Stunting is a condition when a person's height is known to be shorter when compared to someone else's age. Stunting rate in Indonesia is high, straight line with poor nutrition. The purpose of this community service is to increase knowledge of stunting through health counseling methods and handle independently through cadre assistance. This method begins with brainstorming and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) followed by training, distribution of leaflets, and screening of video stunting to Posyandu cadres accompanied by nutrition assistance as much as 3x visits in the context of independent handling of stunting for toddlers. The results obtained that there is an increase in knowledge after brainstorming and playback of audiovisual media through counseling using these media using the Wilcoxon test with a p-value of 0.00. The conclusion is that the method of brainstorming and audiovisual media is an effective media as an alternative to educating cadres and being able to recognize and manage stunting independently.

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Pemberian makanan padat gizi menggunakan bahan pangan lokal yang tersedia di Kota Sorong mengandung padat energi dan zat gizi yang baik untuk pertumbuhan anak usia sekolah. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian makanan padat gizi terhadap perubahan berat badan anak usia sekolah Kota Sorong. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini berupa pre eksperimen dengan rancangan one group pre and post design. Subjek penelitian adalah anak yang berusia  5-6 tahun  dengan jumlah sampel anak 36 anak. Makanan padat gizi yang diberikan berupa makanan biasa yang terdiri atas karbohidrat, protein hewani, sayuran dan buah. Anak diberikan makanan padat gizi selama 3 minggu. Analisis yang digunakan adalah uji wilcoxon. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini berupa rata-rata sumbangan energi pada anak setiap kali makanan padat gizi  per hari sebanyak 466 kkal. Rata-rata berat badan sebelum intervensi 17.66 kg dan setelah intervensi 19.06 kg. Kesimpulan pada penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat perubahan yang signifikan pada berat badan anak sekolah setelah dilakukan intervensi pemberian makanan padat gizi 1 porsi (sumber karbohidrat, lauk hewani, lauk nabati, sayuran dan buah) selama 3 minggu (nilai p<0.002). Pemberian makanan padat gizi kepada anak sekolah senantiasa dibiasakan oleh orang tua kepada anaknya karena dapat menyumbang zat gizi yang dibutuhkan oleh anak pada masa pertumbuhan dan perkembangan.

A mother’s level of knowledge about adequate nutrition dramatically influences the behavior of good food choices so that mothers can choose nutritious foods and arrange a balanced menu according to their body’s needs during pregnancy. It will have significant effect on their baby’s birth weight. This study aims to describe the mothers’ knowledge about nutrients and their nutritional intake level during pregnancy. The descriptive study was conducted on 34 respondents who had their pregnancy checked at Passo Public Health Center. The result showed that mostly the knowledge of pregnant women about nutrients was in moderate category (41,17%). Meanwhile their nutritional intake level was mostly in less category (energy 52,94%, protein 55,88% and iron 44,12%). It can be concluded that the knowledge about nutrients and the nutritional intake of pregnant women in Passo Public Health Center need to be improved to ensure mother and child health in the fututre.