Chapter 8: Program Planning and Management

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act or process of making or carrying out plans

establishment of of goals, policies, and procedures, for a social or economic unit

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planning

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organization and operation of any undertaking with the view of achieving goals economically, expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently

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management

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process of formulating a set of interrelated activities designed to meet set goals and objectives which answer community needs

continuous, cooperative, and coordinated process

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program planning

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an attempt to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate a range of policies and programs

priority objectives improvement of nutritional status

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food and nutrition planning

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defined as a decision making process of identifying potential nutrition problems and needs of a specific population group, analyzing possible ways of preventing and controlling malnutrition, allocating resources based on needs and expectations and taking deliberate action to address nutritional problems

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nutrition program management (NPM)

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planning - types

program already prepared by a group external to a community or environment

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predetermined

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predetermined is aka

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top-down approach

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aka predetermined

characterized by formulation of a plan at a higher level (national level) for implementation at a lower level (municipality or brgy)

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top-down approach

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planning - types

based on the principle that people will support a program if it is based on their “felt” needs

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self-determined

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planning - types

planning done by the people who will benefit from the plan itself

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self-determined

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aka bottom-up planning

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self-determined

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planning - types

the basis for plans at a higher level (municipal plans to provincial plans)

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bottom-up planning

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planning - types

bottom-up planning is characterized by _____ wherein the community identifies its problems, needs, and actions it will take using its own resources to address said needs

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community participation

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planning - types

characterized by community participation wherein the community identifies its problems, needs, and actions it will take using its own resources to address said needs

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bottom-up planning

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planning - types

also known as participatory planning

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joint planning

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planning - types

may be a combination of the top-down and bottom-up planning

involves the local leaders, implementors, and the people themselves in planning the program

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joint planning

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planning - types

the planning conducted at the local level

ex: barangay nutrition planning and municipal nutrition planning

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microlevel planning

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planning - types

is the planning undertaken at the national level

ex: national nutrition planning

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macrolevel planning

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planning - types

process of envisioning a desired future and translating this vision into broadly-defined goals or objectives and a sequence of steps to achieve them

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strategic planning

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planning - types

begins with the current status and lays down a path to meet estimated future needs

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long-term planning

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planning - types

desired end and works backward to the current status

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strategic planning

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

entails active participation of everybody, including the beneficiaries, and forming partnerships in the decision-making process

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involvement

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

means that the desired breadth of whatever has been decided as the scope of the program is truly reflected in the program

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comprehensiveness

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

the plan must be operational, the objectives are realistic, and can be accomplished within the given time frame and available resources

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workability

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

emphasizes that specific activities or tasks must contribute to the achievement of the objectives

beyond outputs, the concern of the program should be outcomes and impacts through sustainable processes

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balance

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

programs are set within a specific range or operational limits and responsibilities are defined in order to minimize problems and assure objective attainment

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flexibility

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

reaching the unreached

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equity

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principles in planning and managing nutrition programs

the target is to deliver services to everybody, esp. those who need the service, who are abandoned, not reached, or difficult to be reached by delivery system

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equity

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schools of thought and approached to food and nutrition planning

malnutrition is considered a serious development problem which required a systematic, coordinated, multidisciplinary, and multisectoral effort to be given high priority in national development

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systems analysis

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schools of thought and approached to food and nutrition planning

malnutrition is not only a problem of food consumption and availability but of poverty

the main perspective is to reduce the cause of deprivation and not simply to increase food consumption and supply

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nutrition-oriented development planning

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

requested to raise funds and establish resource generating mechanisms to finance nutrition programs

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resource generation

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

LGUs are mandated to allocate funds to finance nutrition and nutrition-related services

also asked to recruit and train dedicated staff to manage and sustain nutrition improvement programs and strategies

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allocating budget and staff

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

LGUs are responsible for delivering services or implementing partly or wholly nutrition or nutrition services

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delivery of nutrition and nutrition-related services (Program implementation)

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

LGUs are directed to encourage and promote program, practice, or strategy in response to issues and concerns

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advocacy

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

IEC meaning

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information, education, and communication campaign

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

LGUs were tasked to disseminate information, create awareness, and understanding of nutrition and nutrition-related issues and programs

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information, education, and communication campaign

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functions of LGUs in nutrition program mgmt

several policies designated LGUs as organizations to undertake monitoring in order to determine if concerned organizations and individuals are complying with the provisions of the law

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compliance monitoring

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NAO

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nutrition action officer

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BNAP

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barangay nutrition action plan

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BNC

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barangay nutrition committee

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VMGO

a concise description of a future state which the LNC is committed to achieve in the long term

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vision

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VMGO

an inspired dream, a noble aspiration, a worthy challenge to the stakeholders from which the mission, goal, objectives shall be anchored

ex: healthy eating for all batangueños

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vision

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VMGO

the general thrust of the organization that is anchored on the vision

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mission

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VMGO

the primary motivation of the organization; very reason for existence

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mission

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VMGO

a concise description of the institution’s distinctive and continuing activity in pursuit of its vision

ex: inspiring healthy eating thru community-based education and nutrition information

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mission

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VMGO

general statement to aim for but is not detailed enough for planning activities

it is broad of what you wish to achieve, usually long-range and composed of objectives

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goal

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VMGO

what to want to achieve when the main problem is solved and the consequences of the problems are lessened

ex: to reduce the prevalence of stunted children 0-3 y/o, from 30% to 25% by the end of 3 years

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goal

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VMGO

a concrete and specific treatment of desired achievement

more focused and is a concretely worded statement about end states, usually with a time dimension and a client population specificied

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objective

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VMGO - objective

what you want to achieve regarding the main problem or the immediate causes of the problem

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outcome or general obj

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VMGO - objective

is what you want to achieve regarding the underlying and basic caused of the problem

ex: to feed 50 nutritionally-at-risk pregnant women for 120 days

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output or specific obj

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VMGO - objective

immediate

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outcome/general obj

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VMGO - objective

underlying

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output/specific obj

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method of delivering goods and/services to a selected group of individuals or households rather than to every individual or household in the population

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targeting

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connotes numbers to be resolved within a time period

ex: number and kinds of beneficiaries, outputs, and outcomes

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target

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those individuals or households intended to receive goods, services, or benefits under a particular program or activity

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target populations

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targeting - various schemes

decisions on the eligibility of individuals or groups are determined by the program staff on the basis of whether or not candidates meet defined eligibility

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administrative

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targeting - various schemes

depends on decision-making structures at the community level to allocate program goods or services effectively according to the criteria as defines in the program objectives

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community-based

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targeting - various schemes

decision of individuals or households on whether or not to participate in a given program is the main determinant of who receives program benefits

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self-targeting

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targeting - various schemes

similar to self-targeting as it depends on the choices of individuals to buy or sell goods or services in the market

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market-based

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targeting - various schemes

based directly on local estimated of need for demand-driven activities where resources are allocated to various areas or regions in proportion to stated levels of need

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geographic or regional