Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui determinan kesediaan masyarakat menerima vaksinasi Covid-19 di Sulawesi Tengah. Penelitian deskriptif analitik desain cross sectional pada Januari tahun 2021. Survei online masyarakat di Sulawesi Tengah dengan 266 orang responden berusia 18 tahun ke atas. Pengumpulan data secara accidental sampling melalui https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/aSWgcPdw dan dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 22,0 uji chi square dan regresi logistik kemaknaan p-value 0,05%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan responden berjenis kelamin perempuan 68,0%, berumur 20-40 tahun 31,2%, berpendidikan tinggi 39,5%. Status pelajar/mahasiswa 33,5% dan aparatur sipil negara sebanyak 23,3%. Status menikah 51,9%, beragama Islam 80,8%, suku bugis 24,4% dan berada di daerah perkotaan 52,6%. Responden yang memiliki kartu badan penyelenggara jaminan sosial 80,5%. Perilaku pencegahan Covid-19 meliputi; penggunaan masker 99,6% menjaga jarak 95,9% menghindari kerumunan 95,5% dan mencuci tangan menggunakan sabun pada air mengalir 96,2%. Responden yang bersedia menerima vaksinasi Covid-19 sebesar 35,3%. Faktor yang mempengaruhi kesediaan masyarakat Sulawesi Tengah menerima vaksinasi adalah faktor umur, tingkat pendidikan, pekerjaan, status pernikahan, agama dan suku. Determinan kesediaan masyarakat menerima Vaksinasi Covid-19 adalah umur dan agama. Kesimpulan; Responden yang bersedia menerima vaksinasi Covid-19 sebesar 35,3% dengan determinan umur dan agama. Disarankan agar sosialisasi untuk divaksinasi Covid-19 fokus pada orang dengan kelompok umur ≤40 tahun dan beragama Islam. Sosialisasi vaksinasi Covid-19 melalui televisi dan media sosial facebook dan Instagram oleh satgas Covid-19, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan dan Kementerian Kesehatan.

BACKGROUND: Nutrition specific reflects most of the evidence of programmatic successes, such as improving breastfeeding. Specific intervention is an action or activity that is specifically directed at the first 1000 days of life. In general, these activities are carried out by the health sector. AIM: Study aims to analyze specific interventions for preventing stunting in children under 2 years of age in post-natural disaster areas. METHODS: This type of quantitative analytic research with a cross-sectional design conducted in Palu City central of Sulawesi Indonesia from October until November 2020. The population in this study were mothers and children under 2 years. Sampling using consecutive sampling technique with a total of 384 samples. Data analysis using a frequency distribution, height Z score table according to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. RESULTS: The prevalence of stunting in children under 2 years of age in Palu was 37.24%. The only specific intervention behavior in preventing stunting that was statistically significant was breastfeeding for up to 2 years (p = 0.025). CONCLUSIONS: Specific interventions to prevent stunting in children under 2 years after natural disasters are breastfeeding children up to 2 years. The prevalence of stunting in children under 2 is 37.24%. To reduce stunting problems in the city of Palu Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, mothers need to be informed about the risks and assistance from local and central government.

Background: Stunting is caused in part by feeding behavior in infants and young children. Knowledge is the most important factor in shaping one's attitude and behavior, particularly when it comes to infants and young children feeding. This study aims to find out how the mothers’ knowledge of infant and child feeding could be increased through booklets in Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Method: This study is a quasi-experimental non-randomized study with pre and post-test only control design. Study was conducted in Jayabakti Village, Banggai Regency. Sample consisted of 40 mothers of children under five collected with purposive sampling method from October to December 2020. At the local Integrated Health Service Post, booklets were distributed once a month as part of the study intervention. Over the duration of the three-month study period, booklets were distributed three times. The used booklets were the modified version of the WHO-developed Infant and Young Child Feeding Counseling: An Integrated Course. The mean difference was used to compare the results of the pre- and post-tests on knowledge of infant and young child feeding. The hypothesis test was applied with a 95% confidence level of 0.05. Result: The respondents with ages ranging between 15 and 20 were 42.5%. Mothers graduated from senior high schools were 45%. Mothers that had three children were 55.0%. Family income was 586,000 rupiahs in average. After the booklets distribution for three months, there was an increase in the mothers’ knowledge regarding infant and young child feeding. The older the mother's age, the better her knowledge (p=0,015). Factors of children's age and mother's education did not have a significant effect. Conclusion: Mothers knowledge regarding infant and young child feeding at Banggai Regency Central of Sulawesi is generally good. After using the booklets, their knowledge has increased. With time, the mother's knowledge expands. Formal education has no significant effect on infants and young children nutrition knowledge

Ketika pandemi Covid-19 berkembang di seluruh dunia, pemerintah, lembaga internasional, pembuat kebijakan dan pejabat kesehatan masyarakat mulai merekomendasikan penggunaan masker kain nonmedis secara luas untuk mengurangi penularan SARS-CoV-2. Selama pandemi Covid-19, penggunaan masker kain meningkat drastis karena kelangkaan masker medis. Oleh karena meningkatnya kebutuhan akan penggunaan masker dan pentingnya edukasi penggunaan masker kepada masyarakat melatarbelakangi kegiatan edukasi penggunaan masker dan pembagian masker kain untuk pencegahan penularan Covid-19 di Kota Palu. Pembagian masker kain sebanyak ±1000 masker kain dan edukasi penggunaan masker kain kepada pada pembeli dan pedagang di Pasar Tua Bambaru Kota Palu. Educator dari Dosen dan Staf Poltekkes Kemenkes Palu sebanyak 30 Orang. Masker kain yang dibagikan merupakan bantuan dari Badan PPSDM Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilaksanakan pada tanggal 03 September 2020 di Kota Palu. Penggunaan masker secara langsung dipraktikkan educator dan diikuti oleh (pembeli dan pedagang) masyarakat di Kota Palu. Pelaksanaan edukasi pengunaan masker dan pembagian masker kain dapat terlaksana dengan baik. Masyarakat menerima edukasi pengunaan masker serta menggunakan langsung masker kain yang dibagikan

Flipchart dan spanduk merupakan media komunikasi perubahan perilaku yang dapat meningkatkan efektifitas dari upaya program spesifik 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan (HPK). Penelitian bertujuan membuktikan manfaat media flipchart dan spanduk dalam perilaku kesehatan 1000 HPK di Sulawesi Tengah. Desain quasi eksperimen pretest and post test with control design yang terdiri tiga kelompok flipchart (n=32), spanduk (n=32) dan kontrol (n=31). Intervensi selama 6 bulan di Kabupaten Sigi, Touna dan Bangkep mulai 15 April hingga 28 Oktober 2016. Populasi penelitian adalah ibu yang memiliki anak umur 6-23 bulan. Sampel sebanyak 95 orang. Data dianalisis dengan uji chi-square, paired t test dan anova test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan setelah intervensi 6 bulan terdapat peningkatan rerata perilaku 0,53±0,8 pada kelompok I dengan intervensi flipchart dan peningkatan rerata perilaku 0.71±0,7 pada kelompok II dengan intervensi spanduk. Peningkatan rerata perilaku antar kelompok I dengan intervensi flipchart, kelompok II dengan intervensi spanduk dan kontrol berbeda bermakna secara statistik (p=0,002). Perilaku yang meningkat secara signifikan adalah perilaku menimbang anak secara teratur. Flipchart dan spanduk bermanfaat meningkatkan perilaku kesehatan 1000 HPK di Sulawesi Tengah.