Nutrition Education and Clean and Healthy Living Behavior Practice Program in RW 08, Paseban, Central Jakarta

Abstract

Toddler health and nutrional status are key indicators of national health development succes. Stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies often stem from a lack of knowledge regarding proper nutriotional parenting and the low implementation of Clean and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors (PHBS) at the household level. RW 08 of Paseban Village is a densely populated urban residential area facing major challenges in environmental sanitation and varied levels, whia affect hild growth and development. The purpose of this activity is to improve the knowledge and skills of mothers or toddler caregivers regarding good and correct nutrional parenting, as well as to encourage community behavioral changes toward implementing PHBS in daily life. Program effectiveness was evaluated usiang a pre-test and post test design to assess changes in the knowlwdge level of mothers or toddler caregivers. Based on the analysis results, inappropriate nutrional parenting can be resolved by providing education on the matter, including PHBS. The educational intervention for mothers or toddler caregivers effectively increased knowledge, emphasizing the importance of feeding according to schedules, types, and portions that match the toddler’s nutrional needs, as well as the implementations of PHBS. It is expected that parent’s understanding and awareness of nutrional parenting and PHBS will increase, therby positvely impacting the improvement of toddler nutrional status and the quality of future human resources.