plans be
formulated?
C/MNAPs should be formulated every
year. There are no hard and fast rules
in terms of what month of the year
plan formulation should be done. A
Major guidepost to consider though is
to make sure that C/MNAP should be
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When should nutrition plans be
formulated?
ready in time for the deliberation of
the
SP or SB on the budget for the
succeeding years.
 Assignment:
List the sources of the following
data which may be generated:
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
1. Prevalence rate of severely and
moderately underweight
preschoolers
 NUTRITION AND HEALTH
1. Prevalence rate of underweight
school children
2. Infant mortality rate
3. Child proportionate mortality rate
4. Morbidity for diarrhea, measles,
 NUTRITION AND HEALTH
1. Prevalence of deficiencies in vitamin
A, iron and iodine.
2. Prevalence of low birth weight
infants.
 AGRICULTURE INDICATORS
1. Cropping patterns
2. Prices of critical food items and cash
crops
3. Food and cash crop production
 DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS
1. Population size
2. Population growth rate
3. Population distribution by age
 OTHER SOCIO-ECONOMIC
INDICATORS
1. Family income and expenditures
2. Type of housing materials
3. Occurrence of typhoons and other
natural calamities
 OTHER QUALITATIVE DATA
1. Food habits and patterns in the area
2. Seasonality of malnutrition
3. Coping mechanisms of households in
times of inadequate food supply
 OTHER QUALITATIVE DATA
1. Informal leaders and leadership
structure in the barangay
2. Political alliances of city/municipality
and barangay leadership
 OTHER QUALITATIVE DATA
1. Perception of community on nutrition
2. Perception of community on
government programs and on
government personnel
 OTHER QUALITATIVE DATA
Generating information may be
done
by:
Conducting ocular survey
Focus group discussion
Participant observation