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The GCASAFV members include: Archdiocese of Agana; Association of Individual, Marriage and Family Therapists; Ayuda Foundation/Island Girl Power; Bethel Church Association; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guam; Catholic Social Service/Alee Shelter; Erica’s House; Guam Legal Services Corporation-Disability Law Center; Guam Sexual Assault and Abuse Resource Center Association; Guma’ Mami; Behavioral Health and Wellness Center’s Healing Hearts Crisis Center; Inafa’ Maolek Conciliation; Oasis Empowerment Center; Sanctuary Incorporated; Victim Advocates Reaching Out; WestCare Pacific Islands; Salvation Army; and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Coalition partners include: Community Services and Resources Inc., Pacific Human Resource Services, Inc.; Anderson Air Force Base Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office; Department of Public Health & Social Services ; Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities; Guam Department of Education; Guam National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program; Guam Police Department; Judiciary of Guam; Navy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program; Office of the Attorney General; University of Guam; US Attorney’s Office – District of Guam and CNMI.

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Department of Public Health and Social Services - Bureau of Nutrition Services

BNS

Phone: 1-671-475-0294 (Central Clinic), 1-671-635-7471 (Dededo Clinic)
Fax:
Types of Services Offered: Counseling Services, Education & Training
Category: Government Federal

Description
Services Offered
Contacts
Hours of Operations
Website & Social Media
Images, Videos, and other Files
Other Info

Description:

Role of the Bureau of Nutrition Services (BNS):

 Promote healthier eating habits and lifestyles on Guam through education and media.
 Ensure that individuals at critical periods of growth and development in infancy, early childhood, pregnancy and lactation have access to nutritious foods.
 Provide statewide leadership for priority nutrition, obesity and physical activity policies and environmental changes across all settings and special populations.
 Serve as a central coordinating body for all nutrition, obesity and physical activity-related activities for Guam with a focus on increasing collaboration and sharing of resources.
 In collaboration with partners, plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive state plan to promote nutrition and physical activity and prevent overweight, obesity and its associated chronic diseases.
 Serve as a resource and provide technical assistance to statewide partners.
 Leverage and increase local and federal investment and resources for nutrition and physical activity promotion.
 Maintain a comprehensive surveillance system for the ongoing systematic collection of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity data as well as policy and environmental change information.
 Continuously improve nutrition assistance program management and customer service.

**Updated as of 7/20/2022*

Products/Services :

Services Offered:

·       General Nutrition Services: General Nutrition Services (GNS) is responsible for the overall planning, development, direction, coordination and evaluation of locally-funded public health nutrition programs for the Territory.

·       Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Program: The WIC Program serves as an adjunct to health care for pregnant, post-partum and breastfeeding women and children from birth to 4 years of age who are determined to be at nutritional risk.

·       WIC Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program: WIC FMNP serves to increase the awareness of nutritional value, promote the use and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, and promote the use and availability of farmers’ markets on the island.

·       Breastfeeding Peer Counselors Program: BFPCP is a training and technical assistance project which began in 2004 with the goal of equipping WIC Programs with a framework for designing and maintaining peer counseling programs.

·       The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant: PHHSBG is a 100% federally-funded program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which provides community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities on Guam.

**Updated as of 7/20/2022*

POC Name:

David Gumataotao

POC Email:

david.gumataotao@dphss.guam.gov

POC Email 2:

POC Email 3:

Physical Address:

Mailing Address:

Phone:

1-671-475-0294 (Central Clinic), 1-671-635-7471 (Dededo Clinic)

Fax:

Days of the Week:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Open Time:

08:00 AM

Close Time:

05:00 PM

Comments:

Holidays Observed:

Images
Videos
Other Files

Applicable Costs:

Multilingual Services Offered:

Age Group Serviced:

Infants, Children, Teens, Adults, Seniors

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Organization:

Department of Public Health and Social Services - Bureau of Nutrition Services BNS

Phone:

1-671-475-0294 (Central Clinic), 1-671-635-7471 (Dededo Clinic)

Types of Services Offered:

Counseling Services, Education & Training

Category:

Government Federal

Description:

Description:

Role of the Bureau of Nutrition Services (BNS):

 Promote healthier eating habits and lifestyles on Guam through education and media.
 Ensure that individuals at critical periods of growth and development in infancy, early childhood, pregnancy and lactation have access to nutritious foods.
 Provide statewide leadership for priority nutrition, obesity and physical activity policies and environmental changes across all settings and special populations.
 Serve as a central coordinating body for all nutrition, obesity and physical activity-related activities for Guam with a focus on increasing collaboration and sharing of resources.
 In collaboration with partners, plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive state plan to promote nutrition and physical activity and prevent overweight, obesity and its associated chronic diseases.
 Serve as a resource and provide technical assistance to statewide partners.
 Leverage and increase local and federal investment and resources for nutrition and physical activity promotion.
 Maintain a comprehensive surveillance system for the ongoing systematic collection of nutrition, physical activity, and obesity data as well as policy and environmental change information.
 Continuously improve nutrition assistance program management and customer service.

**Updated as of 7/20/2022*

Services Offered:

Contacts:

POC Name:

David Gumataotao

POC Email:

david.gumataotao@dphss.guam.gov

Hours of Operations:

Days of the Week:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Open Time:

08:00 AM

Close Time:

05:00 PM

Social Media:

Other Info:

Applicable Costs:

Multilingual Services Offered:

Age Group Serviced:

Infants, Children, Teens, Adults, Seniors

This project is funded in part by the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund administered by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center; State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program grant of the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women; the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grant administered by the US DHHS, Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families; and the College Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Initiative administered by the US DHHS, Office on Women’s Health.

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