The final day of the Samoa Bureau of Statistics (SBS) and Pacific Community (SPC) workshop wrapped up with insightful discussions and practical tools to support healthier food choices in Samoa.
🌟 Highlights:
📌 Insights on food consumed away from home, captured in the HIES – highlighting its growing impact on national nutrition.
📚 Practical tools to support informed choices included:
✅ Samoan Food Portion Quantification Manual
✅ Food Security Profile for Samoa
✅ Pacific Guidelines for Healthy Living
📋 The day concluded with:
📌 Review of national food and nutrition initiatives
📌 Open discussion on strategies to improve diets
📌 Hands-on energy count exercise using the portion manual
The workshop ended on a high note with renewed commitment from all stakeholders to promote data-driven solutions for better nutrition and food security in Samoa.
🌱 Fa’afetai tele lava to everyone who participated across the three days!
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