Pendampingan Masyarakat untuk Mendukung Program Posyandu dalam Usaha Penanganan Kasus Stunting di Desa Arang Limbung
Authors: Satyahadewi Neva , Amir Amriani , Lestari Desriani , Andani Wirda , Yanti Ari Hepi , Marlisa Herina , Br Tarigan Esta 
Published: October 2023

Stunting adalah terganggunya pertumbuhan anak yang menyebabkan tinggi badan anak lebih pendek daripada usia sebayanya. Stunting dapat menyebabkan tingginya resiko penyakit degeneratif pada anak, dapat mempengaruhi perkembangan psikomotorik dan kemampuan kognitif anak, sehingga menghasilkan sumber daya manusia yang tidak unggul. Rendahnya jumlah kunjungan warga masyarakat  ke posyandu adalah salah satu faktor penyebab terjadinya stunting. Untuk dilakukan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) dalam program Bina  desa oleh tim Fakultas MIPA Universitas Tanjungpura di Desa Arang Limbung. Kegiatan ini  bertujuan untuk mengedukasi dan mendampingi masyarakat Arang Limbung untuk aktif dan berperan serta dalam usaha penanganan stunting melalui optimalisasi kunjungan ke posyandu. Kegiatan ini dilakukan pada bulan September-Desember 2022, dilaksanakan di wilayah kerja Posyandu Arang Jaya, dengan melibatkan keluarga pengunjung tetap posyandu tersebut, yang terdiri dari ibu hamil, ibu menyusui dan anak usia bawah lima tahun (balita) serta golongan usia lanjut.  Dari hasil kegiatan menunjukkan terjadinya peningkatan kesadaran dan kepedulian warga masyarakat untuk menangani stunting melalui kunjungan yang rutin dan mengikuti program yang dilaksanakan di posyandu Arang Jaya meliputi penimbangan berat badan ibu hamil dan balita, imunisasi dasar lengkap pada balita, pemberian makanan tambahan (PTM) bagi ibu hamil dan balita, pengukuran tensi dan pemberian tambah darah bagi wanita hamil, serta pemeriksaan kesehatan secara umum.
Community Assistance to Support the Posyandu Program in Efforts to Handle Stunting Cases in Arang Limbung Village
Stunting is a child's growth disturbance which causes the child's height to be shorter than his or her age.. Stunting can cause a high risk of degenerative diseases in children, can affect the psychomotor development and cognitive abilities of children, resulting in the production of human resources that are not superior. The low number of community visits to posyandu is one of the factors causing stunting. To carry out community service (PKM) activities in the village development program by the Tanjungpura University Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences team in Arang Limbung Village. This activity aims to educate and assist the Arang Limbung community to be active and participate in stunting management efforts by optimizing visits to posyandu. This activity was carried out in September-December 2022, carried out in the working area of ??the Arang Jaya Posyandu, involving families of regular visitors to the posyandu, consisting of pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under five years old (toddlers) and the elderly. The results of the activity show an increase in awareness and concern for community members to deal with stunting through regular visits and following programs implemented at the Arang Jaya Posyandu including weighing pregnant women and toddlers, complete basic immunization for toddlers, providing supplementary food (PTM) for mothers pregnant and toddlers, measuring blood pressure and giving blood supplements for pregnant women, as well as general health checks.