PELAKSANAAN POSYANDU DALAM PENANGANAN STUNTING DI DUSUN JETIS DESA MULYOAGUNG KECAMATAN DAU KABUPATEN MALANG

Abstract

Stunting in infants and toddlers is a chronic nutritional problem that requires comprehensive treatment and involves various sectors. In 2018, stunting management was determined to be a national development priority through the National Action Plan on Nutrition and Food Security. Sumedang Regency is one of 160 priority districts/cities for handling stunting. Efforts to handle stunting by optimizing conditions in the first 1000 days of life (HPK) can be implemented at Posyandu. Posyandu as a form of community empowerment in the health sector has a strategic role, however, because posyandu cadres have diverse educational and socio-cultural backgrounds, their knowledge and skills need to be continuously updated. In the case of stunting, various studies show that the knowledge and skills of cadres related to stunting and efforts to prevent it are mostly not good, therefore efforts to increase the capacity of posyandu cadres are important