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Nutrients is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing reviews, regular research papers, and short communications on all aspects of nutrition. It was established in 2009 and is published by MDPI. Until September 2018, the editor-in-chief was Jonathan Buckley of the University of South Australia. In 2018, Buckley and the other ...
Health care in the Philippines extends as far back as the 15th century. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, life and by extension health care, was centered around the animate and inanimate world. Traditional Filipino medicinal herbs were used for a wide variety of ailments. Anonas leaves were applied to the stomach for indigestion.
Shifting the responsibility of healthcare from the federal government to the local governments has increased local authority and has made communities susceptible to lack of access to basic services. [6] In addition, most healthcare payments are made out of pocket, especially when receiving care from privately owned institutions.
National Nutrition Council, abbreviated as NNC, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Health responsible for creating a conducive policy environment for national and local nutrition planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and surveillance using state-of the art technology and approaches.
In cooperation with the local health centers or district health units- medical, dental, and nutrition services are conducted. A team of doctors, dentists, nutritionists, and barangay health worker goes around the puroks of the barangay, on a regular schedule, to render services such as deworming, regular weighing, and dietary counseling.
Often, this familiarity and comfort is based on similar values and culture affiliations. Specifically, mental care services are avoided based on language barriers and other cultural differences. [32] Most Filipino Americans tend to seek religious officials as their first choice of support rather than that of health care professionals.
Early beliefs of health and illness in the Philippines were in conjunction with beliefs of mysticism and superstitions. [3] The cause of a disease was believed to be either another person, who was an enemy, or a witch, or evil spirits. Filipinos were careful not to upset other people or the evil spirits for the good of their health. These evil ...
Nutrition and Health is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of nutrition. The editor-in-chief is Michael Crawford ( Imperial College London ). It was established in 1982 and is currently published by SAGE Publications .