PEMBENTUKAN POSYANDU LANJUT USIA DI GMIST IMANUEL ULUNGPELIANG KECAMATAN TAMAKO KABUPATEN KEPULAUAN SANGIHE
Authors: Kalengkongan Detty J. , Tinungki Yeanneke Liesbeth 
Published: February 2023

Pos pelayanan terpadu (Posyandu) lansia adalah  pos pelayanan terintegrasi bagi masyarakat usia lanjut di satu wilayah, yang  sudah disetujui dan dijalankan oleh sekelompok individu dimana bisa mendapatkan pelayanan kesehatan. GMIST Imanuel kampung Ulungpeliang kecamatan Tamako merupakan salah satu Jemaat yang belum memiliki posyandu Lansia. Di Indonesia jumlah lansia diatas 60 tahun diprediksi akan meningkat jumlahnya 20% sampai tahun 2050. Besarnya jumlah penduduk lansia menjadi beban, jika lansia memiliki masalah penurunan kesehatan yang berakibat pada peningkatan biaya pelayanan kesehatan, sehingga dengan adanya Posyandu lansia sebagai unit pelayanan kesehatan terkecil  yang ada di masyarakat merupakan program untuk meningkatkan status kesehatan lansia. Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan  untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan  tentang kesehatan serta kualitas hidup lanjut usia. Kegiatan PKMS ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 27 September 2022 yang dihadiri 30 masyarakat lansia. Dari hasil evaluasi ditemui semua lansia yang hadir sangat senang dengan terbentuknya posyandu lansia di GMIST Imanuel kampung Ulungpeliang Hal ini dibuktikan dengan adanya kesepakan dari ketua MPJ bersama pengurus Lansia serta kepala Puskesmas Tamako saat pelaksanaan PKMS.Target dan luaran yang akan dihasilkan pada kegiatan ini berupa artikel ilmiah di jurnal Tatengkorang, artikel media masa/cetak, dokumen berupa video pelaksanaan di Yutube P3M Politeknik Negeri Nusa Utara.

The integrated service post (posyandu) for the elderly is an integrated service post for the elderly in one area , which has been approved and run by a group of individuals where they can get health services. GMIST Imanuel in Ulungpeliang village, Tamako district, is one of the congregations that has not yet formed an elderly posyandu. The number of elderly people over 60 years old is predicted to increase by 20% until 2050. The large number  elderly population becomes a burden, if the elderly have problems in health condition which is results in an increasing in the cost of health services.  The elderly Posyandu station as the smallest health service unit in the community wil conducted such program to increase  the health status of the elderly. Purpose implementing activities were to to increase knowledge about health and quality of life  the elderly. This PKMS activity was held on September 27, 2022, which was participated by 30 elderly people. Results of the evaluation it was found that all elderly who attended were very exciyed within establishment of an elderly posyandu station at GMIST Imanuel in Ulungpeliang village. This is proven by the supporting of the chairman of the MPJ with the elderly management and the head of Tamako Health Center during the implementation of PKMS.. The targets and outputs that will be produced in this activity are in the form of scientific articles in the Tatengkorang journal, mass / print media articles, documents in the form of implementation videos at the Youtube P3M North Nusa State Polytechnic.