University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Human Ecology

College of Human Ecology at University of the Philippines Los Baños
Established	1974
Dean	Raden G. Piadozo
Location	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Website	uplb.edu.ph/index.php/che

The College of Human Ecology is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. It is one of only a few institutions in Asia that offers a degree program in Human Ecology and is the first and only one to offer the degree in the Philippines. It is also the first in Asia to offer a degree program in Food and Nutrition Planning.

CHE aims to develop "professionals who understand human development in relation to the biophysical and social environment, are able to participate in development programs, internalize and apply the ecological perspective to society’s problems; as well as produce human resource who understand nutrition management, and nutrition program planning, implementation, and evaluation."

History

CHE traces its roots to the Department of Home Technology at the College of Agriculture. In 1974, the department was transformed into the Institute of Human Ecology in response to the United Nations Global Stockholm Conference calling for a “common outlook and principle in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment.”

On 23 February 1983, the Institute was elevated to a full-fledged College of Human Ecology.

Research and Extension

The College developed and currently administers the Regional Training Program on Food and Nutrition Planning for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the Netherlands Universities Foundation for International Cooperation. It aims to establish a pool of human resources in Asia who are fully capable of integrating nutrition considerations into development planning and management. It is the first in Asia to offer a degree program on Food and Nutrition Planning which has trained hundreds from all over the continent since its inception in 1978.

CHE also conceptualized the Nutrition Improvement Model, which led to the development of Barangay Integrated Development Approach for Nutrition Improvement (BIDANI) Program. BIDANI is now a component of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition for building capacities of local governments to integrate nutrition into local development programs.

Degree Programs

PhD Nutrition
MS Family Resource Management
MPS Food and Nutrition Planning
MS Applied Nutrition
BS Human Ecology (Majors: Human Settlement Planning; Social Technology; Family Development)
BS Nutrition

References

University of the Philippines Los Baños

Los Baños, Laguna

Academics	Agriculture Arts and Sciences Development Communication Economics and Management Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology Environmental Science and Management Forestry and Natural Resources University of the Philippines Los Baños Graduate School Human Ecology Public Affairs Rural High School Veterinary Medicine

Campus	Boy Scouts of the Philippines Jamboree Makiling Forest Reserve Molawin River National Arts Center Philippine High School for the Arts Baker Memorial Hall

Research	ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Institute of Plant Breeding International Rice Research Institute Limnological Research Station National Crop Protection Center National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Philippine Carabao Center Philippine Rice Research Institute Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

Life	DZLB DZLB-FM UPLB Filipiniana Dance Troupe People

University of the Philippines

UP President, UP Board of Regents

Units

Constituent universities	UP Baguio UP Cebu UP Diliman UP Los Baños UP Manila UP Mindanao UP Open University UP Visayas

Satellite units	UP Extension Program in Olongapo (Diliman) UP Extension Program in Pampanga (Diliman) UP School of Health Sciences, Aurora (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Koronadal City (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Leyte (Manila) UP Tacloban College (Visayas)

Basic education units	UP Cebu High School (Cebu) UP High School in Iloilo (Visayas) UP Integrated School (Diliman) UP Rural High School (Los Baños)

Research

National	National Center for Transportation Studies National College of Public Administration and Governance National Crop Protection National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development National Institute of Geological Sciences National Institutes of Health National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology National Institute of Physics National Engineering Center Sentro ng Wikang Filipino

International (hosted)	ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity International Rice Research Institute SEAMEO Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology SEAMEO Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

Coordinates: 14°09′54.83″N 121°14′31.93″E / 14.1652306°N 121.2422028°E / 14.1652306; 121.2422028

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