The Medical City: Advocating proper nutrition through Arts

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The top 3  winners of poster-making contest dubbed “TMC for Kids: Healthy Eating Plate – A poster-making contest on good nutrition.”were announced on July 27 at the Augusto Barcelon Auditorium of the Medical City. Isabella Hilario, a Grade 12 student of St.Paul College-Pasig, won 1st place. Patrice Sebastian Olaguera and Jason Oliver Bacar, both from Lourdes School of Mandaluyong, were awarded 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.

The impact of good nutrition early in life can reach far into the future.

The right nutrition in the first 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday builds the foundation for the child’s ability to grow, learn and thrive.

However, recent surveys showed a significant rise in malnutrition among Filipino children, making the situation truly alarming. Without a doubt, undernutrition still exists and remains a national priority but pediatric overweight and obesity have both become a growing concern among medical practitioners and should be of importance to mothers and would-be mothers.

Thus, The Medical City Nutrition Management Services, together with the Center for Developmental Pediatrics,  have taken heed of this concern by launching a poster-making contest dubbed “TMC for Kids: Healthy Eating Plate – A poster-making contest on good nutrition.” This project is also in line with the “Pinggang Pinoy” campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) in celebration of the National Nutrition Month 2016. 

The contest will be open to all Grade 5 students and each school can send their five best entries.

A total of 25 posters have already been entered into the competition. Awarding of winners will be held on July 27, 2016, 2 p.m., at the TMC Auditorium.

“We are glad of the turnout and the number of entries that we received, which means more and more people are now realizing the fact and the dangers of unhealthy eating, especially among kids. We are happy as well that people responded to this contest, which is aligned with the DOH’s National Nutrition Month campaign and serves as a vital part of the hospital’s advocacy on healthy eating that should start at an early age,” declares Dr. Marianna Sy-Quia Sioson, Head of the Nutrition Management Department of The Medical City.

For mechanics and other information of TMC’s poster making contest, check out http://www.themedicalcity.com.

See photos of the highlights of the awarding ceremony..

The winners, showing their award of recognition.
3rd Place

2nd Place

1st Place

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