Good nutrition during childhood is necessary for growth and development, health, well-being, and prevention of obesity and several other chronic diseases. Children's eating practices can also have short- and long-term health consequences, increase the risk of some non-communicable diseases (PTM), and contribute significantly to the burden of preventable diseases and premature death. School-age children have the characteristics of a lot of physical activity so that they require sufficient energy to meet their activity and growth needs. In general, the factors that influence diet are physical activity, education, knowledge of nutrition, work status and family socioeconomic status. This study aims to see the factors that influence the diet of elementary school children in Banyumas Regency. Data collection using Google Forms to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 virus. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis to determine the factors that influence the diet of school children. The results showed that physical activity (0.045), age (0.27), mother’s education (0.37), knowledge of nutrition (0.34), employment status (0.12), eating patterns (0.34) and family income (0.25) affects food consumption pattern of children with a level of confidence, while gender does not affect the diet of school children. This study concludes that mother’s factors greatly affect the dietary consumption patterns of school children.

Background: Health is a substantial factor in creating distinguished human resources. University, as a prominent institution in society, has a role in creating distinguished human resources that could be realized with the campus policy concerned with health issues. Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED) has not made a specific health Promoting University (HPU) policy or a healthy campus program. The importance of health problem surveillance in the case of the academic community –and its determinant–and its result could be fundamental, either in the decision-making or policy planning related to the creation of a healthy campus at UNSOED. The study intends to analyze the correlation between health literacy and the attitude of HPU towards healthy behavior among the academic community at UNSOED.Method: The study uses a quantitative method with a cross-sectional. The data acquisition was carried out by online sampling from August until September 2021. A total of 238 respondents were involved: lecturers, academic staff, and students from 12 faculties at UNSOED. The data respondents were analyzed with chi-square. Results: The majority of respondents were not infected with a chronic disease, were immune from COVID-19 and had no allergies either. Most of the respondents have moderate health literacy, supporting the policy about HPU, but most still lack consciousness to apply healthy behavior on campus. The correlation between health literacy and healthy behavior in the impacted group could only be found in the UNSOED lecturer (p-value 0.034), instead of the other groups. There is no impacted relation between the attitude and the healthy behavior of all respondent group. It is necessary to develop a health promotion university program that follows the academic community's needs.

Squamous cancer of the oesophagus has been, for almost a century, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in East and Southern Africa, and has been referred to as endemic in many high-incidence regions. Uncertainty about aetiology has inhibited effective preventive initiatives. The aims of this study are to assess why some African regions and countries have a very high incidence of oesophageal cancer; to assess evidence-based associations and risk factors for population susceptibility and for individual susceptibility; to identify which of these are amenable to change; to put forward possible strategies to achieve change. A literature review identified the well-evidenced associations with high incidences of squamous oesophageal cancer to be maize, maize meal, and tobacco. A predominantly maize-based diet, and high use of maize meal are associated with population susceptibility. Tobacco is associated with individual susceptibility within a susceptible population. Alcohol, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and wild vegetables are possible risk factors; other proposed risk factors are improbable. Possible actions are discussed for countries where there is a very high incidence of squamous cancer of the oesophagus. Measures to reduce population susceptibility include regulation of commercially produced maize meal to reduce content of free fatty acids at the time of consumption and supplementation of the diet with omega-3 fatty acid. Fortification of maize meal with zinc and selenium, and health education about production and consumption of fruit and vegetables may be helpful. Legislation to reduce tobacco consumption will reduce individual susceptibility.

ABSTRAKMunculnya berbagai penyakit yang sering menyerang anak usia sekolah, umumnya berkaitan dengan pemahaman anak tentang apa itu hidup bersih dan sehat, serta penerapan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehatan (PHBS) dan pemahaman anak tentang apa itu hidup bersih dan sehat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan antara pengetahuan dan PHBS anak sekolah dasar terhadap kejadian sakit yang di alami di  masa pandemi Covid-19 ini. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan rancangan studi potong lintang dilakukan dengan melibatkan 58 anak sekolah dasar yang berada di wilayah perkotaan dan pedesaan Kabupaten Banyumas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan, sebagian besar siswa memiliki pengetahuan tentang gizi dan kesehatan yang masih rendah (62,1%), meski demikian, siswa yang menerapkan PHBS dengan baik sudah lebih banyak (63,8%). Uji chi-square antara pengetahuan siswa dengan kejadian sakit diperoleh nilai p=0.051, dan antara penerapan PHBS siswa dengan kejadian sakit nilai p = 0.478. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan dan PHBS terhadap kejadian sakit anak sekolah dasar di wilayah perkotaan dan pedesaan Kabupaten Banyumas.Kata kunci: Anak Sekolah Dasar, Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat, Pedesaan. ABSTRACTVarious diseases that often attack school-age children, are generally related to children's understanding of what is clean and healthy living, as well as the application of clean and healthy living habits (PHBS) and children's understanding of what is clean and healthy living. This study aims to see the relationship between knowledge and PHBS of elementary school children on the incidence of illness during the pancemic of Covid-19. A quantitative approach with a cross-sectional study design was carried out involving 58 elementary school children in urban and rural areas of Banyumas Regency. The results showed that most students had low knowledge of nutrition and health (62.1%), however, there were already more students who had implemented PHBS properly (63.8%). Chi-square test between students 'knowledge and the incidence of illness obtained p value = 0.051, and between the application of students' PHBS and the incidence of illness p = 0.478. It can be concluded that there is no significant relationship between knowledge and PHBS on the incidence of illness in primary school children in urban and rural areas of Banyumas Regency. Keywords: School-age children, Cleand and Healthy Living Habits (PHBS), urban, rural area.

In 2015, the Health Office of Banyumas Regency records 7 cases of maternal deaths, 243 cases of infant deaths, and 41 cases of under-five deaths. Compared to 2015, maternal mortality increases in the first three months of 2016. This research aims to identify the causes of maternal deaths that occur in 2016 in Banyumas Regency using the Health Belief Model conceptual framework. The results show that the cause of maternal death in Banyumas Regency is the lack of antenatal services due to the lack of knowledge and awareness of mothers, social status of women in the community, availability of health facilities, vulnerabilities received, benefits of antenatal services, barriers to access to health services, and quality of health facilities and health workers. The problem solving plan is based on the HBM concept framework that can be prepared consisting of stakeholder advocacy, health promotion programs through counseling for pregnant women, programs to improve access to health facilities, and intervention programs for health workers.