25/07/2026
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐.๐.๐.๐.) ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐จ
The 19 students of BS Nutrition and Dietetics of ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ-๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฏ๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐จ (18) and ๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ-๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฏ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐จ (1) successfully completed their Community Nutrition Practicum (CNP) in ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ญ๐ข๐ฐ, ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ข ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ด, from June 2 to July 5, 2026. They were under the supervision of ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ผ. ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐, which guided the students throughout their CNP journey. The month-long practicum gave students the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in the community setting while working with the LGUs in delivering nutrition services to the community.
The practicum officially began with an ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฉ on ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐, where the students familiarized themselves with the community. They also had an orientation and brief overview about Calaca City and Barangay Dacanlao. This was followed by the ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ (๐๐ฝ๐), which allowed students to collect demographic, socioeconomic, health, and nutrition-related information from different households. Each students were assigned 10 households. The data gathered became the foundation for identifying nutrition problems and planning of appropriate interventions needed by the community. On ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐, the interns also participated in the city's ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ, which gave them the opportunity to meet the City's Mayor, ๐๐ค๐ฃ. ๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ค ๐พ. ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐
๐ง and City Health Officer, ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ ๐. ๐๐ฃ๐.
One of the major highlights of the practicum was the ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ. This activity was conducted in 2 days. On day 1 (๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐), the interns assisted in conducting anthropometric measurements of ๐,๐๐๐ elementary school students in Dacanlao G. Agoncillo Elementary School, measuring their height and weight to assess their nutritional status. The following day, ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐, the some interns were assigned and deployed to ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, where they assisted in providing nutrition counseling and other nutrition-related services to community beneficiaries. They also supported meal preparation and food distribution.
The students likewise conducted a ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ on ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐, where they presented
the data gathered from the HBI and upcoming activities to be implemented. These are presented to the ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด (๐๐๐๐๐ด), ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ (๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด (๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ด).
Each student-affiliates developed a ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ (๐๐พ๐) by using the data gathered from the HBI. In this, student-affiliates selected a priority client to implement a nutrition intervention based on identified nutritional proboem. Throughout, students monitored the progress of their assigned client and applied the principles of the Nutrition Care Process in a community setting.
Nutrition Education serves as the stepping stone in equipping the community with a healthy lifestyle. In a span of 10 days, the student-affiliates conducted ๐ผ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ ๐พ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ, which delivered 10 nutrition modules that emphasized healthy eating habits, proper nutrition, disease prevention, and healthy lifestyle practices.
On ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐, the students also organized and conducted a ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ง (๐ฝ๐๐) ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ง (๐ฝ๐๐) ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฅ, equipping health workers with practical knowledge and skills to further strengthen nutrition and health service delivery within the community.
From ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐, the student-affiliates completed their ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ (๐๐๐) ๐ฟ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฎ through four-hour rotations in three batches. During the first day, students were oriented on the different programs and services offered by the Calaca Health Center. On the second day, they were deployed to CORAL at Lopez Barangay Hall and Sitio Lampasan Chapel in Barangay Calantas, where they assisted in nutrition programs and services intended for children, pregnant women, and other community beneficiaries. On the final day, students assigned to Barangay Timbain provided nutrition counseling and distributed Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials, while another group conducted anthropometric assessments, including height measurements and Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) measurements.
To reinforce nutrition knowledge through interactive learning, the student-affiliates conducted ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค on ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐, providing community participants with an enjoyable and phenomenal experience. The NutriBingo consisted a total of 5 rounds, with different prizes each.
The following day, ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐, 6 modules of ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ were implemented using child-friendly teaching strategies and engaging activities designed to encourage healthy habits among 3-4 y/o children.
The student-affiliates also presented their ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ (๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐) on ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐. The presentation showcased evidence-based recommendations and proposed nutrition programs that primarily addresses nutrition problems identified in Barangay Dacanlao. The presentation is done under the presence of City Health Officer, ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ ๐. ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด (๐๐๐๐๐ด), ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ (๐๐๐) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด (๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ด). On the same day, the ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ and ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ were conducted. This allowed the students to present what they have accomplished throughout their stay in Barangay Dacanlao. This recognized the dedication and accomplishments of the student-affiliates, as well as the unwavering support of the local government units and health workers.
The Community Nutrition Practicum officially concluded with an ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ on ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐, marking the formal completion of the studentsโ month-long community immersion. This allowed the student-affiliates to reflect on the meaningful experiences gained throughout the practicum.
