A continuing joint program by Nestlé Philippines and the Department of Education

(DepEd) to promote a lifestyle of wellness among young people reaches 7 million grade
school and high school students in the NCR, CALABARZON, Bicol and Central Visayas
regions on its sixth year of implementation.
The program, called the Nestlé Wellness Campus, is a part of the Nestlé For Healthier
Kids initiative and reaches almost 50% of the total public grade school and high school
students in the country. It serves to educate public school students and their parents on
how to live a healthy life, by choosing healthier food and drink options and physical
activity all year round.
Highlights of the program include various nutrition modules taught in schools. Topics
range from managing portions; choosing nutritious and varied options (Pinggang Pinoy,
Go, Grow and Glow foods); and moving more, sitting less. Pinggang Pinoy is a concept
from the Food and Nutrition Research Institute which is an easy-to-understand food
guide that illustrates the right food portions per meal to meet the energy and nutrient
needs of Filipinos. Go, Grow and Glow foods are carbohydrates, proteins, and
vegetables and fruits, respectively.

Aside from the nutrition modules, the program also includes a Wellness song and dance
that is performed daily after flag ceremony as part of the students’ regular exercise
routine.

Every year, an inter-school and region content is held and the best implementing school
can win a trophy and prize package amounting up to Php 200,000. The winning school
can choose from a range of school equipment like BMI machines, flat screen
televisions, sound systems, laptops, projectors and cameras.

Year on year, the Nestlé Wellness Campus program continues to help Filipino children
lead healthier and happier lives. For more information or inquiries about the program,
please contact the Nestlé Consumer Services hotline at (02) 898-0061 or via the toll-
free number 1-800-100-637853
Wellness CAMPUS reaches
6.95 million students
A continuing joint initiative by Nestlé Philippines and the Department of Education
(DepEd) to promote a lifestyle of wellness among young people reached 6.95 million
grade school and high school students in the NCR, CALABARZON, Bicol and Central
Visayas regions in 2016 in its fourth year of implementation.
Dubbed Wellness CAMPUS, the program serves to educate public school students on
how to live a healthy life, by choosing healthier food and drink options and physical
activity. Last year the program was extended to grade school students to inculcate
wellness habits at a younger age. Furthermore, the program emphasized nutrition
education and encouraged schools to start other initiatives beyond the Wellness
CAMPUS curriculum to promote healthy habits among students all year round.
Highlights of the program were the Wellness dance and the Wellness song titled “Health
goal mo ay wellness,” set to a catchy beat, both of which scored high among participating
students.

Wellness CAMPUS modules taught in schools include managing portions; choosing

nutritious and varied options, and moving more
The 2016 program covered 10,821 schools in the four regions, representing 47 percent
of public grade school students and 49 percent of public high school students in the
country.
Wellness CAMPUS modules taught in schools included managing portions; choosing
nutritious and varied options (Pinggang Pinoy, Go, Grow and Glow foods); and moving
more, sitting less.
Pinggang Pinoy is a concept from the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, which is an easy-to-
understand food guide that illustrates the right food portions per meal to meet the energy and
nutrient needs of Filipinos. Go, Grow and Glow foods are carbohydrates, proteins, and vegetables
and fruits, respectively.

A component of Wellness CAMPUS was the best region of the year contest, with Bicol
winning first place with a score of 95.8 and a prize of P500,000.00 worth of Wellness
CAMPUS benefits.
Best practices of Wellness Campus in 2016 included the setting up of Wellness Learning
Hubs inside schools that are accessible to parents; the integration of Wellness CAMPUS
modules into school lesson plans; Wellness bulletin boards; the creation of a regional
Wellness CAMPUS monitoring team; and the use of the Wellness and Champ Moves
dance as a mass activity for DepEd’s major events.
As a program, Wellness CAMPUS is driven by the Nestlé purpose of enhancing quality
of life and contributing to a healthier future.