CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) - With the theme "Moving Forward to Healthy School Children in Region-10: Our Commitment," the Region-10 office of the Department of Education in Region (DepEd-10) will hold a congress focusing on various strategies on health care delivery to improve health and nutritional status of students.

"This congress is indeed necessary, considering its aim to achieve the effective delivery of health and nutrition service for the attainment of optimum health and high academic performance of our students, said Dr. Allan G. Farnazo, Schools Division Superintendent and officer-in-charge of DepEd-10.

Slated on January 22 and 23, the congress will discuss present health and nutrition state in the region/division, and recommend effective health and nutrition interventions, identify critical issues, gaps and concerns, and formulate recommendations/solutions, present the division best practices on sustainable health and nutrition programs, recommend strategies for the effective delivery of health and nutrition services in school and develop an Action Plan for School Year 2013-2014.

Among the critical issues and recent concerns to be tackled in the congress are from Dr. Evelyn B. Magsayo of the Department of Health on sexual disease situationers, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and teenage pregnancy.

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