Monitoring Pelaksanaan Program Pencegahan dan Penanggulangan Stunting di Puskesmas Toroh 1 Kabupaten Grobogan

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Latar belakang: Stunting merupakan gangguan pertumbuhan yang terjadi pada anak di awal kehidupan, gangguan ini dapat menimbulkan kerusakan yang bersifat semi permanen. Gangguan ini timbul akibat dari kekurangan gizi kronis. Stunting biasanya terjadi sejak di dalam kandungan ibu dan akan nampak ketika anak sudah memasuki usia dua tahun. Kasus stunting juga terdapat pada balita di wilayah Puskesmas Toroh 1, yang merupakan salah satu puskesmas di Kecamatan Toroh, Kabupaten Grobogan Jawa Tengah. Tujuan: Kegiatan bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran pelaksanaan program pencegahan dan penanggulangan stunting di Puskesmas Toroh 1 Metode: Pengamatan dan mendiskripsikan kegiatan program pencegahan dan penanggulangan stunting. Hasil: Upaya pencegahan dan penaggulangan stunting di Puskesmas Toroh 1 meliputi intervensi gizi spesifik, dimana balita yang didiagnosis stunting di Puskesmas Toroh 1 diberikan terapi vitamin prenatal, pemeriksaan berat badan secara berkala, dan pemeriksaan tumbuh kembang lainnya. Juga dilakukan intervensi sensitif melalui kegiatan kolaborasi lintas sektor, karena pendekatan yang tepat sasaran saja tidak akan cukup untuk mencegah dan mengatasi stunting. Kemudian kegiatan kegiatan konseling pada calon pengantin serta kelas ibu hamil. Kesimpulan: Perlu memberdayakan kolaborasi lintas sektor karena pendekatan yang tepat sasaran saja tidak akan cukup untuk mencegah dan mengatasi stunting.

Kata kunci: intervensi gizi sensitif, intervensi gizi spesifik, stunting

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Abstract

Background: Stunting is a growth disorder that occurs in children early in life, this disorder can cause semi-permanent damage. This disorder arises as a result of chronic malnutrition. Stunting usually happens in the mother's womb and will appear when the child is two. Cases of stunting are also found in toddlers in the Toroh 1 Community Health Center area, one of the community health centers in Toroh District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java. Objective: The activity aims to provide an overview of the implementation of the stunting prevention and control program at the Toroh 1 Community Health Center. Method: Observation and describing stunting prevention and control activities. Result: Efforts to prevent and overcome stunting at Toroh 1 Community Health Center, include specific nutritional interventions, where toddlers diagnosed with stunting at Toroh 1 Community Health Center are given prenatal vitamin therapy, regular weight checks, and other growth and development checks. Sensitive interventions are also carried out through cross-sector collaborative activities, because a targeted approach alone will not be enough to prevent and overcome stunting. Then there are counseling activities for prospective brides and grooms and classes for pregnant women. Conclusion: It is necessary to empower cross-sector collaboration because a targeted approach alone will not be enough to prevent and overcome stunting.

Keywords: sensitive nutrition intervention, specific nutrition intervention, stunting