PEMBERDAYAAN IBU BALITA PADA SANITASI LINGKUNGAN DALAM MENCEGAH STUNTING

Abstract

Nutrition Awareness Family (Kadarzi) is a family that practices nutrition behavior properly and correctly. The problem of Kadarzi is the environment in access to clean water, sanitation, family access to food in fulfilling children's nutrition. Toddlers are an age group that is vulnerable to nutritional problems. Family awareness in maintaining environmental health greatly affects the nutritional status of children under five. Environmental sanitation-based empowerment activities to increase knowledge and understanding of mothers of children under five in maintaining environmental sanitation as well as stimulation in processing nutritious food for toddlers. It is hoped that in this empowerment activity, mothers of toddlers can pay attention to their children's growth and maintain the cleanliness of the home environment in particular. The method used is the Monthly Toddler Weighing (BPB) activity, assessing the knowledge of mothers of children under five, observations about home environmental sanitation problems, and training of toddler cadres. This activity was carried out at Posyandu Kemuning 3 which was attended by mothers of toddlers and cadres on week 2 in April 2022. It is hoped that this community empowerment activity can prevent stunting and the community to improve environmental sanitation.