Penyuluhan Pendidikan Kesehatan tentang Anemia pada Warga di Kelurahan Mojo Kecamatan Pasar Kliwon Kota Surakarta

Abstract

This community service program aims to improve public understanding of health education related to nutrition for anemia prevention. The main focus of this activity is to optimize health services in the Semanggi area, Pasar Kliwon District, Surakarta, with the hope of reducing the incidence of anemia and its complications. One of the main causes of the high number of anemia sufferers is a lack of knowledge about the symptoms of the disease and its very varied causes. An unhealthy lifestyle and low awareness of the need for regular hemoglobin checks are also factors that exacerbate the situation. In order to address this problem, community service activities are carried out through health education counseling that includes an integrated and sustainable promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative approach. This counseling was carried out in the Semanggi area, Pasar Kliwon, Surakarta, followed by an evaluation session in the form of a question and answer session to measure the level of participants' understanding of diabetes mellitus. The results obtained after the implementation of this activity showed an increase in public knowledge and understanding related to anemia. It is hoped that through this training, more effective control and prevention of the spread of this disease can be achieved.