Indonesia has published and released a new normal life, even though the COVID-19 rate continues to increase. The term of new normal life includes specific preventive behaviors as daily activity and supported skill by adequate health literacy of COVID-19. The purpose of this study was first to analyze the correlation of information media exposure to health literacy levels of COVID-19 and second to analyze the correlation between health literacy levels of COVID-19, exposure of information media to the adaptive behavior in COVID-19 prevention of young adult in East Kalimantan. The research design was a cross-sectional, quantitative study. The sampling technique used accidental sampling (254 young adults) data was taken by Google form. In data analysis to determine the correlation between gender to the level of health literacy of COVID-19 and new normal life used the Chi-square test. The analysis of age, exposure of mass and non-mass media to the level of health literacy of COVID-19 and, HL to new normal life behavior by using Spearman analysis test. The result statistics by gender (p=0.748), age (p=0.323), and health literacy level of COVID-19 (p=0.788) were not associated with the behavior of transmission of COVID-19 and prevention in new normal life. The variable of information exposure (by non-mass media and mass media) has a significant value associated with the variable of the behavior of new normal life (p-value <0.001). The higher exposure of information media through mass and non-mass media have a correlation to increasing the health literacy level of COVID-19 and behavior to prevent the disease.

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As one of the locus of stunting prevention in Takalar Regency, Bontokassi Village has 20 stunted children in February 2021 with 16 stunted categories and 4 severe stunted categories. Physical and non-physical interventions are carried out to prevent stunting, such as distributing booklets of six healthy behaviors, distributing IFA supplements (TTD), and nutritional counseling. This activity aimed to increase knowledge and awareness of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers about stunting, and increase the coverage of iron supplement intake for pregnant women and adolescent girls. The results of the counseling showed that 21.7% of participants experienced an increase in knowledge after the intervention. A total of 21 targets received iron supplements, consisting of three pregnant women and 18 young women. Each target is given four TTD to drink once a week. This intervention activity needs to be carried out on an ongoing basis by Puskesmas officers assisted by Posyandu cadres in order to overcome the stunting problem in this area.   ABSTRAK Sebagai salah satu lokus pencegahan stunting di Kabupaten Takalar, Desa Bontokassi memiliki 20 balita stunting pada Februari 2021 dengan kategori pendek sebanyak 16 balita dan empat kategori sangat pendek. Intervensi fisik dan non fisik dilakukan untuk mencegah stunting, seperti membagikan booklet enam perilaku sehat, membagikan suplemen tablet tambah darah (TTD), dan penyuluhan gizi. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kesadaran ibu hamil dan ibu menyusui tentang stunting, dan meningkatkan cakupan asupan suplemen TTD pada ibu hamil dan remaja putri. Hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan bahwa 21,7% partisipan mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan setelah intervensi. Sebanyak 21 sasaran mendapatkan suplemen TTD, terdiri dari tiga ibu hamil dan 18 remaja putri. Setiap sasaran diberikan empat TTD untuk diminum satu kali dalam sepekan. Kegiatan intervensi ini perlu dilakukan secara berkelanjutan oleh petugas Puskesmas dibantu oleh kader Posyandu dalam rangka mengatasi masalah stunting di daerah ini.

BACKGROUNG: The age of new smokers has shifted to a younger age group. Smoking has become a trend among teenagers. AIM: The purpose of this study was to obtain a description of the characteristics of junior high school teenagers with smoking habit. METHODS: This research was a survey with cross-sectional observational study design. Respondents were male and female students in two public Junior High Schools in Makassar City, Indonesia. 1062 students were chosen, 473 were male students and 589 were female students. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. Univariate analysis was conducted to see the characteristics of respondents. RESULTS: The results showed 18.4% respondents never smoked with details of 39.4% male students and 1.5% female students. Students who ever smoked, as many as 26.7% are still smoking until currently with details of 28% male students and 1.5% female. As many as 11.3% of students had low knowledge about smoking, 27.8% interacted with peers who smokes, 17.3% lived with parents who smokes, and 18.8% interacted with tobacco advertising. CONCLUSIONS: Teen smokers have the potential to become long-term smokers. The high number of teenage smokers will worsen the public health situation. Therefore, health promotion for prevention and intervention of smoking behavior in schools needs to be done intensively.