EDUKASI GIZI SEIMBANG DAN POLA HIDUP SEHAT SEBAGAI STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN KOMUNITAS DALAM UPAYA PENCEGAHAN STUNTING

Abstract

Abstrak: Stunting masih menjadi masalah kesehatan prioritas di Indonesia, termasuk di Desa Sekarwangi, Kabupaten Sukabumi, dengan kasus balita mengalami gizi kurang dan sanitasi lingkungan yang belum optimal. Program pengabdian ini bertujuan meningkatkan pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan perilaku ibu balita serta kader posyandu terkait gizi seimbang, pemanfaatan pangan lokal, dan PHBS. Kegiatan dilaksanakan melalui sosialisasi, penyuluhan, diskusi, serta praktik pembuatan makanan tambahan bergizi, penjernihan air dengan biji kelor, dan implementasi granul biolarvasida dari tumbuhan lokal. Mitra kegiatan terdiri dari 65 ibu balita dan 7 kader posyandu. Evaluasi dilakukan menggunakan pretest–posttest serta kuesioner perubahan perilaku. Hasil menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan ibu balita dari 56,8 menjadi 85,5 (kenaikan 50,4%), keterampilan pembuatan makanan tambahan bergizi meningkat 82,9%, serta pemanfaatan pangan lokal menjadi 74,3%. Penerapan penjernihan air dan biolarvasida juga meningkatkan praktik PHBS, dengan pemberantasan jentik nyamuk rutin naik dari 42,9% menjadi 82,9%. Program ini efektif meningkatkan soft skill dan hard skill masyarakat khususnya di Desa Sekarwangi melalui edukasi berbasis komunitas dalam mendukung pencegahan stunting.

Abstract: Stunting remains a priority health issue in Indonesia, including in Sekarwangi Village, Sukabumi District, where there are cases of malnourished toddlers and suboptimal environmental sanitation. This community service program aims to improve the knowledge, skills, and behavior of mothers of toddlers and posyandu cadres regarding balanced nutrition, utilization of local foods, and healthy lifestyles. Activities were carried out through socialization, counseling, discussions, and practical sessions on making nutritious complementary foods, purifying water with moringa seeds, and implementing biolarvicide granules from local plants. The activity partners were 65 mothers of toddlers and 7 posyandu cadres. Evaluation was conducted using pretest–posttest and behavior change questionnaires. The results showed an increase in the knowledge of mothers of toddlers from 56.8 to 85.5 (an increase of 50.4%), an increase in skills in making nutritious complementary foods of 82.9%, and an increase in the utilization of local foods to 74.3%. The application of water purification and biolarvasida also improved PHBS practices, with routine mosquito larvae eradication increasing from 42.9% to 82.9%. The application of water purification and biolarvasida also improved PHBS practices, with routine mosquito larvae eradication increasing from 42.9% to 82.9%. This program effectively improved the soft skills and hard skills of the community through community-based education to support stunting prevention.